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+# Controls
+
+![controls](../images/controls.png)
+
+  * The Control panel in the admin menu allows to **clear the cache** (recommended after 
+updating the database). 
+
+  * the Whooshee index can be rebuild here. In case the database was build with 
+  Whooshee disabled, from here the index can be generated after updating the config.
+  
+  * Some data can be exported e.g. for distribution via FTP. Files will be stored
+  in the FTP folder specified in the configuration.
+  
+  
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+# CRUD interface for tables
+
+A few tables can be edited manually from the admin panel. This allows **News** items
+to be posted, **species** to be edited (e.g. change color, add description). Furthermore,
+names of **methods** (which appear on the website) can be altered or corrected when required.
+
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   * [Adding co-expession networks and clusters](./building/004_coexpression_network_cluster.md)
   * [Adding comparative genomics data](./building/005_comparative_genomics.md)
   * [Precomputing counts and more](./building/006_precomputing_counts_etc.md)
+  
+  
+  * [Controls](./building/007_conrols.md)
+  * [CRUD](./building/008_crud.md)
 
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