Winter CMS with Laravel
1h 20mIntermediate2022-02-28
Authors
Ana Lisboa
Web Developer
Course details
If you’re looking for a way to move a static website onto a content management system (CMS), Winter—the free, open-source CMS based on the Laravel PHP framework—is one of the best available tools that you can use to achieve your goal. In this course, full-stack developer Ana Lisboa covers the essential aspects of moving a static website to Winter CMS.
Get an overview of how Winter works, including local installation and admin panel sections and features. Follow along with Ana as she moves a sample static website onto Winter using concepts such as layouts, pages, partials, and components, to name just a few. Learn how to make your content easy for admins to edit, and how to install and configure common plugins such as forms, analytics, and cache clearing. Upon completing this course, you’ll also have a better idea about how to prepare Winter for production launch. Along the way, try out your new skills in the practice challenges at the end of each section.
Get an overview of how Winter works, including local installation and admin panel sections and features. Follow along with Ana as she moves a sample static website onto Winter using concepts such as layouts, pages, partials, and components, to name just a few. Learn how to make your content easy for admins to edit, and how to install and configure common plugins such as forms, analytics, and cache clearing. Upon completing this course, you’ll also have a better idea about how to prepare Winter for production launch. Along the way, try out your new skills in the practice challenges at the end of each section.
Skills covered
LaravelContent Management Systems (CMS)Back-End Web DevelopmentFull-Stack Web DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentOpen SourceOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - How to turn a static website into a content-managed one
- 02 - What you should know
- 03 - Course project - The sample website
- 04 - Access the course files
- 05 - Local development configurations
1. Introduction to Winter CMS
- 06 - Winter CMS overview and installation
- 07 - Admin section overview - Dashboard, media, and settings pages
- 08 - The CMS page
2. Moving to Winter
- 09 - Exploring the default theme and creating your own
- 10 - Moving your website to Winter
- 11 - Extracting the layout
- 12 - Home and error pages
- 13 - Turning the main sections modular with partials
- 14 - Extracting text into content
3. Using Winter Features
- 15 - Using a plug-in to set the navbar
- 16 - Winter asset compilation
- 17 - Winter theme variables and asset customization
- 18 - Challenge - Customizing the 404 page
- 19 - Solution - Customizing the 404 page
4. Winter Plug-Ins and Prepping for Production
- 20 - Magic Forms plug-in
- 21 - Clear cache widget
- 22 - Google Analytics plug-in
- 23 - Prepping your website for production
Conclusion
- 24 - Further your knowledge and connect to the community
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