User Guide

This guide walks hotel marketers and content editors through daily tasks inside GammaCMS. It assumes your administrator has already created an organization, site, and invited you to the dashboard.

1. Getting Started

Sign In

1. Visit https://app.gammacms.com/login.
2. Enter the email address used for your invitation.
3. Set a password (first-time users) and accept the invitation.
4. Choose the organization you want to work in from the switcher in the top-left sidebar.

Understand the Layout

• Sidebar: Access Sites, Pages, Media Library, Team, Settings, Billing.
• Top Bar: Organization switcher, search, notifications, user menu.
• Main Canvas: Lists, forms, and editors adapt based on the module you open.

2. Sites & Navigation

Create a Site

1. Go to Dashboard → Sites → New Site.
2. Choose the Hotel Classic template or start blank.
3. Enter site name, primary domain (e.g., hamptonbay.gammacms.com), and optional custom domain if available.
4. Select a template to pre-populate pages; you can edit sections later.
5. Click Create Site. Template pages and menus are provisioned automatically.

Manage Menus

1. Open a site → Navigation tab.
2. Edit menu items (label, destination page, external URL).
3. Drag-and-drop to reorder. Changes are saved immediately.
4. Preview navigation on the Live Preview panel.

3. Page Editing Workflow

Create or Edit a Page

1. Navigate to Dashboard → Pages and select a page or click New Page.
2. Fill out basic details:
   • Page Title (internal + display).
   • URL Slug (/dining, /offers/winter-escape).
   • SEO metadata (title tag, meta description).
3. Toggle Draft/Published state as needed.

Section Builder

• Each page is composed of sections stacked vertically.
• Click Add Section to choose from the library (Hero, Gallery, Highlights, Testimonials, CTA, Custom).
• Use the gear icon to configure layout (full-width vs container), background color, spacing, and anchor IDs.
• Reorder sections using drag handles on the left.

Lexical Rich Text Editor

• Click inside a text block to launch the toolbar.
• Available controls: bold, italic, underline, headings, lists, alignment, links, callouts.
• Insert images via Insert → Media Library, choose an existing asset, or upload new.
• Editor autosaves in draft mode while you work; the page does not publish until you click Save or Publish.

Media Blocks

• Add Image blocks to highlight rooms, amenities, or dining.
• Add Gallery blocks for slideshows.
• Embed videos via Media → Upload (MP4) or external providers (YouTube/Vimeo) with embed blocks.

Versioning & Drafts

• Every Save stores a revision in the Versions panel.
• Click View Versions to compare and restore previous states.
• Draft changes remain private until you Publish.

Publishing Steps

1. Click Edit → make content changes.
2. Hit Save Draft to persist work without going live.
3. When ready, click Publish; confirm the dialog.
4. GammaCMS calls webhooks and rebuilds static hotel sites automatically.

4. Media Library

• Navigate to Dashboard → Media.
• Upload assets (JPG, PNG, WebP, PDF, MP4). Files are stored in folder hierarchy.
• Use filters by file type, uploader, or tags.
• Click an asset to edit title, alt text, captions, and add tags for reuse.
• Copy direct URLs for marketing campaigns or newsletters, respecting CDN cache.

Best practices:

• Keep hero images under 250 KB when possible (use built-in compression).
• Add descriptive alt text to support accessibility.
• Archive outdated promotional images to avoid clutter.

5. Forms & Integrations

• Contact forms defined in sections post submissions to connected CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce). Admins configure endpoints; editors can update copy and field labels.
• Use Automation → Webhooks (if granted access) to create marketing automation triggers.

6. Workflow Tips

Collaboration

• Multiple editors can work on different pages simultaneously.
• Use the Activity feed (coming soon) to coordinate updates.
• Leave inline comments inside sections (feature flagged; contact admin if missing).

Scheduling Campaigns

• Create campaign pages in advance and keep them unpublished.
• On launch day, publish the page and update navigation or homepage hero to feature the promotion.

Localization

• Duplicate pages per language (e.g., /es/dining) and manage metadata accordingly.
• Future roadmap: integrated translation memory.

7. Troubleshooting

8. Support & Resources

• Docs: Continue exploring this docs site for API integration, deployment, and admin tasks.
• Video Tutorials: See the Tutorials section for quick walkthroughs.
• Help Desk: Email support@gammacms.com or open a ticket in the internal support portal.
• Emergency: Escalate to your hotel administrator or GammaCMS on-call engineer.

Keep the feedback coming — product and documentation evolve rapidly to serve your hotel guests better.