[CMS] No manual?

[sailvayu]

I am very disappointed to have the gold release only to find there is no manual. Seems I am forced to use a manual for a old program and then spend time searching all over these forums for answers to simple questions. Most of the docs i have downloaded just tell me how to change colors and fonts. I want to to know how to use the software not change colors! It is beyond me you can release this without any documentation for a non programmer.

Not Happy

Wayne

[Wayne Luke]

Everything in the manual at http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html is still 100% relevant except for the section on Styles and Templates. New documentation can be found in the CMS here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/content.php?153

[steven s]

Upgrade has not changed.
There is extensive documentation in the blogs
Getting Started with CMS Documentation Files (PDF)
StyleVar Visual Dictionary for Forum, Blog, and CMS (PDF Document)

[bill butler]

Ok - so where is the bit about the settings for the Sitemap ?

[steven s]

Ok - so where is the bit about the settings for the Sitemap ?

I don't know but a little searching found this thread.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?332345-Still-cant-configure-Sitemap&highlight=Sitemap+setting

[bill butler]

Already read that Steven - thanks - doesn't resolve the issues I and a lot of people are having - thanks anyway

[sailvayu]

The old docs are for the forum only, I do not see much about the the front page or the blog sections telling me to search around is not a good answer. Like I said before i have downloaded the docs in PDF format and 99% is just changing colors. Sorry but i do not consider this proper documentation. I know there is nothing you can do I am just saying I for one am not happy you released this without proper documentation. I am not a programmer so I guess the next thing to do is start opening one ticket after another when i have questions. Am I frustrated? Yes because most of my questions are really simple ones like controlling the size of pictures posted by users in the blogs. These could be easy simple things but should I have to spend 10-15 min searching forums or trying one thing after another till I figure it out? for the answer? I don't think I should. Sorry but I just think you should have had a good manual or any manual not random docs and old manuals. Just venting here

Still not happy
Wayne

[NoKidneys]

I agree, I would love to have a manual in front of me where everything is instead of searching around on the site for what Im looking for. If I had a manual, everything is in one place..

[sailvayu]

This is the documentation for grids
Page 3
1. Log in to your account.
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
3. Click on the <Admin> link.
4. Enter your username and password again and log in to the “Admin Control Panel”

Ok 1 page telling me how to log into my account!

Page 4
5. Click on the <vBulletin CMS> header to expand the navigation menu.
6. Click on the <Grid Manager > link.

Another page telling me how to get to the grid menu

Page 5
7. In the [Grid Manager] click on the <Add New Grid> button.
8. In the [Define Grid Form], select the options you want for your grid.
9. Click the <Save> button.

A total of 9 sentences for everything I need to know about grids, 2 Pages to tell me how to get to the menu and 3 sentences to tell me how to do whatever I need to with grids!

Sorry but you guys have got to be kidding me

Happy holidays

Wayne