Hi.

I just installed October CMS, and I have so many questions. But one of them is, I want to modify some things in backend, and so I think the files are in modules/cms and modules/backend. So, my question is, can I modify this files directly? Or is there a better practice for these case? Perhaps a way overwriting functionality without touch the original files?

Thanks.

You should use Plugins and Themes wherever possible!

Any changes to system files can be lost with an update.

Janek said:

You should use Plugins and Themes wherever possible!

Any changes to system files can be lost with an update.

Ok. So, if I create a custom Plugin, is there some way to override one (or more) files in modules/cms or modules/backend?

What exactly are you trying to change?

Overwriting css is easy. For other features there are many hooks you can use to modify the behaviour.

Completely overwriting files in modules/backend is (while possible) not encouraged since every future update will revert your changes. You would have to completely freeze your installation.

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OFFLINE said:

What exactly are you trying to change?

Overwriting css is easy. For other features there are many hooks you can use to modify the behaviour.

Completely overwriting files in modules/backend is (while possible) not encouraged since every future update will revert your changes. You would have to completely freeze your installation.

Exactly, I want to change backend design, some colors, remove some buttons and add some new custom options, and hide others. For example, I want that users can modify Pages but not add new one.

That sounds like you want to assign permissions for an user. Please check this option first.