How To...

Edit a Page
Published on 24/02/11 at 18:33

Editing a Page There are various ways to edit a page: By clicking the page on the corresponding admin main (navigation) menu By selecting the page under the 'Pages' administration menu By clicking the 'Edit this Page' link from the pu... read more

Strengthen Vanilla's Security
Published on 14/01/10 at 17:24

Maximum Security For the more paranoid, or for a minimum-risk environment, the most secure kind of website powered by Vanilla will be one that: Does not have any raw PHP content pages Does not have any raw PHP sidebars Has friendly UR... read more

Set Up Apache Directives
Published on 23/12/09 at 09:27

Apache Directives Using a special .htaccess file, you can add many additional server-side tasks, checks and processes to Vanilla CMS.  The current configuration of the .htaccess file contains the following: Domain redirection -  e.g... read more

Build a Template System
Published on 17/12/09 at 11:42

Template System Building There are multiple ways to build your own template system. We'll go through a few of them here. Method 1: Using custom HTML files Create an HTML/PHP file in your favourite editor - this is your design template Wit... read more

Use FooBank (advanced)
Published on 01/12/09 at 17:19

FooBank Documentation The FooBank system allows you to define custom variables which can use to extend Vanilla's core configuration and behaviour. The easiest way to demonstrate this is by showing a few examples. For FooBank to work in any of you... read more

Add a New Page
Published on 05/03/09 at 18:33

Adding a New Page Log in Click on 'Pages' > 'Create a New Page' Enter a title - punctuation and letter case is preserved Select a parent category if this is to be a child (sub) page Check 'Show on Website Navigation' If you... read more