So lets start things off. Right after your successful install it will be a guide idea to log into your admin control panel so you can change certain settings to fit your site. To do this direct yourself to the main index page of your site. There you will find a "MEMBERS LOGIN" block from which you can login with the user name and password you just created during your install.
Once you have logged in you will be redirected to the "Account" module. To your left under the main sub-menu you will find a link "GO TO ADMIN PANEL". Click on that link and now you will be sent to your admin control panel, which we will call AdminCp from here on out.
With a fresh install its best to check that all the configuration settings is what you want them to be set too. Config settings can play a major role on how your site can function so some thought might have to be put into this. So in your admin panel if you look to your left you will find a bunch of menus. Look for the "CONFIG PANEL" block. These menus that are found in the "CONFIG PANEL" block should be looked at first. We should have the following Site, Memberships, Image, Sections, Style, Staff and API Gateways. Look over each of these modules and take your time to select the way you want your site to function. To get a more in-depth explanation of what each module has and what each setting does please check this manual. If you do follow up on that manual look for the block "Admin CP Modules" and under that you will find all the same modules but with a detailed guide.
Once you have completed with your site configuration we could move on to your sites content. To do this back in your admin panel click on the menu "Site Content". You will now see a bunch of files you can edit. Under the "Main Contents" table, we have what can separate your site from others. There are only 7 page you can edit in that specific table, yet very important pages to make your site stand out. This is important to change right away because each of these pages have default settings like "Your content comes here" and if a user sees that they might not want to join your site right away. Each item is self explanatory on what needs to be added. I suggestion would be to first edit the "Main Page Welcome Intro". This is the first thing a user will see when they visit your site. A lot of us like to add nice banners or flash intros there to make your site appealing. This is also a good area to explain in short what your site is all about and why it rocks. Next item you might want to look at is the "News / Announcements - Main Page". This is seen by all your members once they are logged in and visit your main index page. Used mainly to inform your members about whats up and whats new with your site. Another item you might want to take some time to look over is the "Site Terms & Conditions". This page is important and when a user signs up for your site they will agree to those terms before they can signup. This is a good place to add some legal notices.
Once you have finished up with your site content, might be a good idea to add/edit some sections/forums to your modules. First we should looking into creating some forums. In your admin panel click on the menu "FORUM". Once there you will see the "create new forum" input box. Add the name of the forum you want to create. It will lead you to another page to upload a image for that forum. Create as many forums as you would like. Once thats done you can edit the group categories that came with Konsort. Most cases these categories seem fine but feel free to edit them by clicking on "GROUPS" in the admin panel. The same goes for classifieds, by clicking on the "CLASSIFIEDS" links you can edit/add/remove any of the default categories.
Your site is moving forward. This now might not seem so important but users like using smilies in their messages so adding some smilies other than the default ones we provide will be a big plus to make your site stand out. You can add/edit/delete any smilies added to your site. So first lets add some and to do this from your admin panel click on "SMILIES". Once you have reached that section click on the link where it says it will take you to upload some smilies. Add as many as you want and the more the merrier.
This might be more usefull once your site is up and running and you actually have users to ban, deny etc... but this might be a good time to learn what can be done with the system just in case you might have to use it. Course we hope not but its a good system to have just in case. Click on "DENY/BAN" in your admin cp. You will see that this section is split up into 5 blocks. Ban users, Ban usernames on signup, Ban IPs, Bad Word Filter and Email Filter. You probably wont be adding any bans on users or IPs at the moment but you might want to check up on the banning of usernames on sign up. This tool is basically a system to now allow users to signup with certain user names, in most cases vulgar words. Next check up on the bad word filter. This is a good start to keep your site clean, if not just leave it blank.