Start learning CMS MS
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Start learning CMS MS
I've been using Wordpress for many years and I'm still using it. But I also want to learn CMSMS because it has OOP and SmartyTemplate. At a quick glance I saw that it is very flexible on the side of themes and modules. I work a lot in the database and I want to know if it is easy to work with CMSMS database. Is there a good book for learning CMSMS?se
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There have been a few books in the past but they're quite dated now. The best place to look is the documentation (https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/) and sample templates. I'm not sure what specifically you want to address in the database, but if you look under the Programming section of the docs site you may want to look at the Module Writing Tutorial to see how modules interact with data, as well as the hooks and events information.
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At my blog you will also find lots of info about working with CMS Made Simple:
https://cmscanbesimple.org
https://cmscanbesimple.org
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LATEST TUTORIAL AT CMS CAN BE SIMPLE:
Migrating Company Directory module to LISE
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I was about to post the same question.
Unlike petruciucur I am not that familiar with Wordpress or any other CMS.
I looked at the blog referenced in this thread but can't see any beginners material there.
So - where to go ? The docs just make too many assumptions about your knowledge. Are the "Beginners" books and tutorials so out-of-date as to be useless/dangerous?
I just want somewhere to start and the name of this CMS indicates that it should be simple but ...
Unlike petruciucur I am not that familiar with Wordpress or any other CMS.
I looked at the blog referenced in this thread but can't see any beginners material there.
So - where to go ? The docs just make too many assumptions about your knowledge. Are the "Beginners" books and tutorials so out-of-date as to be useless/dangerous?
I just want somewhere to start and the name of this CMS indicates that it should be simple but ...
Re: Start learning CMS MS
The "Simple" part of the name is directed at the simplicity for the end user (the people you're building the site for). The documentation is targeted towards developers.
That said, some new video and other tutorials are in the works that will help you assemble the appropriate help for your end user(s) using whichever method you like.
That said, some new video and other tutorials are in the works that will help you assemble the appropriate help for your end user(s) using whichever method you like.
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Re: Start learning CMS MS
Perhaps this tutorial can help you to get started:
https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/tutorial ... troduction
https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/tutorial ... troduction
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Re: Start learning CMS MS
If you can find you're way around HTML/CSS i think you'll find CMSMS really easy to pick up.. I'm primarily a designer and found it pretty easy to get going - so so much easier than Wordpress which i found massively confusing!
Is mostly a case of writing your HTML then dropping in CMSMS tags
The default pages that get installed with CMSMS are a good place to start poking around
Is mostly a case of writing your HTML then dropping in CMSMS tags
The default pages that get installed with CMSMS are a good place to start poking around
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Thanks for sharing, didn't know that existed. I also found a bug - the code on https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/tutorial ... namic-menu has two unclosed link elements and a php expression that references to a property that doesn't exist ($node->title).velden wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:37 pm Perhaps this tutorial can help you to get started:
https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/tutorial ... troduction
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<ul>
{foreach $nodes as $node}
<li><a href="{$node->url}">{$node->title}<a></li>
{/foreach}
</ul>
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<ul>
{foreach $nodes as $node}
<li><a href="{$node->url}">{$node->menutext}</a></li>
{/foreach}
</ul>
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Thanks, the typos have been fixed.
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I work with CMSMS for almost 15 years now and with Wordpress for almost 5 years now.
I always use CMSMS for my website except for Webshops. Then I use Wordpress with WooCommerce.
CMSMS is so much flexibele and if you have a little knowledge of HTML, SMARTY, CSS and SQL CMSMS is the best solution.
With modules like LISE2 it is even ease to create your own modules
(Exmple : Created a menucard for a website without coding : https://somsom.es/en/kitchen
If you have knowledge of PHP, it is even easy to write your own module.
Take a look at : https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/uploads/ ... torial.pdf
So welcome to the CMSMS family.
I always use CMSMS for my website except for Webshops. Then I use Wordpress with WooCommerce.
CMSMS is so much flexibele and if you have a little knowledge of HTML, SMARTY, CSS and SQL CMSMS is the best solution.
With modules like LISE2 it is even ease to create your own modules
(Exmple : Created a menucard for a website without coding : https://somsom.es/en/kitchen
If you have knowledge of PHP, it is even easy to write your own module.
Take a look at : https://docs.cmsmadesimple.org/uploads/ ... torial.pdf
So welcome to the CMSMS family.