diff --git a/content-sample/index.md b/content-sample/index.md index 9a85330..4a86b07 100644 --- a/content-sample/index.md +++ b/content-sample/index.md @@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ Congratulations, you have successfully installed [Pico](http://picocms.org/). ## Creating Content 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` folder +and those files become your pages. For example, creating a file called +`index.md` will make it show as your main landing page. -When you install Pico, it comes with a `content-sample` folder. Inside this +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 +your files there. No configuration is required, Pico will automatically use the `content` folder if it exists. -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 +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 @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ 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 +your assets there. You can then access them in your markdown using %base_url%/assets/ for example: !\[Image Title\](%base_url%/assets/image.png) @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ There are also certain variables that you can use in your text files: can be specified using %base_url%?sub/page * %theme_url% - The URL to the currently used theme * %meta.*% - Access any meta variable of the current -page, e.g. %meta.author% is replaced with `Joe Bloggs` + page, e.g. %meta.author% is replaced with `Joe Bloggs` ### Blogging