Articles

Customize the search overlay with your preferred colours by changing a few CSS rules in your theme files.

A guide to learn the basics of theming for SynaptikCMS: load order, integration of custom CSS properties, search overlay colour variables, required CSS classes...

The RSS 2.0 feed at /feed.php: what it contains, auto-discovery via render_header_scripts(), feed URL, and notes on pagination and caching.

How the Markdown editor works: full syntax reference (headings, links, tables, code blocks, containers), using CMS shortcodes inside Markdown, shortcode protection in code blocks, and known parser limitations.

Layered security out of the box: protected paths, HTTP security headers, CSP configuration, contact form protection layers, theme preview token, browser caching strategy, and a production deployment checklist.

How to enable and configure related content on a post: manual item selection, automatic scoring by shared tags and category, and the render_related_items() theme function.

How theme partials work for overriding card HTML, what variables they expose, and what you can and cannot do in functions.php.

How to define, fill, and display custom structured fields on any content type using the schema editor and theme helper functions.

Reference for all PHP rendering functions available in templates: content, cards, menus, galleries, search, pagination, and SEO tags.

How to use hooks and filters to extend the CMS from your theme, plus theme options, asset helpers, and page detection functions.

All utility functions for URLs, SEO, settings, formatting, and i18n available in theme templates.

Required files, directory layout, theme.json manifest, asset naming conventions, and the pre-publish checklist for building a theme.

All theme templates and their injected variables: header.php, footer.php, home.php, single-item views, content-list.php, and page templates.

Two-track i18n system: front-end and admin locale files, the caching mechanism, URL slugs, output helpers, and how to add a new language.

How to use the visual menu builder: drag-and-drop item ordering, sub-menus, data format, and reading the menu in a theme.

Complete map of every file and directory in SynaptikCMS: front-end root, data layer, admin panel, themes, and key configuration files.

How the split-file architecture works: index vs. full item files, the two data layers (read/write), and all sl_* functions.

Overview of the three built-in content types — Articles, Pages, and Projects — their common and specific fields, and the split-file data format.

All built-in shortcodes with syntax and attributes: toc, button, recent_articles, recent_projects, callout, quote, contact_form, and how to add your own.

How the front-end router works: URI parsing rules, localised URL slugs, and the full request dispatch order from index.php to template.