: Managing Web Templates using CMS such as Orchard I want to build a new web site for a construction company. And i found many online web templates that can satisfy my Interface requirements
I want to build a new web site for a construction company. And i found many online web templates that can satisfy my Interface requirements such as these web templates:-
www.templatemonster.com/demo/53844.html www.templatemonster.com/website-templates/52288.html
But as end users (non-technical) people will be adding/editing/removing content from the web site , so i want to be managing these web templates using CMS. I have solid knowledge in asp.net mvc and razor syntax, but i did not use any CMS system before. So i need someone to help me in answering these questions:-
Can i use one of the above web templates inside CMS such as Orchard cms. So i can manage all the web templete componets using the CMS ?
Now inside the web template there are sections such as “About us”, ”Contact US”, etc... so how i can manage these sections using CMS?
There is section for projects inside the web templetes. Where each project has a series of images and description. So how i can using any CMS to add new project and its related images?. Also how i can add the project to the list of available projects inside the web site?
Can anyone advice on these points?
Thanks
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Yes, in the latest version there is a feature called Layouts which is available by default and lets you drag and drop components in a custom layout. A layout is made of rows and columns, and you can map them to a custom grid framework like bootstrap.
Then, with the Layouts module you can create Blueprints which are reusable layout elements. So as layout is providing Paragraphs, Media, and other common elements to place on your layouts, you can add you dedicated ones like About Us, Address, Blue Box, or whatever component you want. You can go even further with code and define your own fields and validation for custom elements.
You can also define Master Layouts with existing content or columns so your users can customize them when creating new pages.
In the end you will have to:
- Transform your template to an Orchard theme
- Create common Master Layouts to help your customer
- Create custom elements to drag and drop on the layouts
Ultimately you create a configurable theme, and you sell the same website to other customers using multi-tenancy.
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