Working with Modules

In Plesk Sitebuilder, there are two types of modules:

• Page modules, or special pages. These modules are added to your site as separate web pages on the Pages step of Plesk Sitebuilder Wizard. There are the following special pages in Plesk Sitebuilder:
  • Blog
  • Image Gallery
  • File Download
  • eShop
  • Flash Intro
  • Guestbook
  • Forum
  • Registration

All page modules available in Plesk Sitebuilder are described in Types of Pages. For instructions on how to include special pages in your site structure, refer to Structuring Your Site.

• Block modules. These modules do not require dedicated site pages: they are inserted into ordinary HTML pages, and work as embedded functional blocks. There are the following block modules in Plesk Sitebuilder:
  • Area Map. Allows you to insert fragments of geographical maps into site pages. You can choose between two third-party GIS engines: Google Maps API and Microsoft MapPoint Web Service.
  • Feedback. Allows you to include a feedback form into the page.
  • Online Status Indicator. Allows you to place an icon showing your ICQ or Skype status on your site.
  • RSS Reader. Allows you to automatically load favorite news and information to you site from RSS news feeds (also called "channels").
  • Voting. Allows to conduct polls and online surveys.
  • Script. Allows you to add custom PHP, JavaScript, etc. code to your web pages.
  • SitePal. Allows adding SitePal speaking animated characters to your site.

  Block modules are added and configured on the Edit step of the Plesk Sitebuilder Wizard.

General rules for working with block modules are the following:

• You can add any number of block modules to a page.
• To insert a block module into a page, select the module icon in the Modules area on the right, click and drag it to the page where you want to insert the module.
• Block modules cannot be viewed directly on the Edit step. You can only configure block modules there. To preview block modules as they are displayed on your site, click Preview.

To delete a block module from the page, click Remove Module on the block module dialog box.

For details on configuring each particular module, see the corresponding sections further in this guide.

For information on how to operate with lists of objects appearing on module management screens, refer to section Working with Lists.