Features
BoltWire underwent rapid development from 2008 to 2010--adding many features and capabilities to an already robust core engine. At the end of 2012 another big upgrade was released (4.xx) adding even more. This page lists some of the many things BoltWire can do--and eventually we hope to link these to our online docs. If you don't see something you are looking for, ask. Chances are, it already in the core or available as a plugin.
Beginner
- Easy installation
- Simple markups for formatting
- Create, edit, copy, rename, or delete a page
- Restoring modified or deleted pages
- Create a member account
- Create member groups
- Control permissions
- Changing default skin settings
- Install a new skin
- Install a plugin
- Easy site indexing
- Understanding site.config and site.settings
- Understanding actions
Intermediate
- Easy upgrades
- Use conditionals to control display
- Use functions to generate output
- Creating simple forms with commands
- Using the internal search engine
- Understanding templates and fmts
- Using lists, logs, and info vars
- Edit your skin or css pages
- Embed html/javascript directly in your site
- Modify site actions
- Using page hierarchies
- Run multiple sites off one installation
- Setting up CleanURL's
- Changing the site language
- Advanced authorization options
- Email functions
Advanced
- Error reporting & debugging
- Stopwatch capabilities
- Alternate server configurations
- Create a new skin
- Create your own plugins
- Creating a new translation file
- Set up an automated BoltWire script
- Pre & Post Processing
- Customizing allowed attributes
- Using system hooks to change default behavior
- Using php to control config settings
- Using the replacetable array
