Admin Bar

Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000081342-admin-bar

Accessing the Admin Bar


The Admin Bar is a tool that helps the website administrator to easily make updates on the front end of the site. It is also useful to pinpoint important elements like forms, widgets, SEO Templates and sidebars.


To locate the Admin Bar, login into the admin and click on the "Visit Website" button:




This will redirect the admin to the Homepage and the admin bar will show:




Click on the dropdown button to make the bar wider:




Available Tools


The available tools in the bar are described below:




1. Website Dashboard


By clicking on this option, the admin will be redirected to the back-end dashboard:



2. Go To Widget Manager


This option will open up the widget manager section. 

For more information click on the following article Toolbox » Widget Manager Overview.




3. Edit Static Page / Edit SEO Template


The third option in the Admin Bar changes based on the type of page currently active.

  • For Static Pages: If you’re on a Static Page, select “Edit Static Page” to modify the page that’s currently displayed.

 

  • For SEO Templates: When viewing a dynamic page, the Admin Bar will display the SEO template name and an option to edit it. This option only appears for dynamic pages, such as search results. For more details, refer to the article How to Edit the SEO Settings of Dynamic (Search Results) Pages.




4. Show Widgets


Click on the magnifying glass icon to see all the widgets that are being used on the current page. This view will also include text labels, forms, menus and sidebars. Default widgets will be highlighted in red and Custom items will appear in blue. Click on awidget to open it on the Widget Manager. 



For a detailed explanation of these options, refer to the article below.


How to Locate Widgets, Sidebars, Menus, and Forms Via Admin Bar



5. Show text Labels 


This option will highlight the text labels and allow the admin to edit them. Click on this link for details How to Locate Text Labels on the Front End of a Website




6. Design View 


This tool allows to make edits on the go! With this new tool make design changes and see them right away!

For more information, please refer to this article Front End Live Design Tool



7. Edit Listing


While looking a member profile, the admin can choose this option and it will be redirect to the member dashboard.





8. Refresh Live Website 


Use this option to make sure that recent changes that have been made to widgets, forms, and other elements of the website through the Admin Area are reflected in the website's cache.


The following article explains more about this tool: Refresh Live Website: How To Refresh The Cache Of The Website


9. Exit Admin View


Select this to close the admin bar.



Important Note:


Role Permissions will be reflected when using the Admin Bar. This applies for all Admin Bar options, the permission needs to be enabled in order to access/see the button:



In this example the Web Page, SEO Template, Text Labels and Design Settings options are missing.