Accessing ThinkWeb To access the ThinkWeb editor, click the Think Reservations icon located in the upper left-hand corner of your screen. From the navigation menu, choose Think Web. This will bring you directly to the Think Web home screen.
The Home Screen When you arrive at the home screen, the first thing you will see are your blog posts. If you haven't created any blog posts yet, you won't see anything listed here. On the right-hand side of this screen, there is a New button. Clicking this button allows you to immediately add a new blog post.
Understanding the Left-Hand Menu
On the left side of your screen, you will find your main navigation menu. (Note: You may hear about a "Configuration" link, but this is an internal link that standard users will not see when they log in.)
Here are the tools you do have access to:
1. Pages
Clicking Pages displays all the pages that make up your website.
Pages will show as either in "draft" mode or published.
If a page says "yes" under draft, it means the page has been created but is not yet published or available on the internet.
If it says "no," the page is currently published and live.
From the Pages screen, you can manage your website using the following buttons:
Edit a page: Click the page you wish to edit to highlight it; it will turn blue to indicate it is selected. Then, click the Edit button to open it in the editor.
Duplicate a page: If you like a specific page's layout and want to reuse it, highlight the page and click Duplicate. This creates a copy you can edit, saving you from having to build a new page from scratch.
Delete a page: Highlight a page and click Delete to completely remove it from your site, but be careful when doing this!.
Clear Selection: Clicking this will deselect whatever page you currently have highlighted.
Create a new page: Click the New button in this specific section to create a brand-new webpage for your site.
2. Redirects
The Redirects link is used when you delete an outdated page, but don't want visitors to land on a "404 Not Found" error page.
You can redirect the URL of the old page to a different, relevant page on your site.
This ensures you don't lose potential visitors who might find the old link through search engines like Google.
3. Publish (Important!)
The Publish link is vital because it is how you push your saved changes to the live internet.
As you edit, add, or duplicate pages, your changes are saved internally as you go.
However, your changes will not be visible to the public until you return to this menu and click the Publish button.
4. Blog
Blog Posts: This link brings you back to the main home screen, where you can view your posts. To edit an existing blog post, simply click on it to open it immediately. Just like site pages, the system will show if the post is published or is currently a draft.
Blog Categories: These act as "buckets" to categorize and sort your blog posts. It is highly recommended to keep these categories general, sticking to around 10 or 12 broad topics rather than getting too granular. You also have the ability to assign more than one category to a single blog post if it fits multiple topics.