Template Tricks with CMSMS Products Module

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 08:03 Written by Goran Ilic Tuesday, 26 July 2011 12:00

There are many great modules for CMS Made Simple. One of those is the Products module, part of Calguy’s eCommerce suite. However, there are some downsides in the template structure, so I want to quickly show you how some long unanswered forum post can suddenly become an answer with a single line of code.

The problem I was facing a few days ago was how could I possibly add “active” class to Products hierarchy navigation and Parent Hierarchy.
If you have ever worked with Products module, you know that the Hierarchy Report Template is not really the best solution as it lacks of some needed variables support like MenuManager provides.

So the default Products install Hierarchy Report Template looks like this:

How to Add Content Summary for Search Results

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 November 2011 03:10 Written by Goran Ilic Sunday, 26 June 2011 12:00

There are often topics in CMS Made Simple official boards on how short content text could be added to search results from search module.
Well recently I was in need of exactly this function, and here is my solution. Unlike some solutions that require hacking core functions, I always seek for a solution that is not in need of hacking, and in most cases, there is one.

Easy Steps for Securing Your CMS Made Simple Installation

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 June 2011 01:10 Written by Goran Ilic Thursday, 23 June 2011 11:30

With every online available software or CMS system, there comes a problem with vulnerability and hacking attempts. If you follow these few easy steps, you are able to add some extra security to your CMS Made Simple installation!

1. Use better login names and passwords

Put Your CMS Made Simple Site on Steroids

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 June 2011 01:10 Written by Goran Ilic Wednesday, 22 June 2011 01:50

There are often discussions about site speed, and Google doesn’t make their goals of speeding up the whole internet experience a secret. CMSMS already does a fairly good job, compared to some of their competition, but you can still improve it with few easy steps and get your rating on PageSpeed or YSlow up.

1. Clean up your markup

How to Install CMS Made Simple From Your cPanel Using Softaculous

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 November 2011 12:42 Written by Arian Jahansouz Saturday, 15 January 2011 04:07

This article will give you a step by step guide on how to install CMS Made Simple from your cPanel using Softaculous.

Sign into your cPanel and follow these steps:

1) Scroll down to Software/Services and click Softaculous