SDL Tridion UI / Experience Manager - Modify the enable editing button

Question

Is there a way to configure some settings around the 'SDL Tridion' button that is shown in the top left of the published website?

I'd like to go to town on it:

• Change the text from 'SDL Tridion' to something like 'Edit this page'
• Change the position in the page e.g. to bottom right
• Change the colour etc.

Answer 1

You could look at concept of the skinning the Tridion CMS and apply the same for UI Experience Manager. You could find the UI themes TRIDION_HOME\web\WebUI\Editors\SiteEdit\Themes and possibly could add a new css for the placement of the button etc.

You could create a new css file like MyCustom.css and place it under the defalt Carbon. Once you have your new css file you need to update the SiteEditEditor.cfg file under TRIDION_HOME\web\WebUI\Editors\SiteEdit\Configuration to add new theme css file. Look for themefiles section in the config.

To change the default label, you need to change the EditorViewTitle data attribute value in Tridion.Web.UI.Editors.SiteEdit.Strings.resx file located under TRIDION_HOME\web\WebUI\WebRoot\App_GlobalResources.

**NOTE::***Please note that updating .resx files may not be supported and not documented*.

I played with this while back and I am quite successful with the labels and themes, but did not pursue since it is not fully meeting my needs.

Skinning the CMS is documented at : http://sdllivecontent.sdl.com/LiveContent/content/en-US/SDL_Tridion_2011_SPONE/task_C4C14E4D601B4BE392ACE3B067426BB7

Answer 2

I do not have enough rep points to make a comment, so I am using an answer instead. Thanks Ram for the details. I just tried to change the SDL Tridion button label, and I had to use the StartButtonLabel resource name in Tridion.Web.UI.Editors.SiteEdit.Strings.resx to make it work. The EditorViewTitle label appears as the browser page title, not on the start button.