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What's Global Moxie?
Global Moxie is the hypertext laboratory of Josh Clark, a designer, developer, and author who offers workshops and consulting for iPhone app design. He’s also creator of Big Medium, a web content management system. Josh spins words and code from multimedia studios in Providence, RI, and Paris, France.
What's Big Medium?
Big Medium is flexible, easy-to-use server software for creating and editing websites directly from your browser. Check out the features or download now.
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How can I display link lists horizontally or in columns?
Big Medium's link widgets display links in a vertical list by default. With a little CSS, you can display them in columns instead.
Big Medium's link widgets display links in a vertical list by default. With a little CSS, you can display them in columns instead.
Can I add additional data fields to my Big Medium pages?
This tutorial walks you through the creation of a custom plugin to add additional data fields to Big Medium.
This tutorial walks you through the creation of a custom plugin to add additional data fields to Big Medium.
Why do images have extra white space and/or captions that extend beyond the image?
Big Medium carves out the same width for all page images, even if the actual image is narrower than that.
Big Medium carves out the same width for all page images, even if the actual image is narrower than that.
How do I block the display of “one-click editing” links?
Why are edit links displayed on all public pages, even after I click “hide edit links” on the edit strip?
Why are edit links displayed on all public pages, even after I click “hide edit links” on the edit strip?
Why are submitted comments and “e-mail this page” messages ignored?
This typically indicates a problem with server-side includes (SSIs) on your server. (This issue is particularly common on servers hosted by Dreamhost.)
This typically indicates a problem with server-side includes (SSIs) on your server. (This issue is particularly common on servers hosted by Dreamhost.)
Why can't publishers edit certain images, documents or people?
Accounts without administrator or webmaster privileges are limited to editing library items that they own. This behavior can be changed with a plugin.
Accounts without administrator or webmaster privileges are limited to editing library items that they own. This behavior can be changed with a plugin.
Can Big Medium add watermarks to my images?
By installing this plugin, you can apply a transparent watermark to image files added to Big Medium’s image library.
By installing this plugin, you can apply a transparent watermark to image files added to Big Medium’s image library.
Why doesn’t Big Medium’s search find my pages?
Big Medium’s maintenance script may not be set up correctly.
Big Medium’s maintenance script may not be set up correctly.
Why don’t the <%quicktease%>, <%latest%>, <%tips%> or <%announcements%> widgets respond to my preference changes?
You might be editing the preferences for the wrong section.
You might be editing the preferences for the wrong section.
How do I set permissions on a Unix server?
Set permissions with the
Set permissions with the
chmod command on Linux, OSX, BSD, Solaris, etc.
I changed the direction of the navigation in my templates or HTML preferences, but nothing changed. What gives?
Troubleshooting navigation layout problems.
Troubleshooting navigation layout problems.
How do I add a new page type with its own custom template?
Learn how to add a custom template with a Big Medium plugin.
Learn how to add a custom template with a Big Medium plugin.
How do I enable server-side includes (SSIs) on my site?
Some of Big Medium's features require server-side includes. Find out how to turn them on.
Some of Big Medium's features require server-side includes. Find out how to turn them on.
How do I set permissions on a Windows server?
Instructions for setting the necessary permissions on Big Medium's directories.
Instructions for setting the necessary permissions on Big Medium's directories.
Can Google Analytics track Big Medium file downloads?
If you use Google Analytics to track visitor activity on your Big Medium-powered site, a small tweak lets you track file downloads, too.
If you use Google Analytics to track visitor activity on your Big Medium-powered site, a small tweak lets you track file downloads, too.