CMS Made Simple 1.6 -- Table of Contents -- CMS Made Simple 1.6 -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Time for action - heading -- What just happened? -- Pop quiz - heading -- Have a go hero - heading -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Building Websites with CMS Made Simple -- What is a CMS? -- A CMS versus a website builder -- Why CMS Made Simple? -- Case study website -- Functional specifications -- Preparing for installation -- Browser -- FTP browser -- File archiver -- Uploading CMS Made Simple's files -- Summary -- 2. Getting Started -- Installing CMS Made Simple step-by-step -- Choosing a language -- Step 1: Validating file integrity (optional) -- Step 2: Checking requirements -- Step 3: Testing file creation mask (optional) -- Step 4: Admin account information -- Step 5: Database information -- Sample content and templates -- Step 6: Creating tables -- Step 7: Installation is complete -- Understanding the admin console -- Finishing the installation -- Sending e-mails with CMS -- Known issues -- Summary -- 3. Creating Pages and Navigation -- Creating pages -- Time for action - adding a new page to the website -- What just happened? -- Editing pages -- Time for action - editing existing pages -- What just happened? -- Previewing changes -- Changing the page alias -- Deleting pages -- Formatting page content -- Configuring TinyMCE -- Time for action - activating search and replace function -- What just happened? -- Adding meta tags -- Time for action - adding meta tags to pages -- What just happened? -- Adding global meta tags -- Understanding page hierarchy -- Time for action - adding subpages to a website -- What just happened? -- Breadcrumbs -- Search engine friendly URLs.

Time for action - creating search engine friendly URLs -- What just happened? -- Getting more success from hierarchy -- Controlling the navigation of the website -- Time for action - preventing pages from displaying in the navigation -- What just happened? -- What is your start page? -- More navigation control with content types -- Efficient work with pages -- Creating a new page as a copy of existing one -- Changing multiple pages at once -- Pop quiz - creating pages and navigation -- Have a go hero - create all pages for company website -- Creating pages and navigation -- Summary -- 4. Design and Layout -- Working with existing templates -- Time for action - importing a ready-made template -- What just happened? -- Creating a new template -- Time for action - creating a new template -- What just happened? -- Adding dynamic parts to templates -- Time for action - adding Smarty tags to a template -- What just happened? -- Having control over the output -- Time for action - adding Smarty parameters to the template -- What just happened? -- Using plugins in content -- Adding stylesheets to the template -- Creating a new stylesheet -- Time for action - creating the stylesheet -- What just happened? -- Media types for stylesheets -- Creating navigation for the website -- Time for action - adding navigation to the template -- What just happened? -- Designing navigation-the pure CSS way -- Time for action - design navigation with pure CSS -- What just happened? -- Adding sidebar navigation -- Porting a HTML template -- Time for action - porting a HTML template to CMS Made Simple -- What just happened? -- Learning Smarty basics -- Working with Smarty variables -- Time for action - getting Smarty variables -- What just happened? -- Controlling output with the IF function -- Time for action - displaying tags in dependence of the page -- What just happened?.

Creating navigation template with Smarty loop -- Time for action - creating a menu template -- What just happened? -- Exporting templates -- Time for action - displaying tags in dependence of the page -- Pop quiz -testing what you have learned -- Have a go hero - creating custom templates -- Summary -- 5. Using Core Modules -- Understanding global content blocks -- Time for action - adding a global content block to the website -- What just happened? -- Managing news articles with module News -- Displaying news on the website -- Time for action - displaying news on the page -- What just happened? -- Adding news -- Time for action - adding news items -- What just happened? -- News categories -- Time for action - creating news categories -- What just happened? -- Customizing news templates -- Time for action - creating a new summary template -- What just happened? -- Adding custom fields to the module News -- Time for action - adding custom fields -- What just happened? -- Using the news title as the page title -- Using the search function with the module Search -- Time for action - adding a search form -- What just happened? -- Browsing files with File Manager -- Using Image Manager -- Time for action - using the image editor -- What just happened? -- Using images in template and content -- Using Menu Manager in content -- Time for action - creating a sitemap -- What just happened? -- Printing pages -- Time for action - adding a print link -- What just happened? -- Adding media type to stylesheets -- Generating a PDF version of the page -- Adding more modules to your website -- Using the Module Manager -- Installing additional modules -- Time for action - module installation -- What just happened? -- Installing modules with XML file -- Available upgrades -- How to find the best CMS Made Simple module for your purpose.

Uninstalling and removing modules -- Pop quiz - using core modules -- Have a go hero - applying customization to the core modules -- Summary -- 6. Users and Permissions -- Understanding users and their roles -- Time for action - creating a new user -- What just happened? -- Time for action - assigning a user to a group -- What just happened? -- Content permissions -- Time for action - creating an editor account -- What just happened? -- Additional editors -- Creating new pages -- Time for action - adding page permissions -- What just happened? -- Designer permissions -- Time for action - creating a test area for the designer -- What just happened? -- Viewing the admin log -- Archiving changes and restoring them -- Time for action - restoring changes made by an editor -- What just happened? -- Overview of all default permissions -- Module permissions -- User notifications -- Pop quiz - users and permissions -- Have a go hero - users and permissions -- Summary -- 7. Using Third-party Modules -- Creating a photo gallery -- Time for action - creating the first gallery -- What just happened? -- Adding albums to a gallery -- Using the gallery on other pages -- Time for action - adding random images to the template -- What just happened? -- Creating your own gallery template -- Adding forms with the module Form Builder -- Time for action - adding a contact form to the website -- What just happened? -- Customizing the contact form -- Adding new fields to the forms -- Adding salutation as a radio button group -- Adding department as a pulldown field -- Adding multiple choice selection with the checkbox group -- Adding a Captcha to the forms -- Sending out newsletters -- Time for action - sending mails to registered customers -- What just happened? -- Displaying videos -- Adding your own player -- Pop quiz - using third-party modules.

Have a go hero - installing other modules -- Summary -- 8. Creating Your Own Functionality -- Creating a product catalog -- Creating a new catalog-like module -- Step 1: Basic information about the module -- Step 2: Creating levels -- Creating the first level (categories) -- Creating the second level (products) -- Step 3: Finishing creation and module installation -- Configuring the new Products Catalogue module -- Creating the product list template -- Time for action - creating a new list template -- What just happened? -- Implementing service desk functionality -- Managing visitors' logins -- Time for action - creating the first user account -- What just happened? -- Useful settings for module FrontEndUsers -- Templates for the FrontEndUsers module -- Creating protected pages -- Time for action - protecting the service desk -- What just happened? -- Creating user area for support requests -- Adding answer fields to the tickets -- Time for action - creating new fields -- What just happened? -- Templates for ticket list and ticket detail view -- Time for action - customizing list of tickets -- What just happened? -- Enabling dialog within tickets -- Pop quiz - creating your own functionality -- Have a go hero - creating your own functionality -- Summary -- 9. E-commerce Workshop -- Module Products -- Time for action - adding the first product -- What just happened? -- Creating custom fields -- Define your own fields -- Creating a product hierarchy -- Customizing product templates -- Creating detail view for product -- Module Cart -- Time for action - connecting products and cart -- What just happened? -- Module Orders -- Time for action - adding the checkout step -- What just happened? -- Integrating the login screen -- Integrating customer registration -- Module Paypal Gateway -- Time for action - creating test accounts -- What just happened?.

Configuring PayPal's seller account.