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Update Site Info

You can also maintain site related information on the Site Info tab. Web is a dynamic space and everybody appreciates that it is constantly changing. Site info what it is today may not be as same tomorrow. So you may want to keep the site info updated. KnowboForm database is reviewed time to time but still it is impossible to keep pace with the speed of change. For example, many directories may currently offer free listing today to attract your submission but tomorrow it may only offer paid listing or reciprocal only listing.

Fig: "Update Site" context menu is available when you click right mouse on the site info grid or it's caption.

• To update a site select the site from the Sites list on the left. The site detail will be displayed in the Site Info grid.
• Select the site row from the Site Info grid.

Now you can update a site directly typing in the grid columns. The column headings are brief and may be inconvenient for the first time use. You will find the description of each of the columns in the Reference section.

Don't forget to press the Save button after your site info update is complete.

Another alternative is to update on the Site Info Dialog. To display this dialog, once you select the site row, follow the steps below:

• Right click on the caption of the grid or anywhere within the grid. In the figure above the caption is "DIRECTORY.KNOWBOTRON.NET".
• A context menu will be displayed as shown in the figure. Click the Update Site from the context menu.
• You will see the Site Info Dialog as below. Information about the site can be now updated on the Submission tab, Review tab and Approval tab of the dialog.
• Note that clicking on the OK button will save the site update and close the dialog. Cancel button will undo and close. The Undo button will undo the changes but will not close the dialog.

Fig: Site Info Dialog - Submission tab

Generally speaking you want to update the information on the Submission tab while you submit your site. Information on the Approval tab becomes known once the approval process is over. On the Review tab there are information about site that are more dynamic in nature and may be reviewed time to time.

Fig: Site Info Dialog - Approval tab

However, on the Review tab some information can be automatically updated. The button Google, Alexa, Yahoo, MSN on this tab do this automation for you.

Once the Google, Alexa, Yahoo, MSN button is clicked it will update the Google Page Rank, Alexa Rank, Google Backlink count, Yahoo Backlink count, MSN Backlink count and the site description. So you need not to update those information manually.

Fig: Site Info Dialog - Review tab

See Also:

Description of Site Info fields in the Reference section

Why column headings of the Site Info grid are brief?

Is it possible to add additional sites to existing list?

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