When using the Anqi CMS to manage website content, if you suddenly find that the text on the page becomes strange and unreadable symbols, which is what we often call 'garbled text', it is undoubtedly very annoying.usually, the root cause of page garbled characters lies in the inconsistency between file encoding and browser parsing encoding.In AutoCMS, ensuring that template files display normally and avoid garbled text depends on understanding and correctly handling the encoding of template files.
The security CMS has specific requirements for the encoding of template files, it needs to be unified usingUTF-8 encoding.If the template file we use adopts other encoding formats, such as GBK or ANSI, then the browser cannot correctly identify these characters when displayed on the page, resulting in garbled text.This is especially important for Windows users, because some default text editors in the Windows system environment may use non-UTF-8 encoding by default when saving files.
To fundamentally solve or prevent the problem of乱码 in template files, we mainly need to pay attention to the following aspects:
First, ensure the correct encoding is used from the beginning when creating a new template file.Most modern text editors, such as VS Code, Sublime Text, Notepad++, etc., allow you to choose the encoding format when saving files.UTF-8。Develop this habit to avoid乱码 problems from the source. The Anqi CMS template files are unified using.htmlas the suffix, and they are stored in/templateThe directory, while the styles, scripts, images, and other static resources used in the template are usually located/public/static/Table of contents.Although static resource files themselves usually do not cause garbled text (unless they are special files containing text), the UTF-8 encoding of the template files themselves cannot be ignored.
Next, for those template files that already exist and display garbled text, we need to check and convert them.You can use the text editor you usually use to open these files, usually in the status bar of the editor or in the "File" menu, you can find the encoding information of the current file.If you find that it is not UTF-8, you need to convert it to UTF-8.The specific operation is usually to select "File"->"Specify encoding when reloading" or "Specify encoding when saving", then select "UTF-8", and then save the file again.Please note that simply 'Save As' in UTF-8 without overwriting the original file may cause the security CMS to continue reading the old incorrect encoding files, so make sure that your changes have been saved and the original file has been overwritten.
Furthermore, ensuring consistency in coding is not only applicable to main templates such as the homepage and detail pages, but also includes all referenced or included code snippets. For example, your template may have a common page header (partial/header.htmlFooterpartial/footer.html）et files, these files if any of them are encoded incorrectly, may affect the display of the entire page. Anqi CMS supports syntax similar to Django template engine, using{% include "partial/header.html" %}such labels to refer to code snippets. This means that all of these referenced.htmlfiles must follow the UTF-8 encoding rules.
Finally, after modifying the encoding of the template file and saving it, the page may still display garbled characters.This may be due to the browser caching old versions of the page content.This is, try clearing your browser cache, or use the incognito mode of the browser to access the page again, usually you can see the correct display effect.
Follow these practices to ensure that your CMS website template files always run with the correct encoding, allowing page content to be displayed clearly and smoothly to visitors.
Common Questions (FAQ)
Q1: I only modified a small part of the template file, but why did the entire website page become garbled?
A1: Even if you only modify a small part of the template file, if the file encoding format changes when saved, or if there is some incorrectly encoded referenced common template segment (such as headers, footers, etc.), it may cause the entire page to display incorrectly.The browser tries to parse HTML with a unified encoding when rendering a page.If the HTML document's head declaration is UTF-8, but the actual encoding of some included template files is GBK, this conflict will occur, causing most or even all of the content to be displayed in garbled characters.Therefore, be sure to check all template files involved, including the main template and all referenced fragments, to ensure they are all saved in UTF-8 encoding.
Q2: I have ensured that all template files are encoded in UTF-8, and I have also cleared the browser cache, but the page is still garbled. Are there any other possible reasons?
A2: If you have carefully checked and confirmed that all template files are UTF-8 encoded, and cleared the browser cache but the problem persists, then consider the following points:
- File upload/deployment process issue:The template file may be corrupted in the process of uploading from the local to the server due to the transmission method or tool damaging the file encoding.Attempt to re-upload the template file, ensuring that it is in binary mode (if applicable, but most FTP clients will handle it automatically), and check that the file on the server is indeed UTF-8.
- Server Web server configuration:Although AnQi CMS usually sets the response headers correctly, if your Nginx or Apache web server has special character set configurations and their priority is higher than the application, it may cause issues. You can try to check if there is a character set configuration in the Nginx or Apache configuration files.
charsetRelated settings, make sure it points toutf-8. - Improper use of template tags:In rare cases, when using certain output tags or filters in a template, if the content itself contains unrecognized special characters, it may also cause partial garbled text, but this usually does not affect the entire page.Review the recently modified template tags for any anomalies.
Q3: Does Anqi CMS have requirements for database encoding? Incorrect database encoding can cause template garbled characters?
A3: Yes, the security CMS also has requirements for database encoding. Typically, it is also recommended to useUTF-8Encoding, especially UTF-8mb4, to ensure that it can correctly store and display various characters, including emojis and multilingual characters.If the encoding of the database is inconsistent with the encoding of your website, it may cause the content read from the database (such as article titles, content, category names, etc.) to be displayed as garbled characters on the page.Although database garbled characters and template file garbled characters are two independent issues, they can both lead to abnormal display of website content.Therefore, during the initial installation of Anqi CMS, it is recommended to ensure that the database settings use the UTF-8 character set and maintain consistency during daily operations.