User Account Navigation:
Your User Account links are located on the left side of your screen
under the City of Searcy links. While you are logged into your account,
your User Account links will help you quickly navigate to your personal
features.
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Change Password and Other Account Information:
It is recommended that you change your password after logging into your account the first time. Simply click here to visit the “Edit Account Settings” page or simple click the “Edit” tab at the top of this content window.
Once you are on the “Edit” page, simply enter and confirm your new custom password.
Create a classified
1.Login as username and password
2.Click Create A Classified in the left margin
3.Type the title of the classified in the title box
4.Type the text of the classified in the Body box
5.Select the category that the classified best fits under
6.There should be a verification code that you need to type in just like the image above it
7.Click Submit
8.Click Add a Picture if there is a photo or Click Skip this Step if there is not a photo.
9.If you clicked add a picture, now Click Browse
10.Find the photo for the classified on your computer and Click Open
11.Click Upload
Edit classified
1.Login as username and password
2.Click Manage My Classifieds
3.Find classified you want to edit and Click Edit Images under Edit
Images subheading to edit photos only. If you want to edit anything
other than photos Click Edit/Delete under Edit/Delete subheading
4.Edit classified
5.Enter verification code
6.Click Submit
Delete classified
1.Login as username and password
2.Click Manage My Classifieds
3.Find classified you want to delete and Click Edit/Delete under Edit/Delete subheading
4.Go to the bottom of the page and Click Delete
How to update your business listing:
1. Log in with your Username and Password
2. Manage your account using the menu in the lower left column
3. Click on "Create Content" to add coupons, job listings, restaurant menu items, etc.
4. Fill in the appropriate fields to add your content then click submit
5. Click on "My Business" to manage and make changes to your business listing, business images, coupons or menu items.
6. Click on "Manage My Job Listings" to update your job listing information.
For additional help, email support@searcy.com or call support at 501-268-1770
Create an Auto Listing
1. Login with your username and password.
2. Click on the Searcy Autos car icon on the top of the site.
3. Click on Create New Auto Listing
4. Fill in all the fields that apply, feel free to enter as much as you would like in the Body Field.
5. Click Submit
6. Browse and upload up to 10 images for the listing. The images must be 800 pixels wide by 800 pixels tall or less.
7. After uploading your images, click “Return to Manage My Listings Page” to complete the listing.
NOTE: You do not have to ad any images if you do not have any available.
8. Click on the Autos icon and browse to your category to view the new listing.
Edit an Auto Listing
1. Login with your username and password.
2. Click on the Searcy Autos car icon on the top of the site.
3. Click on “Manage My Listings”.
4. Choose “edit/delete” to edit the listing details.
5. Choose “edit images” to add or remove the images.
Renew an Auto Listing
1. Login with your username and password.
2. Click on the Searcy Autos car icon on the top of the site.
3. Click on “Manage My Listings”.
4. Click the “Renew” link by the respective listing.
5. Follow the renewal instructions.
Basic Navigation
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link on the blue top menu bar.
3. Articles shown will be automatically sorted by "Most Recent." Click the blue title of any story to view the full text and comments.
4. Click "Most Popular" in the gray menu bar to sort stories by the number of views they have received. Click the blue title of any story to view the full text and comments.
5. Click any of the green category labels to the right of the stories to sort stories by subject. Click the blue title of any story to view the full text and comments.
6. Click "Top Contributors" in the gray menu bar to show the users with the highest number of published stories.
7. Click "Galleries" in the gray menu bar to see pictures posted by users.
8. Click "Events" in the gray menu bar to see upcoming local events.
Posting a NewsTaffy Article
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link on the blue top menu bar.
3. Click the green "Post your news" link.
4. Type a headline for your news in the "Title" box.
5. Type your news in the "Body" box.
6. Choose a category for your news from the "Category" menu.
7. Click the "Preview" button at the bottom of the page to view your news before
sending it for approval.
8. Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to send your news to an administrator for approval.
9. Add a photo to your story by clicking the "Browse" button and selecting the file from your computer.
10. Click the "Upload" button to add the picture to your story.
Posting a NewsTaffy Article with a YouTube Video
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link on the blue top menu bar.
3. Click the green "Post your news" link.
4. Type a headline for your news in the "Title" box.
5. Type your news in the "Body" box.
6. Copy (right click, "Copy" on a PC; command click, "Copy" on a Mac) the code from the "embed" box of the YouTube video you'd like to add.
7. Paste (right click, "Paste" on a PC; command click, "Paste" on a Mac) the code into the "YouTube Video Embed" box.
8. Choose a category for your news from the "Category" menu.
9. Click the "Preview" button at the bottom of the page to view your news before sending it for approval.
10. Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to send your news to an administrator for approval.
11. Add a photo to your story by clicking the "Browse" button and selecting the file from your computer.
12. Click the "Upload" button to add the picture to your story.
Posting a NewsTaffy Article with an Audio File
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link on the blue top menu bar.
3. Click the green "Post your news" link.
4. Type a headline for your news in the "Title" box.
5. Type your news in the "Body" box.
6. Choose a category for your news from the "Category" menu.
7. Click the "Browse..." button next to the "Upload new audio file" box.
8. Choose the file on your computer and click "Open."
9. Click the "Preview" button at the bottom of the page to view your news before sending it for approval.
10. Click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to send your news to an administrator for approval.
11. Add a photo to your story by clicking the "Browse" button and selecting the file from your computer.
12. Click the "Upload" button to add the picture to your story.
The Approval Process
1. Submit your news as explained above.
2. You will receive an email when your story is reviewed by an administrator.
3. If the email says your story was published, you don't need to do anything else.
4. If the email says your story requires revisions, follow these steps:
a) Login to your account.
b) Click the "News Taffy" link on the blue top menu bar.
c) Click the green "My Articles" link.
d) Click the title of the article requiring revisions.
e) Make necessary corrections.
f) Click the "Submit" button.
