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Getting Started with GoodBarry: Integration

Ok so let’s say you’ve got your design finalized and you’ve even had it sliced into valid xhtml/css. Integrating your site with GoodBarry isn’t as tedious as you may think it could be. There are basically two templates you’re going to need to edit.

But first, upload all your images, css files, and JavaScript files (if any) via FTP. Then log in to your GoodBarry control panel (yourdomain.com/admin) and hover over the third link from the top right (named “Admin”) and go down to “Manage Site-Wide Templates”.

You’ll see, “Main”, “Printer”, and “Sub-template”. Click on Main first and check out how the default template looks in the wysiwyg. You’ll probably need to remember a lot of the tags you see like {tag_pagecontent} and place those in your template where you want them.

So what you want to do is click the blue less-than/greater-than arrows at the bottom of the editor to go to the HTML view. Here is where you want to replace what’s there with the HTML from your build-out. But don’t forget to include the stuff from the default template you’ll need - such as the reference in the header to the ModuleStyleSheets.css file, along with all the tags you’ll want to use. When you’re done hit “Save and Publish” and that’s basically it.

Now, I just glossed over what is a really easy process for more advanced users. And future blog posts will be more in depth about specific topics, including GoodBarry integration. However, if you’re interested in integrating your site with GoodBarry and you’d like the peace of mind that comes with having professionals do it, check out my company - CMS integration is one of our specialities.

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Written by Simon Shull Foust on July 2nd, 2008 · Comments (0)