FileEarner PPD User Manual · Admin Console

Audience: Site owners / operators (non-developer)
Scope: All /admin/* management console features
Front office: See User-Manual-Front-Office.md

This manual covers admin login, first-launch setup, daily tasks, and configuration of payments, withdrawals, PPD, VIP, and user content. Follow on-screen labels and menu names.

Table of contents

1. Login & UI conventions
2. First-launch checklist
3. Dashboard & daily tasks
4. Basics & presentation
5. File transfer
6. Identity & verification
7. User management & logs
8. Finance: payments, withdrawals, VIP orders
9. Content management
10. Statistics & earnings reconciliation
11. Operations: PPD, VIP, messages & tickets
12. Product license
13. Daily / periodic maintenance

1. Login & UI conventions

1.1 Accessing the admin console

1. Open /admin/login in a browser (any /admin/* URL redirects here when logged out).
2. Sign in with an administrator account.
3. On success you land on the Dashboard (/admin/dashboard).

Notes:

• Admins must belong to the administrator group (or configured admin account).
• The console may use a separate admin password; if unset, the front-office password usually applies.
• Dev/staging often uses admin / admin123—use your actual deployment credentials.

Full login form area — Open admin console login page (logged out), full login form area (/admin/login)

1.2 Top bar

Entry	Purpose
Brand / Dashboard	Return to dashboard
Tickets	Unread badge → ticket management
Change admin password	Modal to update console password
Visit site	Open front office in new tab
Feature search	Ctrl+K (Mac: ⌘+K) quick menu jump
Language	Admin UI language only—not market config
Sign out	End admin session or full logout (per prompt)

Top bar and at least one dropdown group — Log in and capture top bar, optionally expand a menu group (/admin/dashboard)

1.3 Menu overview

2. First-launch checklist

Before going live, configure in roughly this order (trim for your market):

Order	Page	Tasks
1	Market settings	Choose cn or intl; confirm currency, default language, compliance, channel display names
2	Site settings	Site name, home copy, logo, SMTP, invite commission
3	Appearance	Theme colors, top bar style
4	Upload & download	Upload limits, storage nodes, share-page download quotas
5	Identity & login	Registration, password / email code, terms links
6	OAuth / email templates	OAuth and mail templates as needed
7	Interaction gate	Login / register / download anti-abuse verification
8	PPD plans	Enable master switch; revenue split and plan tiers
9	Withdrawal methods	Minimum amount, daily limits, payout field definitions
10	Payment gateways	Enable VIP payment methods
11	VIP plans	Package prices and download benefits
12	About & contact / announcements	Static pages and first announcement

Active market and key profile fields — Open Market settings page (/admin/market-settings)

3. Dashboard & daily tasks

3.1 Dashboard /admin/dashboard

Area	Content
To-do list	Open tickets, tickets awaiting reply, pending withdrawals—click through to queues
Site overview	File count / storage, registered users, total downloads, active VIP
Today vs. yesterday	Unique logins, new registrations, billable downloads, share referrers, paid order count and amount
Official updates / license	Version notices, product license status entry

To-do area and stat cards overview — Open dashboard after login (/admin/dashboard)

3.2 Five-minute daily check

1. Clear dashboard to-dos if any count > 0.
2. Withdrawal review — process pending requests.
3. Ticket management — reply to members.
4. File reports — verify complaints.
5. If recharge/withdrawal looks wrong, open Earnings dashboard or Download & PPD earnings.

4. Basics & presentation

4.1 Site settings /admin/settings

Multi-section form (in-page nav or anchors):

Changes apply to front-office copy and capabilities after save.

General settings and in-page nav (if any) — Open Site settings, show General section (/admin/settings)

4.2 Appearance /admin/settings#appearance-branding

Theme presets, nav/accent colors, top bar style (solid / gradient / glass, etc.). Some colors hot-reload—refresh front office after save.

4.3 Market settings /admin/market-settings

Secret credentials (payment keys, OAuth client secrets) live on Payment gateways and OAuth providers; this page controls visibility and presentation per market.

5. File transfer

5.1 Upload & download /admin/upload-download

These rules affect member uploads and visitor share-page experience.

Upload policy and share-page limit sections — Open Upload & download settings (/admin/upload-download)

5.2 FTP upload config /admin/upload-agent

Manage Upload Agent nodes: members FTP to staging, Agent syncs to cloud storage and imports. FTP Upload appears in user panel only when enabled.

5.3 Download nodes /admin/download-nodes

Associate files with download servers; distribute traffic across nodes.

6. Identity & verification

6.1 Identity & login /admin/identity

Registration and login policy:

• Allow registration
• Username/password registration & login
• Email code registration & login
• Require verified email for password registration
• Terms of Service / Privacy Policy URLs

Disable impersonation-prone flows or keep email-code-only login as needed.

6.2 Interaction gate /admin/interaction-gate

Configure verification for login, register, password recovery, and share-page anti-abuse; preview/test in admin.

6.3 OAuth providers /admin/oauth-providers

For Google, WeChat, Alipay, etc.:

• Enable switch
• Show on cn / intl markets
• Client ID / Secret
• Callback URL (must match provider console)

6.4 Email templates /admin/email-templates

Preview system emails by language; send test to an address. Requires SMTP in site settings.

