Introduction

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ExiteCMS is an Open Source Content Management System (CMS), designed to run on the Apache - MySQL - PHP platform. Read this if you want to know more about ExiteCMS.

Overview

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Before you decide that ExiteCMS is for you, please have a look at the system requirements, the feature list of the core components, and the list of optional modules and plugins. Once you've made your decision, it is important to know where you can go with your questions.

• Requirements
• Features of ExiteCMS
• Available installable modules and plugins
• Where to get support
• Websites running ExiteCMS
• Roadmap and planning
• Release notes of all public releases

Installation

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So, you've decided to have a go and install ExiteCMS? Good plan! These are the important links related to installation, setup procedure, and upgrades to newer versions.

• Download the CMS core code
• Download additional themes
• Download optional modules
• How to install ExiteCMS
• Performing the initial setup
• Configure your website
• Upgrading from version 7.1 to version 7.2
• Information about older versions

Configuration

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After the setup procedure is completed, you can use your favorite browser and surf to the URL that hosts your ExiteCMS installation.

Log in using the username and password of the webmaster, which you have supplied in the setup procedure. In the webmasters user menu, you will see an extra section appear, entitled "CMS Administration". Click on the "Website Configuration" link to start customizing ExiteCMS.

CMS Administration

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Webmasters and users with administrative rights will see one or more extra menu options in their user menu, under the heading "CMS Administration". Which options appear depend on the rights that have been assigned to the user. If none of the administrative functions in a menu is accessable, the menu won't show.

The following administration menu's are available:

• Content Management, everything related to site content
• User Administration, user, group and rights management
• Website Configuration, system administration and configuration
• Installed Modules, administration of installed modules
• Webmaster Toolbox, handy tools and scripts for the webmaster

Customization

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• How to write your own module
• Theme design, make your own theme
• Making a translation

Hints, Tips & Tricks

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• Using the 404 "page not found" error handler

What's new?

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If you are interested in the latest additions to this Wiki, click here...

Version 8 Development

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We have started with the architectural work for the next major version of ExiteCMS. On this page, we will keep you informed on the progress of the project.

If you like to comment, or if you have a feature request, let us know via the Feature Request forum.