Slice

Mambo has 2 ways of adding and managing content - the front end and the back end. In order to add items to a menu, create new sections or categories, install new templates, manager users,, etc. you need to login to the backend. In a default UNC install, there is a link called "site administration" on the main menu which will take you there. You can also reach it by adding /administrator to your site name.

Front End

The front end editing is useful for changing existing content, or easily adding new content to categories or sections that already exist. You can build a "user menu" with link that make it easy for people to add new things to the site. If you login to the front end of a default UNC Mambo install, you will see a user menu with links for adding content and adding events. Many sites can be easily maintained simply by setting up the site well at the beginning and then logging in to the front-end to edit things.

Back End

The back end is where the full set of Mambo tools lie. Depending on your permissions, you can manage users, menus, content, settings, everything in the back end. You can add new components to your site, manager users, etc. in the back-end without having to leave your web browser. There is no need to access the file system or worry about AFS settings in order to manage or expand your site.

See this description of user roles for an explanation of who can do what in the back end.