| | 1 | = How to create pages with Dolphin Page Builder = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | {{{ |
| | 4 | #!html |
| | 5 | A step by step tutorial with screenshots for easy reference. Which shows you how to create a new page with the Dolphin page builder and how to add a link to it in the navigation menu. |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | <br><br> |
| | 8 | You should have a good working Dolphin installation with no errors or problems. |
| | 9 | |
| | 10 | <br><br> |
| | 11 | This tutorial is based on a standard Dolphin 7 installation with screen shots form the default uni template. |
| | 12 | |
| | 13 | <br><br> |
| | 14 | |
| | 15 | <b><u>After reading this, you might also want to check out</u>:</b> |
| | 16 | <br> |
| | 17 | <a href="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/TutorialDolphinPageBuilderAdditionalTips" title="Dolphin Page Builder Part 2 - Additional Tips">Dolphin Page Builder Part 2 - Additional Tips</a> |
| | 18 | <ul> |
| | 19 | <li>Moving the Navigation Menu Link.</li> |
| | 20 | <li>Updating, changing, and editing content of your new page.</li> |
| | 21 | <li>Adding a second column to your new page.</li> |
| | 22 | <li>Changing the column width of a page after adding a second column.</li> |
| | 23 | </ul> |
| | 24 | }}} |
| | 25 | |
| | 26 | |
| | 27 | == Steps to create a page with the Dolphin Page Builder == |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | |
| | 30 | {{{ |
| | 31 | #!html |
| | 32 | 1. |
| | 33 | Login to your Dolphin Administration and find: |
| | 34 | <br> |
| | 35 | Builders |
| | 36 | <br> |
| | 37 | -Pages Blocks |
| | 38 | <br><br> |
| | 39 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/1-admin-home.png"> |
| | 40 | |
| | 41 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 42 | |
| | 43 | 2. |
| | 44 | Click on the "<b>Add Page</b>" button. |
| | 45 | <br><br> |
| | 46 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/2-admin-page-builder.jpg"> |
| | 47 | |
| | 48 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 49 | |
| | 50 | 3. |
| | 51 | Here is where you enter the Page URI (URL/link) and the Page Title. |
| | 52 | |
| | 53 | <br><br> |
| | 54 | The page URI will be the link to the new page with /page/newpage format or structure. Which will look like http://www.yoursite.com/page/newpage in your web browser. |
| | 55 | |
| | 56 | <br><br> |
| | 57 | Be sure to choose your Page URI and Page Title wisely before clicking the create page button. (Think about SEO here.) |
| | 58 | |
| | 59 | <br><br> |
| | 60 | You can use hyphens as word separators, which is what I will be using in this example. |
| | 61 | |
| | 62 | <br><br> |
| | 63 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/3-admin-page-builder-create-name-page.jpg"> |
| | 64 | |
| | 65 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 66 | |
| | 67 | 4. |
| | 68 | Enter new page details. |
| | 69 | <br><br> |
| | 70 | For this tutorial I will use: |
| | 71 | |
| | 72 | <br> |
| | 73 | <b>Page URI:</b> how-to-create-a-dolphin-page |
| | 74 | <br> |
| | 75 | <b>Page title:</b> How to create a Dolphin Page |
| | 76 | <br> |
| | 77 | Click <b>Create page</b> button. |
| | 78 | |
| | 79 | <br><br> |
| | 80 | <b><u>Note</u>:</b> |
| | 81 | <br> |
| | 82 | You will want to use your own unique Page URI and Page title. |
| | 83 | |
| | 84 | <br><br> |
| | 85 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/4-admin-page-builder-create-name-page.jpg"> |
| | 86 | |
| | 87 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 88 | |
| | 89 | 5. |
| | 90 | Now you will see your new page in the Page Builder list. |
| | 91 | |
| | 92 | <br><br> |
| | 93 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/5-admin-new-page-created.jpg"> |
| | 94 | |
| | 95 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 96 | |
| | 97 | 6. |
| | 98 | First we need to add a column to the new page. Find and click on the "<b>Add Column</b>" button. |
| | 99 | |
