AdminCentral configuration

Magnolia's user interface for authors and administrators is called "AdminCentral".

On the left hand side is the menu with which authors and administrators can select which task they want to perform in Magnolia. The title and details of the content are displayed in the content area on the right.

The menu

Because AdminCentral is implemented in the adminInterface module, the menu is configured in the adminInterface module's configuration. (there is a shortcut to the menu configuration in the "Configuration" menu item) Each node under the menu node represents a menu item that can be customized by changing the configuration properties.

Menu item types

A menu item can be configured with four parameters (properties):

Parameter	Example	Description
i18nBasename	info.magnolia.module.dms.messages	Basename of the resource bundle with translations of the label
icon	/.resources/icons/24/folders.gif	Path to the menu item's icon
label	dms.menu	Key for translation of the label. The key will be used as label if no translation is available
onclick	MgnlAdminCentral.showTree('dms')	Javascript action

Javascript actions

Magnolia provides two basic Javascript methods which can be used in the menu:

MgnlAdminCentral.showTree(tree,path);
MgnlAdminCentral.showContent(URL);

MgnlAdminCentral.showTree displays a tree in the content area. If the path is passed, then the node addressed by that path will be opened in the tree. Magnolia provides prepared trees for the most important repositories listed here:

users
config
groups
website
userroles
website-jcr, which is a detailed view in the JCR structure of the website repository

With MgnlAdminCentral.showContent you can pass the URL to a web page or a path to content in Magnolia (without servlet context). The page will then be displayed in the content area: Examples:

http://www.magnolia-cms.com
/.magnolia/pages/configuration.html

Menu groups

If you create sub nodes under a menu item, the sub nodes will be organized in groups under that menu item. Menu groups can be identified in the menu by the arrow on the right side of the menu entry:

If you click on this item, the group opens and all the child menu actions will be visible. If you have an onclick action specified, this action will be executed as well.