Tutorial: A very basic website - Create a new page template

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Tutorial: A very basic website - Create a new page template

Every content page needs to be connected to a page template.
The page templates defines how a page will look for the visitor so it will be most html.

For the dynamic parts of the template CMS Made Simple uses the php template engine Smarty.

Steps

Open Design Manager (Layout → Design Manager). On the Templates tab click the Create a new Template link.

In the Template Type field choose: Core::Page.
In the Name field type: Basic demo - 1.
The code in the Template Content field should be replaced by:

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Basic demo</title>
</head>
<body>
  {content}
</body>
</html>

On the Designs tab make sure the Basic demo design is selected.
On the Advanced tab → Default select Yes.

Visuals

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