9 Site
This page provides details of the site, some site actions to perform, and lists full site archives and actions related to them.
When Smallsite Design is purchased, a license number is provided in an email and the invoice from the seller. To be useful, a domain name has to registered with the license, which usually happens when Smallsite Design is installed. This allows updates to the Smallsite Design software using the Versions page, which can only be done from a working site accessed using that domain name.
Once a license has a domain registered to it, it cannot be removed, except by using the Deregister a domain action. A domain can be registered to multiple licenses, but that is only useful and needed when access to a license number is lost and another is needed to be able to do any of the site or full archive actions on this page. In that scenario, if the lost license number is later found, the Deregister a domain action can be used to free up one of the licenses, which can then be used for another domain or given away.
Note that no archive actions will be available if any articles are being edited.
If someone else knows the license number, at any site they can log into, they can use Deregister a domain to remove your domain, or use Register the domain to overwrite the domain with their own. Either way, your site will be deregistered. The license number is now compromised, so another will need to be purchased to restore the site to full operation.
Keep the license number in a safe place and only show it to those who can be trusted. That level of trust should be considered almost the same as that for sharing bank account login credentials.
Details△
Details of the site's domain name and any new domain to transfer to.
| # | Column | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | Detail | Name of the row information |
| b | Domain | Details for the current domain |
| # | Rows | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | Name | Internationalised domain names |
| b | ASCII | Plain text version of the domain name. Only shown if different from the internationalised name |
Actions△
Site actions that can be performed, including transferring or registering domain names.
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | New domain URL | URL to the new domain to be registered to the license. Only shown for the Uninstall the site action |
| b | Domain URL | URL for the domain to be registered. Defaults to the current domain. Only shown for the Deregister a domain action |
| c | License | License number to which the domain action applies. Not shown for the Uninstall the site action |
| d | Submit | Part of the dual |
Register the domain△
Register the current site's domain with a license.
For normal operations, the license number is not required. It is not stored in the site, but is only available in the email and the invoice from the seller, or by using the purchaser's account with the seller to view the invoice. If all access to the license number is lost, no actions in this section can be done unless another license is purchased and this action used to register the current site's domain with it.
A domain can be registered to multiple licenses, allowing for lost licenses, but only when a domain is deregistered from all licenses will it be considered deregistered. The license used to register the domain can already have a domain registered to it, but it will be overwritten by the new domain.
See the Register a domain procedure.
Deregister a domain△
Deregister a domain from one of the licenses with which it is registered.
When access to a license number is lost, another license must be purchased and the Register the domain action used to register the domain with it. If the original license number is later found, the domain name can be deregistered from one of the licenses using this action, freeing up the license to be used for another domain or given away. Just note which license the domain is now registered to so a failed action or installation from using the wrong license is avoided.
If the site is still registered after successfully using this action, then there is still at least one license that the domain is registered to. If a license has been lost, this will indicate that it has not been used to register another domain, at least at the time of checking.
When deregistered, the consequences are as described in If
This action defaults to using the current domain, but can be used to deregister any domain from its license. This allows freeing up a license for a domain whose site has been deleted or abandoned so that it can be used for another domain or given away.
See the Deregister a domain procedure.
Uninstall the site△
A site that is no longer needed for Smallsite Design can be removed.
This action removes all files of the current site, freeing up the site for other purposes, while showing a 404 page error until other content is provided. If no longer wanting to use the license for the domain name, use the Deregister a domain action before using this. If a new domain is specified, all pages will redirect to the new domain with the same paths.
Of course, this action cannot be done from an installation whose domain now points to another hosting server, because it will be inaccessible from the internet. In that case, the files will have to be deleted using the Delete a site procedure.
See the Uninstall the site procedure.
If deregistered△
When a site is not registered, while it is still publicly available, management operations are severely limited.
A site's domain can become deregistered by a Deregister a domain action. While its content may still be publicly visible, after the next master manager a NOT REGISTERED message will be shown at the bottom of each page. Only a manager will be able to login. The Work list page will have a solitary jump to the
If a site is mysteriously shown as not registered after logging in, it will likely be that someone else has found out the license number. While the site's domain could be re-registered with it, it is compromised, and so another license needs to be obtained and kept secret.
Archives△
Full archives of the site can be made and can be downloaded and deleted off the server afterwards.
| # | Column | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | ID | The archive identifier encoding the date and time it was created |
| b | Files | The number of files in the archive. Only the content and the working Smallsite Design program files are included, and not content archive, program version, statistics or search files |
| c | Actions | Actions that can be performed on the row's archive file. Not shown if not the master manager or articles are being edited |
| # | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| a | Archive | Perform a full archive of the current site, including the content and the working Smallsite Design program files, but not content archive, program version, statistics or search files |
| b | Delete | Delete the row's archive file, with double confirmation checkboxes |
| c | Download | Download the row's archive file to the default download folder |
Any archives not for the current domain will be deleted, as the facility is solely intended for installing onto a server of a new site hosting provider for the domain.