What are WebInterface-Templates (samples)? 

After you have installed BACKCLICK successfully, and have sent a test newsletter to yourself, you must now collect more subscribers and put them into your database. Right from the start, you should present your subscribers with the same layout in the WebInterfaces as that found on your website. For this reason, you will need to create an HTML-file that shows exactly the same layout as your website. To make it possible for you to enter data later on, you will need to leave some space open so that you can fill in an HTML form. These forms will start with <form> and end with </form>. The tag-text in between depends on the type of template (subscription, check-out, change profile) you want to create. 

In general, BACKCLICK software will not be installed on the same server as your domain. In that case, you should take note of the correct URL for your pictures and hyperlinks. Pictures on your web-server will not need to be copied to the BACKCLICK server, but may still be used. The HTML-Code may look like this: 

<img src="../../img/bild.jpg"> oder <a href="/index.html"> 

This code must be completed in the BACKCLICK template. The requests will then look like this: 

<img src="http://www.domain.de/img/picture.jpg"> oder <a href=" http://www.domain.de /index.html"> 

If the sample (template) has been created in an external HTML-editor, the sample may be added to your system by using “System-administration (Main Menu) -> Webinterface-templates” (submenu). This template will then be shown in the overview, and will receive a unique template-ID. You may now check the results of your work by running a test in which BACKCLICK should display the subscription mask with your layout. The template has no function at this point, but you will see if BACKCLICK is able to display the layout the way you want it. 

Enter the following information into your browser: 

http://www.domain.de/bc/servlet/web.subscribe?tid=10 (Be sure to replace www.domain.de with the domain where the BACKCLICK software has been installed.) 

You should now see the template in your browser. If there are any pictures or hyperlinks missing, 

check their linking, and the domain of this linking. 

Link templates 

Here we will describe how to link the templates to the website. The link consists of two parts that will lead you to the subscription or checkout mask: 

http://yourdomain.de/bc/servlet/web.subscribe?tid=1 

The first part of the link is not variable, and will result in the servlet: 

• /web.subscribe -> Servlet for the subscription
• /web.unsubscribe -> Servlet for checkout
• /web.send2friend -> Servlet for recommendations
• /web.testletter -> Servlet for sending a test e-mail
• /web.change -> Servlet for changing profile
• /web.forgot_pw -> Servlet for sending out a new password/forgotten password

The second part of the link will start with “?” followed by the “tid=” and the ID of the template. This template defines the layout of the subscription site 

that the subscriber will use for subscription or checkout. 

The third part of the link will start with "&RETURN2=" where you may define the address where the subscriber should land on arrive after having subscribed or checked out successfully. You may choose a website of your own server, or a website one with another webserver. The “return to” address is an optional parameter. 

Example: 

• /bc/servlet/web.subscribe?tid=1&RETURN2=test. html
• /bc/servlet/web.subscribe?tid=2&RETUR2= http://www.backclick.de/
• /bc/servlet/web.unsubscribe?tid=3&RETURN2= /test.html
• /bc/servlet/web.send2friend?tid=9&RETURN2=/index.html
• /bc/servlet/web.forgot_pw?tid=6&RETURN2 =http://www.backclick.de/

The structure of templates will be described in the following chapter.