Basic Tutorials??

[stevenlyons]

Hello,

I have installed phpWCMS. I have read every page of the (very sparse) documentation twice. I have searched and read the forums.
I must be brain-dead because I still can't successfully create a page.

Can someone point me to a tutorial that outlines the whole process, in a step-by-step fashion, of creating new pages. what I need answered:

How do I create a new page?

How do I place content onto that page?

How do I create links between pages?

Thanks.

SL

[frold]

You can see some docs here: http://ionrock.umemusic.com/index.php?id=6,10,0,0,1,0 the best I can find.. else play around with phpwcms - that´s a good way to learn howto use it...

[stevenlyons]

I have read those docs on ionrock...not very helpful (to me at least).
Playing around has gotten me only frustrated. I have built lots of websites and have some PHP experience -- not sure why this is eluding me.

Can't anyone give me a basic flow-chart of the page-building process in phpWCMS?

[frold]

I have read those docs on ionrock...not very helpful (to me at least).
Playing around has gotten me only frustrated. I have built lots of websites and have some PHP experience -- not sure why this is eluding me.

Can't anyone give me a basic flow-chart of the page-building process in phpWCMS?

well you can install the sample database file

setup / sample_template_db / phpwcms_init.sql try to use that instead

[stevenlyons]

thanks for your time, frold. your replies are a little on the minimal side. how do I install this 'sample' db? i originally installed using fantastico.

[frold]

thanks for your time, frold. your replies are a little on the minimal side. how do I install this 'sample' db? i originally installed using fantastico.

deleting the old one and then using phpmysql to upload the new one....

[specialtech]

Have to agree that some basic tutorials would be good. Id be happy to do them if i could work it out

I had problems installing which Oliver sorted for me. However doing more advanced things like...

Adding the content tag to the template.
How to get navigation working

and
once installed what next.. sample walkthroughs.

[stevenlyons]

I made this quick and dirty tutorial:

http://www.phpwcms.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2776

[specialtech]

Just found it and BRILLIANT, just what I was looking for

Its slighlty confusing having to give a catetory a name and an alias but thats by the by..

thanks

[stevenlyons]

slighlty confusing having to give a catetory a name and an alias

Yeah just slightly...

[specialtech]

Any chance of a tutorial for the index page?

I.e Im after a dynamic front page that will show the last few posts that i have made to the site.

Sorry to be a pain

[Pappnase]

Any chance of a tutorial for the index page?

I.e Im after a dynamic front page that will show the last few posts that i have made to the site.

Sorry to be a pain

hello

what did you mean with tutorial for the index page!?

[Olaf Finkbeiner]

Hi specialtech,
{NEW:max_count_links} Shows headline and date of last edited article Example: {NEW:5} - shows the last edited articles with headline and date Design can be adjusted in "conf.template_default.inc.php" section"// new articles". Different languages for months and days possible - BG, DA, DE, EN, FI, FR ,IT, NL, NO, RU, SE

This might help?

Olaf

[specialtech]

Pappnase
Hello again. I wasnt aware that when you creat content the front page creates itself.

Shall try the thing to show articles on the front page and see what happens. Anyway to show images along with the content?