| | 100 | <br><br> |
| | 101 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/6-admin-page-builder-add-column.jpg"> |
| | 102 | |
| | 103 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 104 | |
| | 105 | 7. |
| | 106 | And now you can see <b>Column 1</b> has been added to the page. |
| | 107 | |
| | 108 | <br><br> |
| | 109 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/7-admin-page-builder-new-column-added.jpg"> |
| | 110 | |
| | 111 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 112 | |
| | 113 | 8. |
| | 114 | The next step is to add a HTML Block to the Active Blocks area of the page. Simply <b>drag a HTML Block up to the Active Blocks Column 1</b> area and release it. |
| | 115 | |
| | 116 | <br><br> |
| | 117 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/8-admin-page-builder-drag-html-block.jpg"> |
| | 118 | |
| | 119 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 120 | |
| | 121 | 9. |
| | 122 | Now <b>click on the center of the HTML Block in Column 1 Active Blocks</b> so we can add some content to the block. |
| | 123 | |
| | 124 | <br><br> |
| | 125 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/9-admin-page-builder-click-on-center-active-html-block.jpg"> |
| | 126 | |
| | 127 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 128 | |
| | 129 | 10. |
| | 130 | We need to add a Caption Lang Key, whether we want it to be visible for Guest or Member, and enter our desired HTML content. |
| | 131 | |
| | 132 | <br><br> |
| | 133 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/10-admin-page-builder-html-block-add-content-window.jpg"> |
| | 134 | |
| | 135 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 136 | |
| | 137 | 11. |
| | 138 | For this tutorial I will enter: |
| | 139 | <br> |
| | 140 | <b>Caption Lang Key:</b> Page Builder Tutorial |
| | 141 | <br> |
| | 142 | <b>Visible for:</b> Guest and Member checked |
| | 143 | <br> |
| | 144 | <b>HTML-content:</b> Your desired content |
| | 145 | <br> |
| | 146 | Click the <b>Save</b> button. |
| | 147 | |
| | 148 | <br><br> |
| | 149 | <b><u>Note</u>:</b> |
| | 150 | <br> |
| | 151 | Caption Lang Key will be the title of the block. Decide who you want it visible for guests, members, both, or neither. HTML-content will be the content inside the block. |
| | 152 | |
| | 153 | <br><br> |
| | 154 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/11-admin-page-builder-html-block-add-content-window2.jpg"> |
| | 155 | |
| | 156 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 157 | |
| | 158 | 12. |
| | 159 | And now you can see the HTML Block becomes Page Builder Tutorial block. |
| | 160 | |
| | 161 | <br><br> |
| | 162 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/12-admin-page-builder-html-block-content-updated.jpg"> |
| | 163 | |
| | 164 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 165 | |
| | 166 | 13. |
| | 167 | Let's take a quick look at our new page and block. Click the "<b>View page</b>" link. |
| | 168 | |
| | 169 | <br><br> |
| | 170 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/13-admin-page-builder-view-page.jpg"> |
| | 171 | |
| | 172 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 173 | |
| | 174 | 14. |
| | 175 | Here is the output in a browser. |
| | 176 | |
| | 177 | <br><br> |
| | 178 | <b><u>From what I entered in step 4</u>:</b> |
| | 179 | <br> |
| | 180 | 1. The Page URI: /page/how-create-a-dolphin-page |
| | 181 | <br> |
| | 182 | 2. Page title: How to create a Dolphin Page |
| | 183 | |
| | 184 | <br> |
| | 185 | <b><u>From what I entered in step 11</u>:</b> |
| | 186 | <br> |
| | 187 | 3. Caption Lang Key: Page Builder Tutorial |
| | 188 | <br> |
| | 189 | 4. HTML-content |
| | 190 | |
| | 191 | <br><br> |
| | 192 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/14-admin-page-builder-view-page-edited.jpg"> |
| | 193 | |
| | 194 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 195 | |
| | 196 | 15. |
| | 197 | Now in order for someone to find the new page we are probably going to want to create a link in the navigation menu. |
