Kirby is a file-based CMS

Re:Kirby is a file-based CMS by GoodbyeEarl on Sunday February 19, 2017 @09:13PM (#13683711)

Hey, folks! I've read the whole there but I couldn't figure out how to deal with some dynamic content. Let me expose what I mean: I have a blog. I want to create posts. So I'd write my blog post and publish (write my blog post to disc as a static file). How could I instantly see the new blog post in my home page?

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Re:Kirby is a file-based CMS by pedroborges on Sunday February 19, 2017 @10:13PM (#13683968)

When you write a blog post, it creates a text file (metadata & content) in the /content folder, not an HTML file.

Take a look at the Starter Kit (it's the best way to try Kirby): https://github.com/getkirby/starterkit

Look inside the /content and /site/templates folders.

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Re:Kirby is a file-based CMS by GoodbyeEarl on Monday February 20, 2017 @07:46AM (#13686773)

Thanks man! But how do I loop through this content? ie How can I write a small widget with all the recent posts?

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Re:Kirby is a file-based CMS by pedroborges on Monday February 20, 2017 @09:04AM (#13687275)

You can do whatever you want on your templates. If by widget you mean reusable code, you could use a snippet.

So this logic can go on a template or snippet:

  <?php $latest = page('blog')->children()->visible()->limit(6); ?>

  <div class="widget">
  <?php foreach($latest as $post) : ?>
    <a href="<?= $post->url()?>"><h2><?= $post->title()->html() ?></h2></a>
  <?php endforeach ?>
  </div>

Instead of fetching the post on the template, you could use a controller and just pass the $latest variable to the template.

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Re:Kirby is a file-based CMS by pedroborges on Monday February 20, 2017 @09:09AM (#13687316)

Kirby doesn't output any markup, you have total control to over it :D The API for querying content is very powerful.

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