Admin > Section Editors (Edit Page)

When you click "Modify" on the Section Editor List you'll see an edit page where you can update settings.

Section Details

Menu Name

this is the section name that is displayed in the program menubar.

Menu Type

"multi page" menus are for creating many records and listing them, like news items or an FAQ, "single page" menus have only one page, like an "About Us" or "Contact Us" page.

Table Name

this is the database table name where section data is stored. If you change this table name, you'll need to update any viewers to reference the new table name!

ListPage Fields

for multi page menus, these are the fields that will be shown in the CMS record list (the actual CMS record editor will show all fields). Use any field names from the field list on this page, separating the fields with commas (i.e. title, date).

Search Fields

for multi page menus, this field specifies which fields in the CMS record list should be searched when a keyword is entered. Use any of the field names from the field list on this page, separating the fields with commas (i.e. title, summary, content).

List Order

for multi page menus, these are the fields that the CMS record list will use to sort the list. These fields must be separated by commas (i.e. title, date DESC, author).

Here are some common special sorting commands:

Tip: List Order is actually just the standard MySQL WHERE clause, so if you're familiar with MySQL you can enter any WHERE clause you want here.

Max Records

for multi page menus, the maximum number of records allowed for the section. If this number is reached (or exceeded), no new records can be added, but old records will not be deleted.

Disable Add

for multi page menus, when this is selected, no new records can be added.

Disable Erased

for multi page menus, when activated, records can not be deleted from the section.

Show PHP Viewer Code

A PHP Viewer is a page that you use on your website to dynamically display the content from your Section. The "Show PHP Viewer Code" button generates the code for your viewer, which you can use as-is and then modify, or drop into an existing page.

The code that is generated actually has some step-by-step instructions right in the page to help move you through the process. (See the "Viewers" section for more information)

Field List & Field Editor

The Field Editor is one of the most powerful features of the software. It gives you an amazing level of control, but the simple interface also has sensible defaults so you can set up fields extremely quickly using standard options.

Field List

This is a list of all the fields in this Section Editor. You can add, modify, or remove fields from this page. You can even re-order fields by "dragging" them.

Drag-sorting updates the field order in realtime, you do not need to save to keep your changes (and you will need to drag it back if you change your mind). (See "Field Editor" for more information)

Quick Add

You can instantly add a field using the "Quick Add" feature. Your new field will use all the default settings and can be further adjusted by clicking 'modify'.

Advanced Commands

The 'Advanced Commands...' pulldown at the bottom of the page lets you enable or disable 'System Field Editing'. Fields marked as 'System Fields' in the Field Editor can't be modified or erased unless this option is enabled. The purpose of this feature is to make it harder to 'break' important system fields.