7. User management & logs

7.1 User management `/admin/

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Filter area and user table — Open user management list (/admin/users)

Common scenarios:

1. Balance correction: Adjust in edit dialog; system writes ledger entry.
2. Lock PPD tier: Assign plan and lock so member can't change in user panel.
3. Extend VIP: Also available under VIP plans bulk extend.

7.2 User groups /admin/user-groups

Built-in groups: Administrator, VIP, Regular (non-deletable). Add custom groups as needed.

7.3 Sessions & online /admin/user-sessions

Concurrent session limit per account; view active sessions (IP, UA, login/expiry).

7.4 Audit logs

User edit dialog often links to login logs by user ID.

8. Finance: payments, withdrawals, VIP orders

8.1 Withdrawal methods /admin/withdraw-methods

Defines what members see on the wallet page and threshold copy.

Policy area and channel list — Open withdrawal methods page (/admin/withdraw-methods)

8.2 Withdrawal review /admin/withdrawals

1. Filter: All / Pending / Paid / Rejected.
2. Approve: After offline payout, add note (e.g. bank reference) and mark paid.
3. Reject: Enter reason; balance returns to member account.
   

List and approve/reject actions — Open withdrawal review list filtered to Pending (/admin/withdrawals)

8.3 Payment gateways /admin/payment-gateways

Enable and configure VIP (and other) checkout, e.g.:

• Sandbox payment (testing)
• Alipay Open Platform / Alipay MAPI
• WeChat Pay
• EPay
• Stripe / PayPal
• iDataRiver (intl aggregator)

Multi-account rotation supported; secrets show as "configured". Badge upload and connectivity tests on some gateways.

8.4 VIP orders /admin/vip-orders

Browse subscription/recharge orders: number, user, plan, amount, status, payment method, order and paid time—for support and reconciliation.

9. Content management

9.1 All files /admin/files

For violations, node migration, storage cleanup.

9.2 Share referrer detail /admin/share-sources

Toggle referrer stats; allow members to view own referrers; paginated Referer, IP, visitor, file owner.

9.3 File reports /admin/file-reports

Handle share-page reports from members; update status and notes. Detail: /admin/file-report?id=....

Report list and status column — Open file reports list (/admin/file-reports)

9.4 About & contact /admin/site-pages

Edit front-office /about and /contact: title and HTML body (i18n); preview or reset to language-pack defaults.

10. Statistics & earnings reconciliation

10.1 Earnings dashboard /admin/earnings

• Default sitewide view; search user for individual view.
• Overview: Lifetime / balance / month / today / download count; 7/30-day trends.
• Funnel: Share open → ad/task interaction → billable download → credited count.
• Account flow: Income, expense, withdrawal, VIP, rebate, PPD breakdown for selected user.
• PPD by file: Per-file summary and line detail.
• Export: CSV / Excel (referrer/region on some builds).

When reconciling with members: look up by user ID here, then have member cross-check Balance Ledger / Share Download Earnings.

Optionally search test user new — Open earnings dashboard (/admin/earnings)

10.2 Trend charts /admin/statistics

14/30-day active and new users, VIP recharge count/amount, PPD entries and paid orders; 7-day detail table.

11. Operations: PPD, VIP, messages & tickets

11.1 PPD plans /admin/ppd-plans

Drives member PPD Billing Plan page content.

Master switch — Open PPD plans page, master switch, split ratio, plan list (/admin/ppd-plans)

11.2 Download & PPD earnings /admin/file-download-details

For "why wasn't this download billed?" and operational reporting.

11.3 VIP plans /admin/vip

• Front-office tab labels and column layout.
• Edit tiers: price, days, speed/daily quota, rebate rates, badge style, i18n names, visibility.
• Extend VIP: Search users and bulk renew.
• VIP change log; checkout preview links to payment gateways.

11.4 Site messages /admin/messages

Send i18n title/body to specific users or all users; view history batches; batch delete.

11.5 Announcements /admin/announcements

Create/edit i18n rich-text announcements; placement (public announcements, user panel), top bar short link and color, draft/publish, sort order.

11.6 Ticket management /admin/tickets

• List with subject, status, unread; batch delete.
• Detail /admin/ticket?id=... — reply and change status.
• Tickets may auto-close if member doesn't reply after staff response.
  

list and unread markers — Open ticket management list (/admin/tickets)

11.7 Ads & statistics (optional)

If your edition includes ads, configure share-page overlays, countdown, rewarded-skip ads and impressions at Ads & statistics (/admin/ads). Menu hidden when feature is off.

12. Product license

Visit /admin/license or the dashboard license entry—often redirects to /product-activation. View license status and expiry; complete online activation/refresh. Unlicensed or expired installs may limit some admin features—follow on-page prompts.

13. Daily / periodic maintenance

Daily

1. Clear dashboard to-dos (withdrawals, tickets, reports).
2. Spot-check VIP orders for paid-but-not-credited disputes.

Weekly

1. Review Earnings dashboard / Trend charts: growth, PPD, VIP revenue.
2. User management: unusual balance or frequent withdrawal patterns.
3. All files / Recycle bin: remove violations or expired content.

When changing payments / OAuth / market

1. Test on sandbox payment first.
2. Before Market settings changes, confirm front-office copy and channels meet local compliance.
3. After OAuth changes, complete one full front-office OAuth login test.

Reconciling with members

Appendix: per-page doc index

Menu-by-menu short guides:

• Admin Console Guide

FileEarner PPD · Admin Console Manual (English) v1.0