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====== Components ====== | ====== Components ====== | ||
- | Components are small snippits of code or text that can be inserted into a theme template. These are ideal for small blocks of text that are part of a theme file that the website owner may want to edit down the road. Examples are taglines, quotes, or sidebar items. | + | Components are easily editable containers for pieces of code or text that can be inserted into a theme template. They are very adaptable and have many uses. At their simplest, components are ideal for small strings of text that are part of a theme file that the website owner may want to edit down the road. Examples are taglines, quotes, or sidebar items. But also: |
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+ | * Components can be used to edit and insert whole blocks of formatted html content into a sidebar, a footer or a multi-column layout. | ||
+ | * Components can contain code so they can be used to insert dynamic content like a gallery, a list of blog posts, an image slider or a contact form. | ||
+ | * Components can be included in all pages or individual pages or only in specific pages by conditional statements in the template. See [[components-depending-on-the_page|Components Depending On The Page]]. | ||
+ | * Components can be used to alter items in the head section of a page, for example to add css or a robots.txt | ||
+ | * Components can be used inside other components | ||
+ | * Components can be saved empty, with no content | ||
To create a component, log into your administrator panel and goto **Theme -> Edit Components**. From there, it is pretty self explanatory on how to add or edit existing components. | To create a component, log into your administrator panel and goto **Theme -> Edit Components**. From there, it is pretty self explanatory on how to add or edit existing components. | ||
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**Hint**: To change an existing component's title, double click the title, and it will change to become editable. | **Hint**: To change an existing component's title, double click the title, and it will change to become editable. | ||
{{:componenet-title.png|}} | {{:componenet-title.png|}} | ||
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+ | ======Links====== | ||
+ | Back to the GetSimple Wiki [[:start|Contents Page]] | ||
+ | ==Pages in this Section== | ||
+ | ===Adding and Editing Content=== | ||
+ | *[[how_to:wysiwyg_editor|WYSIWYG Editor]] | ||
+ | *[[:components|Components]] | ||
+ | *[[:404|Custom 404 Page]] |