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Using Form Handlers

By:
Patrick Schmalstig
Added:
29th Feb 2024
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Regular
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Auxillary
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This tutorial covers how you can implement form handlers to post-process member registrations and catalogue entries.

YouTube Channel Integration Block Addon Documentation

By:
Jason Verhagen
Added:
31st Jul 2016
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Regular
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Auxillary
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Documentation to setup and use the YouTube Channel Integration Block addon.

Setting up Google Ads in Composr

By:
Steve Jarvis and Chris Graham, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Jun 2014
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
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Auxillary
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In this tutorial I go through the process of setting up Google AdSense without Composr's own banners system.

Add a Twitter Feed Block to Composr

By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Sep 2013
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
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Auxillary
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This tutorial covers various ways Twitter can be integrated into your Composr website.

Integrating a YouTube Channel to Composr

By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Sep 2013
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
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Auxillary
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Composr offers an addon to be able to display videos from a specific YouTube channel on your website. This tutorial shows how it works.

Creating a Store Locator for Your Composr Website

By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
31st Jul 2013
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
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Auxillary
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A store locator is very useful for any retail business. This tutorial shows how to create one using catalogues.

Setting Up a Map of Your Composr User's Locations

By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Apr 2013
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
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Auxillary
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This tutorial explains how to add a map of user's locations to your website.

Integrating Composr into a network via HTTP authentication

By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Expert
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Core documentation
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Sometimes, for integration reasons, you want users to login in to Composr via HTTP authentication. We show you how.

Integration of Composr and other installed scripts/applications

By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Expert
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Core documentation
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This tutorial will provide details on how to integrate Composr with another web system installed for your website.

Integrating Composr into a corporate network via LDAP

By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Expert
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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How to integrate Composr into a corporate network via LDAP (OpenLDAP, or Microsoft Active Directory).

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