5. If the email says your story has been deleted because it violated site policies, you should review site usage policies before submitting any more news.
Commenting on Existing Articles
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue title of the article you would like to comment on.
4. Click the blue "add comment" link beneath the article.
5. Write your comment in the "Comment" box.
6. Click the "Submit" button.
7. Your comment has been sent to the writer of the article. They may choose to publish it for all users to see, or to delete it; either way, they will see it.
Editing Your Unpublished Articles
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the green "My Articles" link.
4. Articles awaiting administrator approval or revision will be listed under "Your Unpublished Articles."
5. Click the blue title of the story you would like to edit.
6. Make desired changes.
7. Click the"Submit" button.
Adding Pictures To Your Unpublished Articles
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the green "My Articles" link.
4. Articles awaiting administrator approval or revision will be listed under "Your Unpublished Articles."
5. Click the link under "Edit Story Images" of the story you would like to edit.
6. Click the browse button to find an image on your computer.
7. Click the "Open" button.
8. Click "Upload" to attach the image to your story.
Deleting Pictures From Your Unpublished Articles
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the green "My Articles" link.
4. Articles awaiting administrator approval or revision will be listed under "Your Unpublished Articles."
5. Click the link under "Edit Story Images" of the story you would like to edit.
6. Click the "Delete Image" link next to the picture you would like to delete.
Publishing/Deleting Comments On Your Articles
Users have the option to comment on your published articles. These comments will only be seen by you, unless you decide to publish them.
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the green "My Articles" link.
4. Click the blue comment you would like to view under "Comment Moderation."
5. Click "Publish" to allow the comment to be seen by users.
6. Click "Delete" to remove the comment.
Subscribing to Contributors
Subscribing to a contributor allows you to view all of his or her articles easily, without having to sort through other users' articles.
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the name of the contributor you would like to subscribe to.
4. Click "subscribe to my stories."
Viewing Subscriptions
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the green "My Subscriptions" link.
1. Login with your username and password
2. Click on “Manage My Resume”
3. Choose to either upload a resume you have already created in a word document or pdf, or use the “Resume Wizard” form.
4. Follow the directions in the respective forms.
5. Brows to the Job you would like to apply for and click the “Apply for Job” link
Every user has the opportunity to add images to their gallery. There is one gallery per user, and a user can create as many albums as they like within their gallery.
Galleries Navigation
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "News Taffy" link on the top blue menu bar.
3. Click "Galleries" in the gray menu bar.
4. Click "User Galleries" to sort by user.
a) Click "view gallery" next to the name of the user whose images you'd like to
view.
b) Click the name of the album you'd like to view.
c) Click "Back to Gallery" to return to the user's album list.
5. Click "Recent Albums" to view all albums users have recently added.
a) Click the name of the album you'd like to view.
b) Click a picture to view it full size.
Creating Your Gallery
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Create a Gallery" link.
3. Type a name for your gallery into the "Gallery Name" box.
4. Click the "Submit" button to create your gallery.
Creating An Album
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "Create an Album" link.
5. Type a name for your album into the "Album Name" box.
6. Optionally, you can type a description into the "Album Details" box.
7. Click the "Submit" button to create your album.
Adding an Image to an Album
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "Add Images" link under the name of the album to which you would like to add your picture.
5. Click the "Browse" button to find an image on your computer.
6. Click the "Open" button.
7. Optionally, type a caption for your picture into the "Caption" box.
8. Click the "Upload" button.
9. Your image has been submitted for administrator approval.
10. Repeat steps 5-8 for all of the images you would like to add to your album.
Viewing your Images
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "View My Gallery" link.
5. Click the name of the album you would like to view.
Editing An Image Caption
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "View Album" link beneath the album containing the image you would like to edit.
5. Click "Edit Caption" beneath the image whose caption you would like to change.
6. Make desired changes.
7. Click the "Submit" button.
Moving An Image - this will work only if you have created two or more albums
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "View Album" link beneath the album containing the image you would like to move.
5. Click "Move Image" beneath the picture you would like to move.
6. Select from the "Move Image To" menu the album to which you would like to move the picture.
7. Click the "Move Image" button.
Deleting An Image
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "View Album" link beneath the album containing the image you would like to delete.
5. Click "Delete Image" beneath the image you would like to delete.
6. The system will ask you to verify your choice. Click "Delete" if you are sure you would like to delete the image. Click "Cancel" to leave the image intact.
Editing An Album Name or Description
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "Edit/Delete Album" link beneath the album you would like to edit.
5. Make changes as desired.
6. Click the "Submit" button.
Deleting An Album
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "Edit/Delete Album" link beneath the album you would like to delete.
5. Click the blue "Or click here to delete this album" link.
6. The system will ask you to verify your choice. Click "Delete Album" if you are sure you want to delete your album and the pictures in it, or click "Cancel" to leave your album and the pictures in it intact.
Editing Your Gallery's Name
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blie "Edit My Gallery" link.
5. Make changes as desired.
6. Click the "Submit" button.
Deleting Your Gallery - this will delete ALL of your albums and images!
1. Login to your account.
2. Click the "Gallery" link in the top blue menu bar.
3. Click the blue "Manage My Gallery" link.
4. Click the blue "Edit My Gallery" link.
5. Click the "Delete" button.
6. The system will ask you to verify your choice. Click "Delete" again if you are sure you want to delete all of your albums and images, or click "Cancel" to leave your albums and images intact.