Logging In
Step 1: In your web browser go to the following web address:
https://home.medialinksonline.com/
On the left hand side of the page you can enter your username and password to log in:
If you cannot locate your username or password then please contact us at support@medialinksonline.com
Step 2: Once you have entered your username and password you can click the Login button:
Interface
Once logged in you will be presented with the screen below, at the top you will see 'Catalogue Manager', hover over this and click 'Used Stock Management' from the dropdown menu.
Catalogue Manager - Used Stock Management
Used Stock Management is an area in the CMS where you can maintain your used model catalogue.
Step 1: To view your Catalogues click on the dropdown menu on the top right hand side of your screen:
Step 2: Then select the catalogue you would like to edit.
Note:
- The content of the most recently updated catalogue is selected by default if there are multiple catalogues.
- To view a summary of the catalogue you have selected click the 'Summary' button to the right hand side of the selected catalogue:
- 'Bulk Actions' allows you to perform an action on multiple models. Just tick all the models you would like to either make live, edit (the model(s) will no longer be live on your site when added to 'Editing') or mark as sold:
- Bikes can either be selected manually or use the buttons below the table:
- The table can be ordered by, Date Added Descending, Date Added Ascending, Price Descending and Price Ascending:
- Theres a search function too, which searches models by name, stock reference, description and also all of the attributes:
Adding a Used Model
It is easy to add a new or used model to your bikes’ catalogue.
Step 1: On the right-hand side of the screen, near the top of the page select your catalogue.
Once you have selected a catalogue, the models in that catalogue will open up in the top centre of the screen:
Step 2: On the right select ‘Add New Vehicle’ to add another item to the catalogue:
Once you have clicked to add a new model, the new item screen will appear as shown below:
Step 3:
Here you can add the details of the bike such as ‘Vehicle Title’, ‘Description’, 'SKU' and ‘Price’.
In the ‘Vehicle Title’ field, add the bike’s name, such as ‘Yamaha R7'.
In the ‘Description’ field, add a description of the bike, such as ‘Just arrived, the 2017 Yamaha R7 with only 200 Miles’.
In the ‘Regular Price’ field, add the overall price of the model, such as ‘5249’ (You don’t need to add the £ sign, commas or decimal points).
The ‘SKU’ won’t show anywhere on the bike when it is viewed on your website, this field is for you to add a unique stock value to the model and keep track of it in our system. You can add any kind of stock reference you wish, such as ‘001’ or ‘1A1A1A’, as long as the stock reference is unique to that model.
Here is an example of all of the above fields completed:
Once you have clicked ‘Attributes’, the following screen will load.
From here you can easily add the bike’s specs. Please fill in as many fields as you can but only the ‘Make’, ‘Model’, 'Mileage' & 'Year' fields are required but please fill out all other fields if you can.
Click ‘Save Changes’ when you have finished adding the bike’s specs to save the changes.
Once you have clicked 'Choose Files', you can then browse your files and find your saved images. Select your images and click 'Open'. Your images will then load into the 'Additional Images' box:
Taking a Used Model Live
Now that you have added the model’s details, the specifications and the images, the model is ready to go live onto your website.
Once you have saved the changes the model will automatically be placed into the 'New' status. To view the status of each model you will need to click on the status drop down menu:
There are 4 categories the status of your bikes will fall into, these are Live, New, Editing and Sold. You will find the model listing you have just created when you click on 'New'.
To move your model to another status, simply tick the box to the left of the model and using the 'Bulk Actions' dropdown, select the action.
Editing a Model
To edit an existing model, tick the model you wish to edit and then select ‘Editing’ instead of 'Make Live'. To find the model you will then need to click the 'Status' dropdown and find 'Editing'.
You will now be taken to the ‘Edit’ screen where you can make changes to the model.
You can edit various aspects of the model such as the name, description, price, attributes and images.
Once you’ve made a change, click ‘Save Changes’ to save your changes.
Deleting A Model
To delete a model you need to select the model you would like to remove and mark it as sold. This can also be done in the 'Bulk Actions' dropdown
You can then find the model in the 'Sold' status, from there you can delete the model(s) by clicking 'Clear Sold Items'
Your model will no longer be in the list.