Can't see articles and navigation bar - newbie is baffled.

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Mon 7. Mar 2005, 21:52

Sorry to ask such a basic question but I HAVE read through the docs ...

I have started creating a site structure. I added text to the top level, created two levels below that and added articles to each of them. But when I look at the site (mydomain/index.php) I see only the text I added to the top level--no left-side navigation bar and no articles from the two lower levels.

I have been careful not to check the hide button on the frontend menu status item, and I have status: public checked and likewise for status:visible? for all my articles. Is there something more I have to do in order for the articles to be seen by users?

I think I am missing some basic point about how phpWCMS works. Can any one enlighten me?

Thanks,

Doug MacGregor

cyrano · Post by **cyrano** » Mon 7. Mar 2005, 22:39

Hi and welcome to phpwcms :-)

do you have setup also a template?

How do you wrote the Replacement Tags?
for a menue use this: {NAV_TABLE_COLUMN}, place this in your template in "left" field.

yes you should set public and visible both.

do you get further?

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 00:54

Thanks for your response. Your questions confirm that I should study the "here's a phpWCMS Quick Start Guide" topic in the "(unofficial) tutorials & documentation" forum. I discovered this after posting my question. I see how things are more complicated than I assumed.

I will post more questions if necessary after I read that.

Thanks again,

Doug MacGregor

cyrano · Post by **cyrano** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 00:56

hi,

have also a view to http://www.phpwcms-docu.de and if you can read german http://www.peperkorn-online.de.

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 19:28

I made progress! I now have a navigation bar, bread crumbs and some articles. Unfortunately, I do not read German, but I have viewed the docs at http://www.phpwcms-docu.de.

I have a much better sense now of how phpWCMS operates.

Thanks a lot,

Doug

cyrano · Post by **cyrano** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 19:31

hey that's fine to know.

Yes the first steps are much harder than the following steps.
And you can ask your next steps too :-)

You're welcome.

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 21:51

Here's my next question. Perhaps I should start a new topic, but here goes ...

The quick start quide I read is based on ver 1.1 and does not show how to confgure the right side part of the template. In the Admin - edit template screen, I copied more or less what I had in the main section, including the {CONTENT} tag, into the right section.

Now my main article shows up both in the main section and on the right side. Is there further documentation that tells how to configure the template and articles show they will so up on the right side only? What I seem to need is a different tag than {CONTENT} for use on the right side.

Thanks,

Doug

cyrano · Post by **cyrano** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 22:22

hi doug,

which version do you use?

In current actual develop release 1.2.1 there is a new feature called "content anywhere" which allows you to use own content blocks with css and/ or tables.

If you are using the latest RC 1.1 from 27-08-04 you place {CONTENT} in the main section and have to setup a template with a css div layer or a table and put your content there.

Or setup your layout with 3 columns (left, main and right) and put the code in there.
for e.g. left for navigation, main for content and right for news.

some of the descriptions are shown at peperkorns site, but unfortunetly it's in german language....

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 23:06

Hi Cyrano,

I am using 1.2-DEV which I dowloaded about 10 days ago. Is that the same as 1.2.1? Meanwhile, I will do a search on "content anywhere".

Thanks!

Doug

cyrano · Post by **cyrano** » Tue 8. Mar 2005, 23:16

hi doug,

as i know it is included...

please search the forum for content anywhere, a sparse infos are still there.

dmacgregor · Post by **dmacgregor** » Wed 9. Mar 2005, 04:51

Cyrano,

I am continuing this in a new topic since the subject has advanced considerablly from the starting point. Please see " Problem displaying article on right side using {RIGHT} tag.

Thanks,

Doug