Extensions
There are two kinds of extensions, that can add a lot of functionality to your default CMS Demo install. They are called modules and tags. A module can consist of many pages and do just about anything. A tag, on the other hand, does one small and specific task and displays the result in your page.
A few modules are included with the default install of CMS Demo (see Modules link in menu to the left). But the idea is to keep it simple and not overload the default installation with modules that may not be needed. The administrator can instead add modules for all kinds of uses, which allows for great flexibility and user-friendliness.
There are a number of custom tags available with CMS Demo. They are using the Smarty template engine. Find what tags are available in Extensions -> Tags in the Admin Panel.
To insert any of these in a template or a page, simply type e.g. {content}. Many of these Smarty tags are used as placeholders in a template, i.e. placeholders for content, navigation, breadcrumbs etc. You can easily make your own tag to be inserted in a page or a template.
Click Tags in the menu to the left to see demonstrations of the tags included with the default CMS Demo install.
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