Where would the images, JavaScript files, and CSS for this site go in the
STK? For now, I'd like to do a quick and dirty setup and slam the whole
page in there as one template, no paragraphs. Here's the structure I have
now under Templates in "Templating Kit" in the AdminCentral tool:
+ templating-kit
- unctv
- templates
+ global
- main [template]
- paragraphs
Where can I read more on this? Thanks.
Sincerely,
Alex Cougarman
UNC-TV
Web Applications Developer
919-549-7823
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"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.
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Simon Goodchild
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:07 AM
To: Magnolia User-List
Subject: Re: [magnolia-user] Need beginner's advice on converting page to
Magnolia
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
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"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.
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