Basics
Complete the Basics before diving into specialized courses
The Basics track is required before you proceed to any of the specialized tracks such as the ASP.NET Developer or the Front-end Developer. To receive a certification you need to pass both the basic track and one of the specialized tracks.
The basic track lays a solid foundation in both knowledge and skill you need to have in order to work with C1 CMS. It gives you an overview of major features and functionality in C1 CMS as well as helps you understand its basic concepts and learn to implement simple tasks.
The following are the topics you are required to study in order to pass the CMS Basics. Please follow the links and study all the materials suggested here.
Topics for the Basics Track
- Introduction to C1 CMS Starter Sites: Starter Site Options (incl. the subpages)
- Creating a C1 CMS Website:
- (Beginner) The quickest way to create a C1 CMS Website: Creating a demo website.
- (Advanced) Installing C1 CMS on Web Matrix: 1) Installation and Setup, 2) Starter Tip 01: How to Log in (video)
- (Advanced) Installing C1 CMS on IIS and Visual Studio ASP.NET Development Server: Visual Studio and IIS (Optional. If you are a developer or an administrator, these installation options should be familiar to you.)
- Editing pages:
Pages
- Publishing content: Publish a page
- Managing media files and images: Images and Media (incl. the subpages)
- Calling CMS Functions with parameters: 1) What is a CMS Function?, 2) Type of Functions, 3) How to Use Functions
- Creating data types:
- Working with global data types: Guide to Creating Datatypes (incl. the subpages)
- Working with page data folders: 1) Page Data Folders, 2) How Page data type differs from Global data type?
- Working with page meta data: 1) Page Meta Types, 2) How do Page meta types differ from Global data types?
- Working with CMS Packages (add-ons):
Packages (incl. the subpages)
- Installing and using packages (AD Image Gallery): Composite.Media.ImageGallery.ADGallery
- Installing and using advanced packages (Extranet): Composite.Community.Extranet
- Localizing page and data content: 1) Multiple Languages, 2) Localizing Data Types
- Understanding the data language/publish features: How is localizable/publishable data handled on pages?
- Customizing layout templates (basics): 1) Select a Template, 2) Creating Razor templates
- Creating and using page types (basics): 1) Creating Page Types, 2) Editing Page Types (Basic), 3) Using Page Types
- Managing basic user permissions: Security (incl. the subpages, except for "Local Permissions")
- Managing host names: URL Configuration (incl. the subpages)
- Reading the C1 CMS log: 1) Logging, 2) Enabling Verbose Logging
- Backing up a XML based website: Composite.Tools.XmlBasedSiteBackup
Once finished studying the materials, please go on to do the sample assignment to make sure you are ready.