Editors' manual

This manual is for everyone who maintains content in the backend of camindo CMS – editors, authors and translators. The work surface is designed so that most steps explain themselves; this manual clarifies the connections and presents the functions that are easy to overlook.

Contents

1. Key terms – frontend and backend, content area, record, input field, status, template
2. Signing in and out – sign-in, sign-in code, language, date format, time zone
3. The work surface – start page, layers, keyboard operation, background processes, messages, AI assistant, personal settings, widgets
4. Finding content – folder tree, record list, search form, search operators, cross-area search
5. Editing records – creating, editing, copying, moving, deleting, trash; input fields, relations, files, publication, edit lock
6. Multilingual content – language versions, translating, finding missing translations
7. Batch processing – change, move or delete many records at once
8. Export and import – CSV for Excel, Word files for translators, XML backups, re-import
9. Frontend editing and preview – editing content directly on the website
10. Reviewing contributions from website visitors – reviewing comments, profiles and other contributions, personal data export, deleting profiles

At a glance: what makes camindo CMS special for editors

• One interface for everything. Whether articles, products, appointments or images – every content area has its own, suitable input form, search form and list. Operation is the same everywhere. Training new colleagues takes minutes, not days. A cross-area search lets you find any content managed in the CMS.
• Many records at once. With batch processing you change a field in hundreds of records with one click. Via the CSV export you edit content in Excel and load it back in.
• Nothing gets lost. You always work on a working copy; the website only shows your changes after you save. The edit lock prevents two people from editing the same record at once. Deleted content goes to the trash first and can be restored.
• Translating without CMS access. The DOCX export creates a Word file for the translation agency; the translated file is simply imported again.
• Much can be automated. Talk to your template programmer if you want to get rid of tedious tasks – the functionality is already in the system: sending regular overviews by email, automatic booking confirmations as PDF, archiving old entries, and much more.
• Help from artificial intelligence. The add-on module “AI assistant” is there to help you: it carries out changes on your behalf or explains functions to you. If the assistant does not have the necessary rights itself, it can open the appropriate input form in the backend for you.