INDEX

1. Installation
   1.1 PowerSeek Installation Instructions
        1.1.1 PowerSeek requirements
        1.1.2 Installation Instructions for Unix/Linux
        1.1.3 Installation Instructions for Windows
   1.2 Installation Notes (Please Read)
   1.3 Unix/Linux installation Trouble Shooter
   1.4 Upgrade Instructions to upgrade to a newer version of PowerSeek
         1.4.1 For Unix/Linux
         1.4.2 For Windows
   1.5 How to Upgrade from Turbo Seek to PowerSeek
        1.5.1 Upgrading From Turbo Seek to PowerSeek - Overview
        1.5.2 PowerSeek Requirements
        1.5.3 Upgrade Instructions
        1.5.4 Upgrading From Turbo Seek to PowerSeek with extra fields/keys.
        1.5.5 Changes After You Have Upgraded To PowerSeek
   1.6 Upgrading From Turbo Seek to PowerSeek - Trouble Shooting
   1.7 How to Upgrade From PowerSeek Ver 3.x to PowerSeek Ver 4 - For Linux/Unix
   1.8 How to Upgrade From PowerSeek Ver 3.x to PowerSeek Ver 4 - For Windows
   1.9 Moving PowerSeek to another host

2. The basics in 20 minutes (Getting Started)
We highly recommended you read this if you are new to PowerSeek.
This will teach you the basics and save you time in the long run.

4. The Directory Manager (Adding Categories/Directories & Links)
    4.1 Overview
    4.2 How to add a directory
    4.3 Deleting a directory
    4.4 Renaming a directory
    4.5 Moving a directory
    4.6 How locked directories work
    4.7 How to cross link directories
          4.7.1 How to add cross links
          4.7.2 How to delete cross links
    4.8 How to use hidden Directories/Categories
    4.9 How to Generate Specific Directories/Categories
    4.10 How to add related directories/categories
    4.11 Adding a link to a directory
    4.12 Adding more than 1 link to a directory
    4.13 Importing Data/links
           4.13.1 Order & Content
           4.13.2 ODP Link Importer
    4.14 Editing, Moving, Copying or Deleting Links
           4.14.1 Editing, Moving, Copying or Deleting Links in directories
           4.14.2 Searching for a link for Editing, Moving, Deleting Links
    4.15 Crawling for titles, descriptions and keywords
    4.16 Using custom HTML templates for different categories
    4.17 Previewing categories
    4.18 Targeting banners at categories
    4.19 Retrieving Email Addresses

5. Front Page Setup
    5.1 How to use IFRAME tags to create and maintain your Front Page (Easy)
    5.2 How to use Javascript Includes to create and maintain your front page (Easy)
    5.3 Front Page Template Method
    5.4 How to use SSI’s to create and maintain your Front Page
    5.5 How to create your front page manually (Easiest)
    5.6 How to add a search box to your front page

6. Customization (Look & Feel)
    6.1 Customization Basics
    6.2 Template Basics
    6.3 How to edit templates
    6.4 What is the variable words in the templates/HTML files?
    6.5 How to use images in templates
    6.6 Default Directory Template Customization Explanation
    6.7 General Template Guidelines
    6.8 How to use template includes
    6.9 Global Variables (Variables available to all templates)
    6.10 How to use custom directory templates
           6.10.1 How to create custom template sets
           6.10.2 How to assign custom templates to directories/categories
    6.11 Customizing The Category/Directory Templates
    6.12 Customizing The Search Results Templates
    6.13 Customizing The Add URL Templates
           6.13.1 User Registration Add URL & Modify Templates
           6.13.2 Standard Add URL& Modify Templates
    6.14 Customizing The Rating Templates
    6.15 Customizing The Review Templates
    6.16 Customizing The What's New Templates
    6.17 Customizing The Top Hits Templates
    6.18 Customizing The Broken Link Templates
    6.19 Customizing The Mailing List Removal Templates

7. How to run a Static or Dynamic Directory
     7.1 How to run a static directory
          7.1.1 Generating the HTML files from the admin control panel
         7.1.2 Updating Changes to existing HTML files (Previously generated HTML files)
          7.1.3 Generating HTML files from Telnet or SSH
          7.1.4 Using cron to generate your HTML files on a scheduled basis
          7.1.5 Updating Changes to existing HTML files (Previously generated HTML files) From Telnet/SSH
          7.1.6 Using cron to update Changes to existing HTML files on a a scheduled basis
     7.2 How to run a dynamic directory

8. The User Manager
     8.1 What is the User Manager?
     8.2 How to enable the User Manager (Requiring registration or user accounts for link submissions)
     8.3 How to disable the User Manager (Not requiring registration or user accounts for link submissions)
     8.4 User Extra Fields/Keys (Collecting Extra Information when users register accounts)
     8.5 Sending Email to users

