You have now seen some of the most basic features of ExpressionEngine, including templates, channels, and tags.
In the next chapter, we will introduce Ed & Eg — the example site we will use for the rest of the book. You will see how ExpressionEngine can be used for an entire website and how, by using ExpressionEngine, you can make it much easier for anyone to make editorial changes without ever seeing (or knowing) HTML.
The key points to remember after working through this chapter:
Content is stored in channels. This includes any kind of content that you might want to store — photos for your photo gallery, posts on your blog, or the text of your website. Be imaginative!
Templates make up the basic structure of your website, and for the most part your URLs will match your template structure. Within templates, you can write standard HTML and CSS. The stronger your HTML skills, the better your site will look.
Before the content of a channel appears on your website, it must be included...