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Configuring Plans

In SiteBuilder, plan is a set of limits, modules, templates, and allowed hosts applied to web sites created using SiteBuilder.

Plans can be of the following types:

Note:

To access plan management options and view a list of plans:

  1. On the SBM main page, click Plan Management.
  2. On the Plan Management page, you can see all plans available in SiteBuilder. This list is retrieved from the SiteBuilder administration panel. All plans are organized in a list with the following columns:

To add and configure a plan for regular sites:

  1. On the Plan Management page, click Add plan above the list to create a plan.
  2. On the General tab, specify the following general parameters of the new plan:
  3. Click the Hosts tab to define hosts to which sites that are based on this plan can be published. From the general list of allowed hosts, select the hosts to which the sites based on this plan can be published. Click Add to plan. A 'plus' sign appears in the In plan column if a host is included in the plan.
  4. On the Modules tab, specify the modules included in the plan. The modules listed on this tab are only those activated on the Module Management page (see the Modules section). Using the check boxes, select the modules you want to make available for the sites based on this plan. Click Add to plan. A 'plus' sign appears in the In plan column if a module is included in the plan.
  5. On the Templates tab, select the templates included in the plan. The templates listed on this tab are only those activated on the Template Management page (see the Templates section). Using the check boxes, select the templates you want to make available for the sites based on this plan. Click Add to plan. A 'plus' sign appears in the In plan column if a template is included in the plan.
  6. Click Save. The new plan for regular sites will be added.

To edit plan properties:

  1. On the Plan Management page, click the name of the plan you want to change in the Name column.
  2. Edit the plan properties you have specified during creation of this plan. On the General tab, select the Apply changes to all inherited plans check box to apply your changes to all inherited plans. If this check box is cleared, all changed will be applied only to the plan you are editing.
  3. Click Save. Changes will be immediately applied to

To apply a plan to trial sites (i.e., change it from regular to trial):

Note: Only one plan, which must be a Template Plan, can be selected for trial sites! Plans for resellers cannot be set as plans for trial sites.

In the list of plans on the Plan Management page, click the No value in the For trial sites column. The settings of the selected plan will be immediately applied to all trial sites.

See Also

Administering SiteBuilder

Adding Allowed Hosts

Managing Resellers

Managing Sites