Silva 2.1 Documentation

Manager login

A Silva Manager has access to the Silva management area and the Zope Management Interface. These areas can be accessed by one of the following browsers:

  • Firefox 1.+
  • Mozilla 1.3+
  • Netscape 7.+
  • Internet Explorer 5.5+

Login To the Zope Management Interface

To Login to the ZMI (Zope Management Interface) type ‘/manage’ at the end of your Silva site url, e.g. http://www.mysilvasite.com/manage. A password prompt will appear.
Fill in the dialog box with your user name and password. (Fig. 1.)
Click OK. You will be taken to the ZMI. (Fig. 2.)

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Fig. 1. Login Screen

Accessing the Silva Management Area

To access the Silva management area from the ZMI, click on the Silva Icon. In Fig. 2. it is called Shakespeare but in your case it will be the name of your site.

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Fig. 2 Zope management interface and Silva icon.

This will take you to the Zope Management area for Silva. (Fig. 3.)

The Zope Management area for Silva has the following tabs: Contents, Services, Silva/edit, View, Properties, Security, Undo, Ownership and Find.

Click onto the Silva/edit tab in Fig. 3.

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Fig. 3. Top navigation tabs of the Zope management area for Silva.

This will take you to the Silva Management area. (Fig. 4.)

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Fig. 4. Silva management area.


To return to the ZMI, click on the manage... link at the top left of the screen.

See also:

For more on the Zope Management Interface and Silva