Del

Tips and Tricks


Object Properties
How to hide a FirstClass Document or Folder
Give the object Icon ID 13100, and it will disappear from the Top Menu, the Sidebar and from Search Hitlists. It is the icon you see on the right.
210611_193817_0.png
How to make any document into a modal popup
Give it Icon ID 23011. It is the icon you see on the right.
081111_010045_0.png
How to make a Document or Folder unclickable
Give the object Icon ID 7005, and it will become a named anchor instead of a link, in both Top Menus and in Sidebars. It is the icon you see on the right.
210611_194137_1.png
How to prohibit Commenting on one page only
Open the page´s Properties Window, and check the "Read Only" checkbox.
How to remove the "Read More"-link from objects in the Newslist on the Homepage
Add an asterisk to the end of the filename of each of the News Items you want to remove it from.
System Information
Get a quick readout with information about your installation
Go to yourdomain.com/firstmagic?install [Add firstmagic?install to the root URL] to get a condensed report showing FirstMagic version, FC and IS versions, hostname, and some other useful details.
Your own language
How to make Klingon [or anything else] your website language
If FirstMagic is not localized to your preferred language yet, you can easily add it yourself:
  • Select the Question mark language in the Language Dropdown on Tab 1 in FM Preferences
  • Click the little button that appears on top of it
  • Edit the terms in the document that appears, save and close.