| | 198 | |
| | 199 | <br><br> |
| | 200 | Click on: |
| | 201 | <br> |
| | 202 | Builders |
| | 203 | <br> |
| | 204 | -Navigation Menu |
| | 205 | |
| | 206 | <br><br> |
| | 207 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/15-admin-select-navigation-menu.jpg"> |
| | 208 | |
| | 209 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 210 | |
| | 211 | 16. |
| | 212 | Drag a "<b>New ITEM</b>" block up to the "Active Items" area. |
| | 213 | |
| | 214 | <br><br> |
| | 215 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/16-admin-menu-builder-find-new-item.jpg"> |
| | 216 | |
| | 217 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 218 | |
| | 219 | 17. |
| | 220 | Once it is in the Active Items <b>click on the center of the "New ITEM" block</b>. |
| | 221 | |
| | 222 | <br><br> |
| | 223 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/17-admin-menu-builder-added-to-top-menu.jpg"> |
| | 224 | |
| | 225 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 226 | |
| | 227 | 18. |
| | 228 | You will see a screen like this: |
| | 229 | |
| | 230 | <br><br> |
| | 231 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/18-admin-menu-builder-edit-new-item.jpg"> |
| | 232 | |
| | 233 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 234 | |
| | 235 | 19. |
| | 236 | Enter your desired navigation menu details for example: |
| | 237 | <br><br> |
| | 238 | <b>System Name:</b> Dolphin Tips |
| | 239 | <br> |
| | 240 | <b>Language Key:</b> Dolphin Tips |
| | 241 | <br> |
| | 242 | <b>Default Name:</b> Dolphin Tips |
| | 243 | <br> |
| | 244 | <b>URL:</b> page/how-to-create-a-dolphin-page |
| | 245 | <br> |
| | 246 | <b>Visible for:</b> Guest and Member checked. |
| | 247 | <br> |
| | 248 | And "<b>Save Changes</b>" button. |
| | 249 | |
| | 250 | <br><br> |
| | 251 | <b><u>Note</u>:</b> |
| | 252 | <br> |
| | 253 | You can come back here at a later time and add a picture or icon, and make changes if you wish. |
| | 254 | |
| | 255 | <br><br> |
| | 256 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/19-admin-menu-builder-edit-new-item-updated.jpg"> |
| | 257 | |
| | 258 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 259 | |
| | 260 | 20. |
| | 261 | If the block still says: "New ITEM" you can just click on "Navigation Menu" link again and it should change to the Name you just created in this case Dolphin Tips. |
| | 262 | |
| | 263 | <br><br> |
| | 264 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/20-admin-back-to-menu-builder.jpg"> |
| | 265 | |
| | 266 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 267 | |
| | 268 | 21. |
| | 269 | Now visit and refresh the new page again to verify the changes. |
| | 270 | |
| | 271 | <br><br> |
| | 272 | <img src="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/raw-attachment/wiki/TutorialHowToCreatePagesWithDolphinPageBuilder/21-navigation-menu-check.jpg"> |
| | 273 | |
| | 274 | <br><br><br><br> |
| | 275 | |
| | 276 | Use this tutorial as a reference for creating Dolphin pages with your desired uri (url/links) page title, navigation menu, html blocks and content. |
| | 277 | |
| | 278 | <br><br> |
| | 279 | |
| | 280 | <b><u>After reading this, you might also want to check out</u>:</b> |
| | 281 | }}} |
| | 282 | |
| | 283 | === Dolphin Page Builder Part 2 - Additional Tips === |
| | 284 | |
| | 285 | {{{ |
| | 286 | #!html |
| | 287 | <ul> |
| | 288 | <li>Moving the Navigation Menu Link.</li> |
| | 289 | <li>Updating, changing, and editing content of your new page.</li> |
| | 290 | <li>Adding a second column to your new page.</li> |
| | 291 | <li>Changing the column width of a page after adding a second column.</li> |
| | 292 | </ul> |
| | 293 | <a href="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/TutorialDolphinPageBuilderAdditionalTips" title="Dolphin Page Builder Part 2 - Additional Tips">Dolphin Page Builder Part 2 - Additional Tips</a> |
| | 294 | <br><br> |
| | 295 | }}} |