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Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:55 pm**

I'm new to CMS and have read all the documention, even scoured this forum for an answer to what seems to be a simple question but I have yet to find the answer.

I am converting this website to CMSMS: www.maxeglo.com
As you can see each page: Home | Exclusive Technology | Highlights/Benefits | Nutritional Profile |...etc has different content in the left column. This is what I'm trying to do with CMSMS.

I have most of it completed and am quite impressed with CMSMS.
Everything has been quite simple and without issue.

However, I would like to know how to insert different content for each page into the sidebar.
I'm using the CSSMenu top + 2 columns template.

In the .tpl the sidebar is:

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{* Start Sidebar *}
      <div id="sidebar" class="hascontent">
         {content block='Sidebar'}
      </div>
{* End Sidebar *}

On each page I would like different content in the sidebar. Like I show in the website above.

How do I do this?
Is there a "content" module that I use?
Do I create "pages" of content for each of my pages?
How would I add the different content for each page and only show that content for the designated page?
What is the "code" I would use to insert this content?

Please post an example of at least 2 pages so that I can get the understanding of how this works in CMSMS.
Thanks for you help.
WebGuy

Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:05 pm**

LOL

Nevermind this one was so easy I couldn't believe it..I'm still laughing about it.

For any other "newbies" out there, there are 2 content boxes in Admin under Pages > Page

1. is for "Content" and is labeled as such
2. is for "Sidebar" and is labeled as such (howbeit quite unoticable

Man do I feel stupid, but I'm glad I'm not.

Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:31 pm**

hehe... welcome to CMS made simple where solutions are often closer than you expect.

Best
Nils

Posted: **Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:47 pm**

Yeah, sometimes in our rush to get things done we overlooked the "simplest" things.

Coming over from Joomla and was looking for something that would allow me to build these smaller, less complicated websites for clients who don't have any "Computer" experience...and for the "backend" to be much easier to "handle" then Joomla.

After "literally" reviewing every CMS on http://opensourcecms.com and spending only about a day with CMSMS I'm convinced this is the CMS...I'm just about done with the first site conversion (3 hours work) and will start working on the second one after that...

I am quite shocked I haven't run into any real issues except finding where everything is at

Definitely not "par for the course" for most CMS's

So, yeah, I'm smiling

Looking forward to really diggin' in and working with everyone here.
Thanks,
WebGuy

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:37 am**

Than you WebGuy. Exactly what I was looking for.

Posted: **Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:21 pm**

Check out block builder. I did and loved it. It's so easy to customize the sidebars now.

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