Symphony.

Note: This User's Guide, like the rest of the documentation, is a work in progress. Please be patient as we continue to polish it up and add content.

Introduction

This is a no-nonsense user's guide. There's no hand-holding, no laborious descriptions. If you're here, chances are you already know what you need to do, and you know (more or less) where to start. All you really want is a quick and easy reference, organized around the task you're trying to complete right now. And you're in luck, because here it is.

Managing a Symphony Installation

Resources for: hosting, installing, upgrading, and migrating Symphony; installing and managing extensions; using Git and Github.

Concepts

Ensembles · Extensions · Git · Github · Maintenance Mode · Workspace

Tutorials

Install Symphony · Upgrade Symphony (forthcoming) · Migrate Symphony (forthcoming)

Helpful Extensions

Export Ensemble · Maintenance Mode · Localisation manager

Other Resources

Compatible Hosts

Designing Content Structures

Resources for: planning and modeling sections; designing back-end entry-publishing interface.

Concepts

Sections · Fields · Field Types

Helpful Extensions

Browse field type extensions · Browse text formatter extensions

Managing Content

Resources for: creating and managing entries.

Concepts

Admin Interface · Authors · Entries · Sections · Navigation Groups

Helpful Extensions

Duplicate entry · Populate Entries · Page Fields · Publish Filtering · Order Entries

Working with Data

Resources for: designing data flow and interactions.

Concepts

Data Sources · Data Source Filters · Data Source Chaining · Data Source Output Parameters · Parameters

Helpful Extensions

Global Parameter Loader · Section Schemas

Architecting a Front-End

Resources for: developing a front-end structure and URL schema; designing user interactions.

Concepts

Pages · Page Types · URL Parameters · Events · Event Filters

Helpful Extensions:

URL Segments · Global Resource Loader · EventEx · Session Monster · Cookie Monster · ReCAPTCHA · Sitemap Generator

Templating

Resources for: Designing an interface; creating front-end output; developing reusable code.

Concepts:

Page Templates · Utilities · XSLT · XPath

Articles

Combining Different Template Methods · HTML Ninja Technique

Helpful Extensions

JIT Image Manipulation · Sass Helper · Breadcrumb

Debugging, Testing, and Optimizing

Resources for: debugging and profiling.

Concepts:

Devkits

Helpful Extensions

Firebug Profiler · A/B Split Test