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## Creating Content
## Creating Content
Pico is a flat file CMS, this means there is no administration backend or
Pico is a flat file CMS. This means there is no administration backend or database to deal with. You simply create `.md` files in the `content` folder and those files become your pages. For example, this file is called `index.md` and is shown as the main landing page.
database to deal with. You simply create `.md` files in the `content-sample`
folder and that becomes a page. For example, this file is called `index.md`
When you install Pico, it comes with a `content-sample` folder. Inside this folder is a sample website that will display until you add your own content. You should create your own `content` folder in Pico's root directory and place your files there. No configuration is required, Pico will automatically use the `content` folder if it exists.
and is shown as the main landing page.
If you create a folder within the content folder (e.g. `content/sub`) and put an `index.md` inside it, you can access that folder at the URL `http://example.com/?sub`. If you want another page within the sub folder, simply create a text file with the corresponding name and you will be able to access it (e.g. `content/sub/page.md` is accessible from the URL `http://example.com/?sub/page`). Below we've shown some examples of locations and their corresponding URLs:
If you create a folder within the content folder (e.g. `content-sample/sub`)
and put an `index.md` inside it, you can access that folder at the URL
`http://example.com/pico/?sub`. If you want another page within the sub folder,
simply create a text file with the corresponding name and you will be able to
access it (e.g. `content-sample/sub/page.md` is accessible from the URL
`http://example.com/pico/?sub/page`). Below we've shown some examples of
locations and their corresponding URLs:
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<td>content-sample/index.md</td>
<td>content/index.md</td>
<td><ahref="%base_url%">/</a></td>
<td><ahref="%base_url%">/</a></td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<td>content-sample/sub.md</td>
<td>content/sub.md</td>
<td><del>?sub</del> (not accessible, see below)</td>
<td><del>?sub</del> (not accessible, see below)</td>
</tr>
</tr>
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<td>content-sample/sub/index.md</td>
<td>content/sub/index.md</td>
<td><ahref="%base_url%?sub">?sub</a> (same as above)</td>
<td><ahref="%base_url%?sub">?sub</a> (same as above)</td>
If a file cannot be found, the file `content-sample/404.md` will be shown. You
If a file cannot be found, the file `content/404.md` will be shown. You can add `404.md` files to any directory. So, for example, if you wanted to use a special error page for your blog, you could simply create `content/blog/404.md`.
can add `404.md` files to any directory, so if you want to use a special error
page for your blog, simply create `content-sample/blog/404.md`.
Instead of adding your own content to the `content-sample` folder, you should
create your own `content` directory in Pico's root directory. You can then add
and access your contents as described above.
As a common practice, we recommend you to separate your contents and assets
As a common practice, we recommend you to separate your contents and assets (like images, downloads, etc.). We even deny access to your `content` directory by default. If you want to use some assets (e.g. a image) in one of your content files, you should create an `assets` folder in Pico's root directory and upload your assets there. You can then access them in your markdown using <code>%base_url%/assets/</code> for example: <code>!\[Image Title\](%base_url%/assets/image.png)</code>
(like images, downloads etc.). We even deny access to your `content` directory
by default. So if you want to use a asset (e.g. a image) in one of your content
files, upload it to the (to be created) directory `assets` and use it as