Ontraport Dynamic CMS

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SUMMARY

32 min of content

5 lessons

In this section, you’ll learn how to use Ontraport’s Dynamic Content Management System to design beautiful, online web applications — without writing a single line of code.

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SECTION OVERVIEW

Lessons for Ontraport Dynamic CMS

1 Dynamic CMS overview More info arrow_drop_down schedule 4:22 min Start lesson play_circle

Get a big picture overview of Ontraport’s Dynamic Content Management System. You’ll start to see how you can build blogs, customer-facing project portals, and so much more.

You'll learn

The custom objects you’d need to create a customer portal
How a blog functions using Dynamic CMS
How page templates make it easy to update blog posts

2 Dynamic pages More info arrow_drop_down schedule 9:29 min Start lesson play_circle

You can create a dynamic page by designing a dynamic template. The template uses the data from your records to create individual pages, one for each record.

You'll learn

How to make a page for each custom object
How to link each element to the database field it should pull from
How to switch between records you’re pulling from and the new page you’re creating to preview how things are looking
How to color-code records for quick visual reference

3 Dynamic blocks More info arrow_drop_down schedule 9:33 min Start lesson play_circle

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to create a dynamic block for when you need a list of records on a single page rather than a whole page about one record.

You'll learn

How to turn a regular block into a dynamic block
The benefits of protecting your pages with a membership site
How to add subheadings and images to your dynamic blocks
How to add conditions for when your blocks should display

4 Page types + publishing More info arrow_drop_down schedule 10:18 min Start lesson play_circle

Once you design a page type, you can create multiple templates for it — without starting from scratch! Learn to set up page types and publish your pages so they’re live on the web.

You'll learn

When having different templates will help you better display your data
Steps for creating multiple templates per page type
How to build your URL structure for publishing
The settings for instantly publishing a page every time a new record is created
How to make templates change automatically when something happens in a record

5 Privacy + data security More info arrow_drop_down schedule 2:34 min Start lesson play_circle

When you’re using private data about any contacts on your list via merge fields or element database connections, it’s important to keep that info under wraps. Keep your contacts’ info private and secure with the tips from this lesson.

You'll learn