Understanding web apps

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If I am building a website (web app) with Xojo, what is the paradigm to have multiple pages? For example, if I were building a blog site, I might have:

  1. A main page with blog entries
  2. A login page
  3. An admin page for managing posts (once logged in)

Is the method with Xojo to add multiple “WebPage” objects?

I looked at the “quick start” tutorial but it was a little too simple. Is there a more elaborate example with multiple pages?

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Xojo WebApps can have multiple Webpages. So in your case you would have for example 3 different pages and you can navigate between them using Buttons or Toolbars.
Its like

Var Page as new AdminPage
Page.Show
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Not the best option for a blog, but you can found a little more elaborate example in… The EXAMPLES.

Open xojo, in the “choose proyect” window go to Examples - Sample applications - Edies electronics - Web

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If you want that Google likes your page, then better don’t use Xojo to build your web site.

Xojo is good for web apps not web sites.

I suggest something easier, faster and more common like Wordpress for creating a web site with a blog and such.

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Yeah, no… don’t go that route and don’t confuse web apps with web sites. For a blog, stick with Wordpress. No need to reinvent the wheel in a tool that was not made for this (websites).

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Thanks. Yes, I don’t actually mean to create a blog. I’m just trying to understand the basic structure of a web app in Xojo and didn’t see anything obvious in the documentation / tutorial.

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I have a fairly large Xojo webapp and it has only one page. I use containers to switch between each view.

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Did you have a look at the new videos (tutorials) ? That may help you get how that works.

What is specific to Xojo is that you create Web Apps as you create Desktop Apps.

In a Desktop App, you have Windows, in a Web App you have pages. You drag controls to your page much like you to with a Desktop App. It’S very similar, except that Web Apps pages are seen in a Web Browser, and you see only one page at a time. This is a short description, but it should help you get an understanding of Web Apps.

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Would the whole page load longer with all these containers compared to having webPages instead? I’m not familiar with WebApps, just trying to understand.

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You can Embed each container control as needed. I even use a container for the login.
Thanks

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It is the same as Desktop, you can use a single window and create/destroy containers without having to instantiate all of them at the start

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FWIW, this technique is exactly what the app does for you with webpages. They’re all just views that are swapped out when you call Show.

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@Greg_O that is good to know. I just wish some one had told me that a long time ago. :grinning:
I always like to learn new stuff, makes me want to make a new webapp just to try it.
Thanks

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Like if there was real documentation instead of videos?

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