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ten_minute_web_site [2014/03/11 08:51] Timbow [Website Settings] |
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| * Adding content | * Adding content | ||
| * Uploading an image | * Uploading an image | ||
| - | * Creating a page | + | * Creating new pages |
| * Using 'components' | * Using 'components' | ||
| * Installing a plugin | * Installing a plugin | ||
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| The Pavement theme is a cut down and slightly altered version of the free GetSimple theme [[http://get-simple.info/extend/theme/trendybiz/574/|TrendyBiz]]. There are several hundred [[themes:installation|free themes]] available for GetSimple but anybody who knows basic html and css can [[themes:tutorial|create their own]]. | The Pavement theme is a cut down and slightly altered version of the free GetSimple theme [[http://get-simple.info/extend/theme/trendybiz/574/|TrendyBiz]]. There are several hundred [[themes:installation|free themes]] available for GetSimple but anybody who knows basic html and css can [[themes:tutorial|create their own]]. | ||
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| + | Don't forget to check your directory permissions (755 or 777) for this and all other installed modules! | ||
| =====File Upload===== | =====File Upload===== | ||
| In day to day editing of a GetSimple site there is no need for ftp. We are going to put an image on the homepage of our site so we will first upload it through the Admin pages. Go to the **Files** tab, click on **Upload files and/or Images...**, choose the file //cafe.jpg// (which you downloaded from this page)and upload it directly into the //uploads// folder. Click on it to view it. That's done. | In day to day editing of a GetSimple site there is no need for ftp. We are going to put an image on the homepage of our site so we will first upload it through the Admin pages. Go to the **Files** tab, click on **Upload files and/or Images...**, choose the file //cafe.jpg// (which you downloaded from this page)and upload it directly into the //uploads// folder. Click on it to view it. That's done. | ||
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| =====Homepage Content===== | =====Homepage Content===== | ||
| - | In the Back End (Admin) click on the **Pages** Tab.{{ :wiki:imgprop.jpg?nolink&300|}} The only page we have so far is the default index page titled //Welcome to GetSimple//. Click on the Page Title to open the Page Editor. This is GetSimple's semi-[[how_to:wysiwyg_editor|WYSIWYG Editor]]. In its default state there are only a few basic controls but the editor can be configured and customised for advanced use. | + | Still in the Back End (Admin) click on the **Pages** Tab.{{ :wiki:imgprop.jpg?nolink&300|}} The only page we have so far is the default index page titled //Welcome to GetSimple//. Click on the Page Title to open the Page Editor. This is GetSimple's semi-[[how_to:wysiwyg_editor|WYSIWYG Editor]]. In its default state there are only a few basic controls but the editor can be configured and customised for advanced use. |
| Change the Page Title to //Welcome to the Pavement Cafe Website// and delete all the text in the main content area. Click on the **Image** button {{:wiki:button.jpg?nolink|}}to open **Image Properties** then **Browse Server**, and choose cafe.jpg. Write in some //alt// text and click **OK**. The image is already the right size so we don't need to resize or align it. | Change the Page Title to //Welcome to the Pavement Cafe Website// and delete all the text in the main content area. Click on the **Image** button {{:wiki:button.jpg?nolink|}}to open **Image Properties** then **Browse Server**, and choose cafe.jpg. Write in some //alt// text and click **OK**. The image is already the right size so we don't need to resize or align it. | ||
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| =====The Sidebar and Tagline===== | =====The Sidebar and Tagline===== | ||
| - | GetSimple has several ways of managing different blocks of content and editable items. GetSimple installs by default a 'Tagline' and a 'Sidebar' as //Components//. A component is a piece of text, html or other code which can be inserted into a page template. Components are managed under the **Theme** tab choosing **Edit Components** on the right hand side. | + | GetSimple has several ways of managing different blocks of content and editable items. GetSimple installs by default a 'Tagline' and a 'Sidebar' as //Components//. A //component// is a piece of text, html or other code which can be inserted into a page template. //Components// are managed under the **Theme** tab choosing **Edit Components** on the right hand side. |
| ==Tagline== | ==Tagline== | ||
| - | This component is simply a piece of text. The formatting and styling are included in the Page Template and css. Change it to something suitable like //It's Going to be a Sit-Out Summer!// | + | This //component// is simply a piece of text. The formatting and styling are included in the Page Template and css. Change it to something suitable like //It's Going to be a Sit-Out Summer!// |
| ==Sidebar== | ==Sidebar== | ||
| - | This component is the entire contents of the sidebar including the html tags.{{ :wiki:comp02.jpg?nolink&300|}} Delete the contents and write in ''<h2>Specials Today</h2>''. | + | This //component// is the entire contents of the sidebar including the html tags.{{ :wiki:comp02.jpg?nolink&300|}} Delete the contents and write in ''<h2>Specials Today</h2>''. |
| - | To save writing the date every day when the specials are updated you can put in a piece of php code which will return the date of the last page save. Copy and Paste | + | GetSimple //components// are especially useful for introducing code for dynamic content into your web pages. To save writing the date every day when the specials are updated you can put in a piece of php code which will return the date of the last page save. Copy and Paste |
| <p><small><?php get_page_date(' jS F'); ?></small></p> | <p><small><?php get_page_date(' jS F'); ?></small></p> | ||
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