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OverviewPast functionalityWhenever you needed to upload customised JavaScripts or Style Sheets for use in CMS, you would need to navigate to the File Manager menu and upload the files into the relevant folder, then reference them in a HTML Snippet widget, and apply to a page(s). If you had to change the scripts, you couldn’t edit them within CMS. Instead, you had to make your changes locally and upload the amended files to your CMS. The HTML Snippet widget allows you to do so much more than applying styles or running scripts. Therefore, unless you added a meaningful description to the HTML widget, how would you know what it was doing? You couldn't. New functionalityThe new CMS Style Sheet Editor functionality allows you to create and edit scripts and styles from within CMS, and, because the widget functions to run scripts or apply styles only, you know at a glance if a page is using customised JavaScript or Style Sheets. The Scripts & Styles widget allows you to bundle related scripts and styles into one widget, to function as a unit. Or you can load multiple Scripts and Style widgets to operate independently on a page. Ticking the checkbox next to the widget in the page layout turns them on or off when needed.
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How does it work?
When you create a customised script or style sheet in CMS, the system will add them to the correct system folder. All files are minimised once you click Save to reduce load times.
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To see the scripts and styles that exist in your CMS, open File Manager, and review the entries in the css and js folders under Theme.
Step-by-step guide
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When you enter the Scripts or Styles screen, all files are listed. At a glance, you can see the number of times a file is in use and its last edited details. Files can be sorted by file name and date last edited.
Once a script or style has been saved, it is available for adding to a page or template. See: Scripts & Styles Widget.
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Create a script or style
To best explain the functionality, we will
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make a simple change to the background colour of our Store Locator page.
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- In your CMS,
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- go to Advanced Content
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- → Scripts & Styles.
3. Select Style Sheets
- Select Style Sheets. All existing style sheets are displayed.
- Click Add Script/Style
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- In Add Script/Style, select Style Sheet.
- In File Name, enter an appropriate name that follows the naming conventions of our site.
- Click Add.
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- In the blank editing window
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- . (For a guide to using the Editor, see Code Editor.) Or you can paste
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- Click Save
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9. If you hover over Options at the top right of your browser, next to Cancel and Save, you will see File History. Use the file history to monitor changes to the script and revert to an older version if needed by clicking on the version and selecting Restore this version.
- Click Cancel to exit.
Apply a script or style to a page/template
Now we will apply that style sheet to our Store Locator page (or the Page that you have chosen).
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- In your CMS,
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- go to Content → Pages & Templates
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- Use the Search tool to find 'Store Locator'. NOTE - Your page name may be different.
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- Click Edit next to
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- the page/template name.
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- In the template, click Add Widget.
- In the search field, start typing 'Scripts & Styles' — the system will auto-fill the results.
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- Select 'Scripts & Styles
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17. In the window that opens up, type in a meaningful description.
18. Click Edit next to Scripts & Styles.
19. The system will display customised script and style files. Select the one you created from the dropdown list and click 
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- The Scripts & Styles Widget automatically opens. In Description, enter a meaningful description for this use. This will display next to the style name when in use.
- Add a Layer if needed. (See: Layers.)
- In Scripts & Styles, select the style you created, then click Add.
- Click Edit to make some last minute changes to the Style Sheet, otherwise,
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The CMS will now show you have 1 applied Script & Style. You can add multiple scripts or styles to the same widget.
21. “Enable widget on Save” is selected by default, disable it if you don’t want it taking effect yet. Otherwise, click Save.
22. You can now see, at a glance, that the Store Locator page has a script or style applied to it.
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- to apply the script or style, toggle ON Enable widget on Save, then click Save.
- If the Page Preview setting is on, click Publish (top right of the screen)
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- Go to your site and open the Store Locator page (or the page to which you made changes).
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Compare or revert to an earlier version of a script or style
The file history of each script and style lists all versions with saved dates/times and users. You can compare versions. If you're not happy with the current version, revert to an earlier one.
- In the CMS, go to Advanced Content → Scripts & Styles.
- Click on either the Javascript or Style Sheets tab.
- Click the Edit button next to the script or style.
- In the 'Edit' page, hover on Options, then click File History.
- The current and previous versions are listed. To view a previous version, click on it.
- To compare two versions, in the Compare? column, toggle ON the two versions, then click Compare Version.
- Changes are highlighted. When you've finished viewing, click Clear Compare.
- To use a previous version, click on it, then click the Restore this version button.
- To confirm, click Save. The previous version is copied and saved as the latest version.
Delete a script or style
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- In the CMS, go to Advanced Content → Scripts & Styles.
- Click on the Javascript or Style Sheets tab.
- User-created files will have both 'Edit' and 'Option' buttons. To delete the file, hover over Options, then click Delete. NOTE - System files cannot be deleted.
- In the delete confirmation popup, click OK.
Check where a script or style is in use
- In the CMS, go to Advanced Content → Scripts & Styles.
- Click on the Javascript or Style Sheets tab.
- Find the file name, hover over its Options button, then click Where It's Used.
- The templates currently using the script or style are shown.
Minify Scripts and Styles
To improve the load time of web pages on your website, existing files can be minified.
- Go to Advanced Content → Scripts & Styles.
- Hover over Options, then click Minify All Files.
- In the popup, confirm you want the files minified.
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Steps I followed to find the issue
The CMS allows an administrative user to change the name of uploaded files—including scripts and style sheets—that are in use in CMS.
a. I changed the cv.css.circle.css to cv.css.bread.css
b. Because the system allows you to do that, I expected it would propagate the changes to the Scripts & Styles widget that uses it.
c. If I try to edit that file in CMS, I get an error.
d. Any attempt to interact with that file gives an error
e. The renamed file doesn’t show up in the list of Scripts & Styles
f. If you add a script/style, it allows you to type in a file of the same name, and it presents you with an empty script.
g. I can remove the file (or any file) without it warning me that widgets use it. Yet, it still shows in CMS (Scripts & Styles).
h. If I click to edit that file, I get the “Unable to find the file. Please contact support.” Error.
i. Also, once it is gone from File Manager, there is no way to remove it from CMS. I guess they would log a service call?
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