several questions before I can start

[roelof]

Hello,

I have read a lot how Processwire works but before I can start converting my site to a Processwire site I have still some questions.

1) How can I take care that 1 fixed article will be on the FrontPage.

2)  How can I take care that there will be 1 article a page on my site.

3) How can I insert images on articles on a particular page.

4)  I have to import my articles from the old site made by symphony cms to my processwire site. I can copy them 1 by 1 but that will take me months to work. Which options do I have.

Roelof

[Wanze]

Hi roelof,

Before you start you should also install ProcessWire and do some stuff with it, e.g. try things out: Create some templates / pages.

Try to understand how selectors work. Then you can easily answer the questions yourself.

Nevertheless, try to give you some guidance:

1) In home template: $articleBody = $pages->get(ID_FROM_ARTICLE)->body;

2) Not sure here, normaly one page = one article, so assign a body field to the template of that page?

3) Add an 'image Field' to the template. Images uploaded to a page can then also be inserted into richtext.

4) I'd export them from the old database and create a csv file. Then you can use this module from ryan to import them into Pw.

Cheers

[roelof]

Thanks, I will try them and hopefully my articles are not messed up.

Otherwise I have to check some 800 articles.

Roelof