Tutorials

This section contains a number of tutorials to help you get the most out of MonkeyCMS. They are ordered alphabetically below.

  • Adding a Content Chart - NEW
    Ever wanted to know which is the most popular content on your site at any one time? Why not try using the content chart facilities offered by MonkeyCMS?
  • Advanced Advanced Indexes - NEW
    Indexes help you present lists of content in ways that are attractive to your users. Used properly they are a quick and easy way making your content easy to access and this tutorial takes you through some of the more advanced features they offer.
  • Building Custom Index Pages - NEW
    You can have many index pages - some might just be basic screens of information while others may catalogue your content in user-friendly ways. Read this tutorial for a rundown on the basics of index page creation.
  • Improving Performance - NEW
    As your site grows, reducing server load and improving performance becomes more and more important. MonkeyCMS offers a number of options to reduce the server requirements of busy sites.
  • Links, Affiliates and Banners - tools to make you money! - NEW
    Anyone can use their site to make money and MonkeyCMS comes with a variety of tools to help you do just that. You can track banners, links and define categorised affiliates and this tutorial shows you how to make the most of these features.
  • Manipulating Images - NEW
    MonkeyCMS has inbuilt support to allow you to upload, manipulate and protect your images when posted to your website. This tutorial describes each of the options you have when working with images...
  • Preventing and Reducing Spam - NEW
    Spam, or unsolicited comments, is a major drawback to running a site which allows user interaction. This guide outlines some of the ways you can tackle spam with MonkeyCMS.
  • Structuring Your Content - NEW
    Before building your site, it is worth considering how you want each piece of content to relate to other content. This tutorial describes the features at your disposal to create content hierarchies and link content together.
  • User-Submitted Content - how to allow your users to upload content to your site - NEW
    It's not always possible to get every piece of news or relevant content yourself, so why not tap the potential of your visitors - turning them into your content gathering workforce. This tutorial takes you through the steps of allowing users to submit content to your site.

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