Fundamentals

New to October CMS? How it works, from pages and themes to plugins and the backend.

  • TutorialTerminal Basics for October CMS

    A terminal (also called a command line or shell) is a text-based interface for running commands on your computer. You will use it when installing October CMS and occasionally for maintenance tasks like running updates.

  • TutorialGetting started with October CMS and Static Pages - v.2

    This is an updated and improved version of the Getting Started with Static Pages post published in 2014.

  • TutorialWatch and Learn video series

    An in depth look at building websites with October CMS created by the talented presenter Ivan Dorić.

  • TutorialCollection of third party resources

    The big collection of tutorial and resource links provided by other websites.

  • TutorialBeyond Behaviors - Part 1: How MVC works in October CMS

    Behaviors are a fantastic tool for making things easy in the back-end. They introduce configurable and reusable patterns to base classes, such as models and controllers.

  • TutorialUsing October without a database

    Here's how OctoberCMS can function as a flat-file CMS, meaning with no database. It's a pretty popular concept, there are a few CMS' that do this already, but none quite like October.

  • TutorialBuilding client-friendly websites

    In response to all of your feedback about building "Client friendly" websites with OctoberCMS we have built the Static Pages plugin, which allows clients and developers to work together in harmony.

  • TutorialMedia Manager Introduction

    An introduction the Media Management feature used in OctoberCMS.

  • TutorialIntroduction to October

    This is an introductory video covering the basics.

  • TutorialStatic Pages - Content Blocks and Placeholders

    This tutorial will cover using Placeholders and Content Blocks in the Static Pages plugin.

  • TutorialGetting started with Static Pages

    In this tutorial we want to show you a real world use for the Static Pages plugin. We are going to build a simple website that includes several static pages, a top menu and a sidebar menu containing categories taken from a blog. We'll be going over some tricks and ideas that are not covered in the documentation.

  • TutorialBuilding a blog and forum

    This screencast demonstrates in detail how to build a simple Blog and Forum website using OctoberCMS. Using Components a powerful yet simple way to build your websites. We will also use plugins that we have built that are good starting points for you to do your own development.

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