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Templates and stylesheets
- A template is basically the HTML layout, or the design, of a page. This is the work of the designer. Whatever is in a template is used on every page that uses that template. This means that if you wish to use an already provided default template you will not need any web design skills. However, it is also possible to create your own templates completely from scratch.
- In the template there are placeholders for content and navigation areas. When a user is visiting your site, the page is automatically generated from the template and the placeholders are filled with the content.
- The template is the HTML structure of your website and it needs to be styled. One or more style sheets are attached to each template. Templates alone are very basic and simply contain the information on positioning and layout of your website. Your website is styled, adding things like colour, images, and content box styles using stylesheets. To get a site looking exactly as you would like it, a basic level of familiarity with HTML and CSS would be necessary. But don't worry, there are themes with ready-made templates and style sheets for you to download here!
- For information on both CSS and HTML, free guides to the basics of computing, or paid in-depth lessons, we recommend www.w3schools.com.
- When you first install CMS Made Simple there are some basic default templates that you can use and customize to your needs. The designer of your site can also add new templates to customise yor site in any way imaginable. The CMSMS community also shares themes for anyone to download and use here.
- To view our easy to read Layman's Terms Instructions, please click here.
- For more information on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Templates and style sheets in the CMSMS Admin Panel
From CMSMS Admin Panel, you will find the templates and style sheets in the Layout menu.
