How to Edit the Dolphin 7 Admin Menu

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:17 Written by Mscott Friday, 6 July 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, I will show you how to manipulate the Dolphin 7 admin menu. The admin menu is the menu bar that appears on the left side of the screen when logged into the admin area.

To access the admin menu builder, simply log into your Dolphin admin and select “Menu Builder” at the very top of the screen.

Accessing the admin menu builder

How to Modify the Dolphin 7 Member Menu

Last Updated on Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:16 Written by Mscott Wednesday, 4 July 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, I’ll show you how to manipulate the Dolphin 7 member menu. The member menu is the small java menu bar that appears at the top and bottom of the users screen when logged in.

To access the member menu builder simply log into your Dolphin admin and select “Member Menu” under the “Builders”  sub-menu on the left.

Editing the top member menu

Now you will notice you can drag and drop any field from the “Active Items” to the “All Items” section and vice versa. If you click on any of the items in the “Active Items” section you can also edit the name, icon, and if the action opens a new window.

How to Edit the Profile Fields in Dolphin 7

Last Updated on Friday, 15 June 2012 02:55 Written by Mscott Monday, 2 July 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, we’ll discuss how to edit the profile fields in your Dolphin 7 website.

To access the profile fields builder, simply log into your Dolphin admin and select “Profile Fields” under the “Builders”  sub-menu on the left.

profile fields builder

Now you will notice you can drag and drop any field from the “Active Items” to the “Inactive Blocks” section and vice versa. If you click on any of the items in the “Active Items” section, you can also edit the name, if it’s mandatory, the error message, if it isn’t filled out, and many other options.

How to Add or Remove Features From Your Mobile Dolphin Website

Last Updated on Friday, 15 June 2012 02:55 Written by Mscott Saturday, 30 June 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s article, I am going to show you how to add or remove features from the mobile version of your Dolphin based website. Currently Dolphin only has two mobile pages, the homepage and the profile page.

To access the mobile page builder, simply log into your Dolphin admin and select “Mobile Pages” under the “Builders”  sub-menu on the left.

Mobile page builder

Now on the “Pages” drop down menu select “Homepage”.

How to Add Avatars in Dolphin 7

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 May 2012 12:34 Written by Mscott Thursday, 31 May 2012 12:00

In today’s article, I will show you how to allow your users to upload an avatar or choose one from a default group. Before we begin, we need to install the avatar module. A step by step guide on installing the Dolphin 7 base modules can be found here.

Once we have the module installed, it can be configured from the admin menu by clicking “Modules” and then “Avatar” in the administration section of your website.

Dolphin 7 avatar admin

You can enable the module and choose the photo quality of the uploaded photos from this screen. Once the module is enabled and configured, your users are able to upload an avatar by clicking “Avatar” on the account menu bar.