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CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS)

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS). By Joseph Stern. Are Custom Coded Websites Dead?. Why Use a CMS?. CMS is simply just a pre-built system from which to build a website that includes : Content Creation Content Management Publishing Presentation.

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CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS)

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  1. CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) By Joseph Stern

  2. Are Custom Coded Websites Dead?

  3. Why Use a CMS? CMS is simply just a pre-built system from which to build a website that includes: • Content Creation • Content Management • Publishing • Presentation

  4. Why use a CMS? – Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRLJ-Lie_ks&feature=related

  5. Overview • Global Developer Communities • Definition of CMS • No HTML Required and it's Free • Most Popular CMSPlatforms • Differences Between Popular CMSPlatforms • Some Notable CMS Sites • WordpressDashboard Demo • CMS Features and Benefits • OMG - I want a CMS! What do I need? • References / Web Resources • Questions???

  6. Global Developer Communities

  7. Definition of CMS • A content management system (CMS) is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. http://en.wikipedia.org/wikiContent_management_system

  8. Definition of CMS Continued • The procedures are designed to do the following: • Allow for a large number of people to share and contribute to stored data. • Control access to data based on user role (i.e., define information users or user groups can view, edit, publish, etc.) • Facilitate storage and retrieval of data. • Control data validity and compliance. • Reduce duplicate inputs. • Simplify report writing. • Improve communication among users.

  9. No HTML Skills Required!Most importantly, an open CMS offers small business's and non-technical users a way to put content into a pre-established framework.

  10. Isn’t Everything These Days? CMS platforms are free to download, install and customize. However, the freemiumpricing model for add-ons and modules will cost you for functionality build outs.

  11. Most Popular Open CMS Platforms Top 3 in Order of Community Prominence 1. Wordpress 2. Joomla 3. Drupal

  12. CMS Usage for Websites • Diagram shows the percentage of websites using various CMS in 2012. Grey: CMS Usage Green: CMS Market Share http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management/all

  13. Differences Between CMS Platforms Wordpress • Pros: Best blog platform by far. Easiest to install. Very intuitive to non-techy users. