News and Classfied Networks Howtos
Comprehensive howtos -- the big ones
The detailed 15-Minute Howto
OK, if you read everything, it might take longer than 15 minutes, but not much. This takes you from the first step, signing up for an account, all the way through to creating (or joining) your first network. All you need to have handy is the file dump with your news or classifieds and a decent idea of the categories you want to use.

The Fast Track version of the 15 Minute Sign Up Howto
Our fast tracks are for people comfortable with less documentation and more action. Plenty of action in this one (and you can always jump over to the detailed version without losing your place!) What a deal, eh?

How to upload and download from a network manually
Fast track version of the download and download howto
An overview of how to manually upload or download from a network -- as well as how to change the upload/download URL.

Automating downloads with curl
There's no reason to manually upload and download the network content everyday. Automate the process with curl, which works on just about any system.


Index of general informational howtos
Please note that, when necessary, many of these are linked from inside the comprehensive howtos above. However, some of the links below offer alternative entry points to the longer Howtos.

In any event, here are detailed pages, for reference if you need them.

Managing your networks
15-minute wizard entry point: Join an existing network
How to join a private network
How to resign from a network
How to send messages to other members
On your initial upload to a network: describe data step
Controlling feeds from other publishers and suppliers
Control whether HTML is allowed in your ads
Details on the dumping files from editorial or classified front ends
Category mapping pages
Concepts: category mapping
The Category mapping wizard overview
15-minute howto entry point: Start category mapping wizard
Wizard reference: map to network
Wizard reference: map from network.html
How to change mapping FROM network categories to your categories at any time
Change category mapping from you TO the network categories at any time
For network adminstrators (creators) only
15-minute howto entry point: How to create a network
A description of the different kinds of membership styles available
Different kinds of networks for different needs
Create network categories
How to add or re-order network categories
How to rename network categories
How to change the passcode for a private network
Managing member access to a network
Managing your account
How to sign up for a CityTools account
Discussion of information needed to start Citytools account
How to add news/classified network publishers tools to your CityTools account
Brief discussion of CityTools aliases
15-Minute howto entry point: Jumpstart for people who alreay have accounts
Tips!
click on an item below for more info

The 15-minute sign-up howto

The full version of the 15-minute setup howto is here

"fast track" version of the 15-minute howto (experienced users)

Here you go!
 fast track howto

Upload and download Howto

There is a detailed and fast track version.
 The detailed version is here

The fast track version is here

How do I resign from a network?

There is a howto that discusses how to resign from a network

Control incoming feeds in a network

There is a Howto on managing feeds from other network members

Control HTML in your network feeds

There is a Howto about controlling HTML in your network feeds.

Edit: Change map from your categories TO the network

A howto about editing the maps of your categories TO the network is available

Edit: Change category maps FROM network to your categories

A howto on changing the incoming mappings from the network is available

Invitation-only network passcode howto

A howto on changing the passcodes for invitation-only networks is available

Send other publishing members a message

There is a Howto that explains how to send other publishers a message

Admin: managing members

There is a Howto that deals with managing member access. It's only relevant if you are an administrator of a network.

Join a private network

Instruction on how to join a private network is available.

Admin: Add/reorder network categories

A howto dealing with adding or reordering network categories is available

Admin: Rename network categories

A howto on changing network category names is available.