The Library contains all system files - the resources your website is generated from. Edit it to modify how the site works, what it looks like, and how your visitors experience it.
Everything in the Library is configured to work out-of-the-box; there is nothing you need to change. But some things are very easy to change, and can be extremely useful.
Start by replacing the Logo: upload your own header graphic or organization´s Logo to the Library, and either write its filename into the Site Setup panel in Setup or simply replace the logo example here [delete it and give your own logo its filename].
You can also replace the FavIcon [the tiny website icon in a web browser´s Address Bar]: make your own with an online FavIcon generator, and replace the default FirstMagic FavIcon with the result.
Use the Library [and its sub-containers] to store images, graphics, HTML code and any other resources you have that will not fit in a publishing container.
Overview of the Library files
favicon.ico |
The Bookmark Icon for your website in web browsers. |
header-example.png |
The Header or Logo for your website. |
Denied |
The web page a visitor will get if encountering something that is disallowed. You can author this document just like a regular FirstClass document: it supports rich text, tables, images and literal html. |
Login |
The web page a visitor will get if trying to access something protected by a password. Like above, it is a FirstClass document that supports rich content. |
NotFound |
The web page a visitor will get if arriving at an URL that does not exist. Like above, it supports rich content. |
Overview of the HTML folder [hidden]
aftercontent.inc |
A SHTML document that will inject code right before the closing </body> tag on all pages of your website. |
beforecontent.inc |
A SHTML document that will inject code right after the opening <body> tag on all pages. |
FMskin.css |
Custom FirstMagic Skin example: activate it by setting the SkinDesigner in Setup to CSS. |
metadata.inc |
A SHTML document that will inject code into <head></head> on all pages. |
terms.inc |
Custom website terms: if "Automatic Language" is turned off, these terms will replace all language-specific, hard-coded terms on the website. |
Accessing the Library
In the FirstClass Client: see the Toolbar in the Site Root.
In FCWS: the Library is hidden from FCWS since the FCWS text editor cannot edit files inside - the FCWS format destroys their encoding. To edit, log in with the FirstClass Client instead, and shift-click the List Arrow in the FirstClass Navigator Pane to make the Library temporarily visible.
In a web browser: you can manage files in the Library via the Upload button in the Preferences Panel, when logged into your site.
