RapidWeaver Total CMS Course

Adding online editing can seem daunting, however Total CMS makes it easy. You'll continue to build and publish websites in RapidWeaver as you already do, but you'll be able to edit content via web browser.

Not only will you learn how to create a modern blog that can be edited from around the globe, you'll also be able to edit single pages (such as an about page), image galleries, event listings, page titles, and more.

With Total CMS there's no complicated setup — no databases, no server installation, no setup "wizard" — simply add the Total CMS stacks to your page and publish. It's almost too good to be true!

Some platforms force you to use ugly URLs with query string parameters (yuck). You'll have URLs that are both professional and SEO friendly. You'll also have control over important SEO point scoring items like page titles.

Choose between markdown editing or the WYSIWYG Hipwig editor — a powerful editor which gives you Word-like editing for easy text styling. It also supports images — just drag-and-drop your image to upload.

No blog is complete without a search feature, that's why we have a full lesson dedicated to creating a unique search experience that you can customise to fit your needs. Search like never before.

Want to get feedback on your posts, or create a community feel to your site? We'll show you how you can integrate both Facebook and Disqus commenting to each of your posts, so your visitors can interact with your content.

Know you need to add Twitter card support and OpenGraph meta tags, but don't know how? Don't worry, we'll make it easy for you, just follow along with the course and get all the latest social features setup in no time.

Got a post you want to promote on your site? Suddenly had a surge of interest in an old post? We'll show you how you can feature these posts across your site in amazing, full page banners complete with special effects.

This course will give you the tools you need to create a modern, beautifully designed blog in RapidWeaver. We cover everything from post creation, to commenting, to SEO friendly URLs, dynamic author avatars, client login, search, single page editing, related posts, and more.

Everything you learn in this course can be applied to an existing RapidWeaver project, there's no need to start over. You're also free to use any theme (built-in or third-party) or a framework based tool (such as Foundation or Foundry). Total CMS works with every type of site imaginable.

This entire course is dedicated to teaching you how to build amazing websites with RapidWeaver. You'll pickup some handy tips and tricks to speedup your daily workflow, watch as we cover some advanced features, and see how we use RapidWeaver in-house.