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Migrating a Site to Silverstripe /

What you need to know when migrating your existing site to SilverStripe.

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JenG

Community Member, 2 Posts

3 June 2015 at 1:40am

Hi I'm completely new to Silverstripe as the website was set up by someone else. I want to change the banner and the overall look of the pages, but cannot find where to do this. When I go into the edit pages mode, I can see where I can edit text, but cannot gain access to anything else. I'm used to Dreamweaver and Wordpress where the various elements to the page are obvious. Any help/pointers please? Thanks

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JonoM

Community Member, 130 Posts

3 June 2015 at 5:14am

Hi JenG,

A SilverStripe powered website is quite different to one created in Dreamweaver but probably isn't too different to WordPress.

On a SilverStripe website the data, logic and visual design are all separate. The front-end look and feel is controlled by templates and CSS files and usually worked on by a front-end designer. The data (e.g. text content) is managed in the CMS by content authors. The data, design and back-end logic are all tied together by a PHP developer.

So you may not be able to change much about the design of your website in the CMS.

If you want to get a great introduction in to SilverStripe and learn how to modify your site the best place to start is the lessons

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JenG

Community Member, 2 Posts

3 June 2015 at 5:19am

Thanks JonoM. That explains a lot!