Take a Look at the New Dolphin 7.1 Poll System

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 September 2012 02:33 Written by Mscott Monday, 10 September 2012 12:00

In today’s article, we’ll take a look at the of the new Dolphin 7.1 polls module. It has a few new features and a smooth new look.

The polls homepage shows all the polls and has a special place for any featured polls.

Dolphin 7.1 polls homepage

The individual poll entry also has a new look and is slightly rearranged from the old module. It also has a space for comments.

A First Look at the New Dolphin 7.1 Language System

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 September 2012 08:57 Written by Mscott Sunday, 2 September 2012 12:00

In today’s article, I’ll give you a glimpse of the new Dolphin 7.1 language control panel. It’s vastly improved from the previous language control system.

This new feature is located in the admin area under the “Settings” menu. From there you are able to view all the installed languages for your site.

Dolphin 7.1 Language List

My First Time Using Silex

Last Updated on Friday, 3 August 2012 10:42 Written by Antonin Friday, 17 August 2012 12:00

What do I do now?

You have downloaded Silex and launched it in your browser. What’s next?

Access to your Manager

When you launch Silex, you arrive on a default publication: the “Silex business card”.
This publication is here as an example so that you can see how a publication is built. Don’t hesitate to play with it.
Till then, if you want to access your Manager, just click on the following icon:

Your Manager is now opened!

How to Add Dropcaps to Your CMS Made Simple Website

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 June 2012 02:35 Written by Ken Griffith Sunday, 1 July 2012 12:00

In books and published works an oversized “Initial” fancy letter, or “Dropcap” is often used as the first letter of a book or chapter.  This is sometimes found in high quality website designs as well, but is not very common on sites with generated content due to the extra work involved to set it up. Here is a handy way to add dropcaps to your CMS Made Simple website.

I have made a little CMS Made Simple plugin called “Dropcaps” that you can install on your CMSMS site by saving it to the “plugins” folder of your web root.  Once you have done that, it will appear in your “tags” list under Extensions in the admin panel.

This plugin is a SMARTY modifier that parses a blob of text, detects the first block level element (paragraph or div), and then wraps the first letter in two <span> tags with certain classes like this:

How to Change the Default Documents in WebSitePanel

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 January 2011 05:58 Written by Arian Jahansouz Sunday, 30 January 2011 05:58

This article will give you a step by step guide on how to change the default document that is loaded by your website in WebsitePanel. If your website does not load the file that you want it to, the default file is probably not set properly. To change the default file, sign into your WebsitePanel and follow these steps:

1) Click Web Sites under Web