This two-part video tutorial is the first in the series of several upcoming hands-on iWiccle/Wiccle tutorials, designed as crash courses to cover the different aspects of your CMS backbone and included modules, addressing issues from simple page changes to dynamic content customization, module cloning, and creation of new graphic-rich themes.
In today's video, we take an insider's look at Wiccle Builder Page Editing, featuring a 12-minute introduction to the basics of custom web page building, content customization, builder content hierarchy, search engine optimization, dynamic content presentation, integrated templating, and general CMS logic.
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Many more videos will be posted over the upcoming weeks, featuring several iWiccle in-depth tutorials, as well as Wiccle Web Builder 1.0 feature reviews and tutorials, following the release of our flagship CMS and Web 2.0 multi-purpose application suite over the coming weeks. The upcoming Wiccle Web Builder will also feature an optional "Basic Builder" mode to offer a substantially easier means for limited-scope content management for budding webmasters, who are yet to master all the finesse in the Advanced Builder mode that is the default (and only) mode in iWiccle 1.20.
Part 1: The Theory of Wiccle Builder and the Layout Hierarchy
The first part covers the basic theory and logic behind the Wiccle Builder content division, introducing you to most of the basic options available through the browser application interface.
Part 1/2 in iWiccle CMS Community Builder 1.20 / Wiccle Builder video tutorials.
Part 2: A Case Example of Extending a Website
The second part brings the Wiccle Builder into action, introducing extended row-based and column-based layouts, and featuring a live demonstration that extends Wiccle Fusion forum functionality.
Part 2/2 of iWiccle CMS Community Builder 1.20 / Wiccle Builder video tutorials.
Attached Schemas
The following two schemas* shown in the video demonstrate the basic content hierarchy of the Wiccle Builder CMS setup. The same design and structural principles apply for both static and dynamic content; once you master the simple logic of the Builder API, you can easily put your wildest internet dreams up in the middle of the world wide web.
Core engine and classes are the dual heart of the iWiccle/Wiccle system. Modules are the highest-level "containers" in the iWiccle system hierarchy, immediately connected with the system core. The full hierarchy for user-provided static content is:
- Core > Module > Layout > (Row) > Column > Unit
The corresponding general hierarchy for dynamic content structures is:
- Core > Module > Parent > Category > (Thread) > Post
These categorizations and classifications are in place to ensure that no data is orphaned, and that everything is easily accessible and cross-referenced from several directions. You'll be all the happier for this aspect of our enterprice CMS power when we roll out our Content Tree Builder and some other related tools.
*You can click on the following illustrations to view them in larger size.
Content Structure in a Column-based Layout
Below is an illustration of a typical iWiccle page layout with division into several columns and units. The three levels of content on the illustrated page are: Layout > Column > Unit
Columns can swap places, and units can swap places among themselves and between all columns. Content can be resized with drag handles or manual configuration tools, its contents can be completely customized using the easy switches and selectors of the integrated Wiccle Builder API.
Content Structure in a Row-and-Column-based Layout
If you want to create sets of rows to allow for more complex content layouts, you can also create row-based layouts. The four levels of content on the illustrated page are: Layout > Row > Column > Unit
When you combine the structural CMS logic, WYSIWYG editors and media upload tools of Wiccle Builder with the power, ease and flexibility of the new Core 1.20 templating system, you have a combination rarely seen: Complete control of all aspects of templating, content structures, dynamic data and custom pages in a single interconnected bundle called iWiccle CMS Community Builder 1.20.
For more information on templating, modifications and general iWiccle/WIccle customization, please see:
- Wiccle Fusion Forums: Install & Modification Area
- Downloads: iWiccle Templating Kit & iWiccle Module Creation Kit
