Hi Alex, I'm not surprised you're overwhelmed if your first experience of Magnolia is trying to build that page into a template! It's quite a complicated one to setup, and normally it would be better to get some experience on some simpler pages before takling something like this. If there are inner content pages then they might be a worth trying first, as homepages always tend to be more complex.
That said, the process I go through to convert a flat html page into a a template may help you - the trick is to tackle it in bite-size chunks: - First setup a template with the entire source of the page - this gives you a chance to make sure css/js includes and image paths are all working ok before you start chopping things up. - Then take one section of the page, e.g. the main quote in the center of your page, chop out the html and replace it with an editable block. You will then need to setup a paragraph type with the appropriate formatting and editing options. - Once that is working you can move on to other parts of the page, e.g. the TV Listings image. - The carousel will be a bit more tricky, but if you have a paragraph for each carousel item with included 'edit' bars, and then the 'new' bar after the component, that should give the nicest editing environment. You will need to create paragraphs for each type of content that might appear in the carousel, so again start with the easy text/image ones first before tackling the video content. I hope that helps you get started, Simon On 20 July 2010 13:34, Alex Cougarman <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I’m diving into Magnolia CMS (CE 4.2.3) and need to convert this page to > the Magnolia system: http://bit.ly/9T4LPC > > This will serve as the home page and will need to allow someone to update > the items in the carousel component, welcome paragraph, and the testimonial > image area (the big picture below the carousel). > > > > As you’ll notice, the page uses the AnythingSlider carousel component as > well as other JavaScript libraries (Fancybox, etc.). At this point, there’s > nothing server-side. > > > > We have the Magnolia CMS installed on our server and I have access to the > Admin Central tool to create sites and other items. I’ve read the > documentation on Magnolia and am overwhelmed by the project at hand: How do > I convert this page to Magnolia’s paragraphs and templates? Where do I > start? > > > > (Also, there’s cleanup I need to do on the page – such as pulling the CSS > into its own file, optimizing the JavaScript, etc.) > > > > > > Sincerely, > Alex Cougarman > > UNC-TV > Web Applications Developer > 919-549-7823 > > ---------------------------------- > “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final > word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than > evil triumphant.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > > > ------------------------------ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > For list details see > http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
