Admin tools improved by Matrix

Overview

Jimdo’s admin is solid for simple sites — Matrix fills the gaps agencies and power users hit every day. Some upgrades need no config (they ship with the framework). Others are toggled in MatrixConfig.features in Edit Head.

1 Files: copy URL & multi-upload

Jimdo’s Custom Template Files tab normally forces you to open each file to grab its URL, and upload one file at a time. Matrix adds a clipboard action on every row and lets you select multiple files in one go.

• Copy URL — clipboard icon on each file row; copies the Jimdo CDN URL with a “Copied!” tooltip
• Multi-file upload — pick several files; Matrix uploads them sequentially with “Uploading N of M…” progress
• In-place refresh — the file list updates without leaving the Files tab
• Works everywhere the layout Files iframe appears (Custom Layout, Hub Resources, Helper Classes, Page Builder embeds)

2 Drag & drop navigation reordering

Reordering pages in Jimdo’s Edit Navigation used to mean clicking the up/down arrows repeatedly. Matrix adds a drag handle on each page row so you can reorder the menu visually.

• Open the site navigation → Edit Navigation
• Drag pages using the 3-dot handle on the left — a blue drop line shows the target
• Click Save when the order looks right
• Nesting (indent / outdent) still uses Jimdo’s left/right arrows

3 Large images for store items

Jimdo often serves smaller responsive candidates for product photos. Matrix forces a large (1820px) main image for size-3 store product modules so shop pages look crisp on desktop and high-DPI screens.

• Automatic on .cc-shop-product-size-3 product modules
• Also applies when switching alternate product images in admin
• No UI toggle and no config flag — runs with the framework CSS/JS

4 Matrix Hub — support inside Jimdo admin

Matrix Hub adds a Matrix Framework item to Jimdo’s native admin sidebar. Docs, Support, Marketplace, News, Changelog and Resources open as embedded panels — so you never leave the editor to look something up.

• General — live overview: framework version, license, active template, enabled modules
• Resources — Animations, Add-ons, Updates, Custom Layout (tabbed)
• Docs / Support / Marketplace / News / Changelog — official Matrix pages in iframes
• Read-only — the Hub does not write site settings; it is your in-admin knowledge base

features: {
  matrixAdminHub: true,  // Matrix Framework in Jimdo native sidebar (default)
  matrixAdmin: true      // Sliding admin menu (independent of Hub)
}

5 Custom hero section (Jimdo Background)

Instead of a static image module, Matrix Framework can use Jimdo’s native Design → Background (image, slideshow, video, or color) as the page hero — with Matrix variables to place content inside that area.

• Set the page background in Jimdo Design → Background
• Add a Columns + Widget/HTML block with a hero variable, e.g. draggable-hero
• Style overlays, fullscreen, transparent header and spacing with Matrix variables / Style Editor
• Tune global hero min-height in Global Settings → Hero

6 Custom Module — more options for Jimdo modules

Default Jimdo modules (heading, image, button, divider, spacing, form) get a floating Module Styles popup. You restyle that single module visually — padding, colors, borders, form inputs — without writing CSS. Rules are scoped to the module id.

• Open a supported module → click the Module Styles control
• Adjust presets / options → Save (written into Style Editor CSS)
• Forms use --matrix-form-* variables so per-module styles win over global form themes

features: {
  customModule: true  // default
}

Full walkthrough: Custom Module guide.

7 Site Health

Site Health is a toolbar scanner for the current editor page — SEO basics, mobile-template risks, and framework hygiene — with a score, grouped issues, and one-click “Go to” highlights.

• Open Matrix Toolbar → Site Health → Scan page
• Review Checks passed vs Issues; jump to the problematic module
• Opt-in: set siteHealth: true (default is false)

Full guide: Site Health.

8 Built-in one-page navigation

Turn first-level menu items into smooth-scroll anchors on the published home page. Add sections from the + panel with the One-Page Section module — no manual HTML required.

• Enable onePage: true
• On the home page, add a One-Page Section for each first-level menu item
• Publish — menu items smooth-scroll; sub-pages keep working as normal pages

Full guide: One-Page Navigation.

9 Built-in mega menu

Enable megaMenu: true and Matrix converts Jimdo’s menu to a mega menu (.hs-menu → .hs-mega) with hover dropdowns on desktop and tap toggles on mobile. Nest pages under first-level items — no HTML edits needed.

• One config flag — structure stays in Jimdo’s navigation editor
• Works with Style Editor for colors and typography
• Admin shows a notice when mega menu is active

Full guide: Mega Menu.