9. Maintenance
     9.1 New Submissions
           9.1.1 Medium-Sized and Large-Sized Search Engines Add URL Forms
           9.1.2 Premium and Standard Submissions
           9.1.3 How to Approve/Reject New Submissions
     9.2 How to approve changes to modified links
     9.3 How to approve or reject new link reviews/comments
     9.4 How to manage broken links
     9.5 Generating HTML files
     9.6 Generating Your Front Page (Index Page)
     9.7 Recounting Links
     9.8 Removing dead HTML files. (Clean-up)
           .9.8.1 How to run the clean up utility from from Telnet/SSH
            9.8.2 How to run the clean up utility on a scheduled basis via Unix CRON
     9.9 Database Maintenance

10. Plug-ins
     10.1 The Premium Link Manager
           10.1.1 What is premium links and how to add them?
           10.1.2 Premium Link Settings
           10.1.3 Sending Email to Premium Link Owners
           10.1.4 Retrieving Email Addresses of Premium Link Owners
           10.1.5 Customizing Premium Link Email Responses
           10.1.6 Expiry Emails
           10.1.7 Sending Expiry Emails to Premium Link Owners Who's Premium Links is About to Expire
           10.1.8 Browsing and editing premium links
     10.2 The Banner Manager
           10.2.1 How to rotate banners in categories
           10.2.2 How to target banners at content
           10.2.3 Displaying banners with search results
     10.3 Email Mailing & Address Retrieval
           10.3.1 Sending Email to Link Owners
           10.3.2 Retrieving Email Addresses on a Per Category Basis
     10.4 The Spam Filter
     10.5 The Broken Link Checker
           10.5.1 How to configure the Broken Link Checker
           10.5.2 How to check for broken links using the control panel (browser)
           10.5.3 How to check for broken links in specific categories
           10.5.4 How to check for broken links from SSH/Telnet
           10.5.5 How to manage broken links that has been reported by the Broken Link Checker
           10.5.6 How to manage broken links that has been reported by visitors
     10.6 Data Backups
           10.6.1 How to Configure the Backup Utility
           10.6.2 How to restore backed-up data
           10.6.3 How to backup data
     10.7 Top Search Term Includes
           10.7.1 How it works
           10.7.2 Setting up a Top Search Term Include
           10.7.3 Previewing your Top10 listing
           10.7.4 Getting the JavaScript code to place on your site
           10.7.5 Keeping the lists up to date
     10.8 Popular & New Link Includes
           10.8.1 How it works
           10.8.2 Creating a Popular or New Link Include
           10.8.3 How to list the most popular & most recent links in external pages or templates
           10.8.4 Keeping the Includes up to date
     10.9 Category Includes
           10.9.1 How it works
           10.9.2 Creating a Category Include
           10.9.3 Previewing your Category Include
           10.9.4 Getting the JavaScript code to place on your site:
           10.9.5 Keeping the lists up to date
     10.10 Total Link Include
           10.10.1 Workings
           10.10.2 Keeping the include up to date
     10.11 The Template Switching Tool
     10.12 The Link Crawler Plugin
     10.13 The Import & Export Plugin (Importing or Exporting Links)
           10.13.1 How to Import Links into PowerSeek
           10.13.2 How to Export Links From PowerSeek

11. Tips & Tricks
     11.1 Using listings without URL's
     11.2 Recommendations For Large Search Engines
     11.3 New & Popular graphic indicators
            11.3.1 What it is / used for
            11.3.2 Settings
            11.3.3 Implementation
            11.3.4 Customizing the 'new' & 'pop' graphics
     11.4 How to optimize generated (static) category pages for Search Engines

12. How To's
     12.1 How to Create Your Front Page or Index Page in 10 Minutes or Less
     12.2 How to enable Reciprocal Link Checking and Reciprocal Link Validation
            12.2.1 How to enable Reciprocal Link Checking
            12.3.2 Reciprocal Link Validation
     12.3 File Uploading, Images, Videos and Files
            12.3.1 How to place/use images in link listings with tags
            12.3.2 How to display and let submitters upload an image with link listings
            12.3.3 How to display and let submitters upload multiple images with link listings
            12.3.4 How to display and let submitters upload videos with link listings
     12.4 How to use PowerSeek as a CMS (Content Management System)
     12.5 How to build an Image Gallery with PowerSeek
     12.6 How to charge for standard listings
     12.7 Blocking Spam Submissions & Automated Spam Submission Scripts
          12.7.1 How to block automated submission services and spammers from using the 'Add URL' forms.
          12.7.2 How to block automated submission services and spammers from using the 'Comments' forms.
          12.7.3 How to block automated submission services and spammers from using the 'Broken Link Report' forms
          12.7.4 How to block automated submission services and spammers from registering user accounts