Matrix Secrets
All secrets to be revealed on Matrix Users soon.
Find out more
1
Use fewer design customisations
By Ladoo posted on 26 Jun 2012
Matrix Design and Design Customisations offer a great degree of flexibility in how an HTML design can be created and modified. They are so powerful in fact, they tend to be overused and can become real roadblocks for productivity when best practices for using Designs are not followed.
Sharing content
By Ladoo posted on 29 Apr 2012
An examination of the pros and cons of different sharing techniques within Squiz Matrix.
Hiding web paths
By Ladoo posted on 24 Jan 2012
If you have a group of assets that only exist for the purpose of appearing in a list, you ideally don't want these assets to be accessible to the public at all.
Output content to a file
By Ladoo posted on 17 Nov 2011
As well as HTML and text, Matrix can be configured to directly output XML, iCal, RTF and even Word and Excel documents, so that users can directly download and work with these files.
Website Optimisation
By Ladoo posted on 08 Nov 2011
Improve your user experience and search ranking by optimising your website within Squiz Matrix.
Build your own search
By Ladoo posted on 20 Oct 2011
You can create your own personal Search Page to assist with locating and editing the content you look after. This can be especially helpful in larger systems where quick search becomes less accurate.
Other users running Matrix
By Matrix Secrets posted on 11 Oct 2011
Using some targeted Google queries, it's possible to estimate how many installations of MySource / Squiz Matrix there are out there.
Matrix keywords the great big list
By Ladoo posted on 03 Oct 2011
The original big list of MySource / Squiz Matrix keywords
Comment all you want
By Liam Coltman posted on 08 Sep 2011
Using a combination of an Asset Builder and an Asset Listing in Mysource Matrix can allow you to create a comment area in your website and can be used for blogs.
Matrix PHP API - Creating Standard Page Assets
By Anton Babushkin posted on 28 Feb 2011
Using the Matrix PHP API can allow you to do more than you previously would have thought possible. This article will teach you how to create Standard Page assets as well as give you some insight into when you could utilize the PHP API in the real world.
Pretty as a picture Image Gallery
By Liam Coltman posted on 13 Nov 2010
Image Galleries can help to add a bit of colour to your website. With a little bit of tinkering you can make an image gallery that will rival the Louvre
News delivered to your doorstep
By Liam Coltman posted on 10 Sep 2010
With users becoming more and more demanding on their news and website updates RSS provides the perfect option to keep readers up to date with what is happening on your site.
Trigger happy images
By Liam Coltman posted on 23 Aug 2010
Triggers are a very powerful feature in MySource Matrix. Learn how to set up a trigger to create image varieties
Dynamic Asset Listings
By Liam Coltman posted on 14 Aug 2010
Learn how to make you asset listings dynamic so they can be reused across multiple pages on your site
More modules for all
By Nathan Cram posted on 17 May 2010
Squiz made an exciting announcement for MySource Matrix... they have released all of the Squiz Supported Version modules in the GPL version
It's time to share...
By Nathan Cram posted on 07 May 2010
Matrix Users is a brand new community site and now is the best time to have your say on what you’d like to see here
Paint Layouts
By Liam Coltman posted on 06 Mar 2010
The best way to think of a Paint Layout is a Design File for your page content.
Squiz Matrix Keyboard Shortcuts
By Nathan Cram posted on 18 May 2009
Keyboard shortcuts can save you time when working in the administration interface by helping you quickly move around the asset map.
Unfolding the Asset Map
By Nathan Cram posted on 16 May 2009
The Asset Map shows the hierarchy of the assets that comprise your website and allows you to manage them.
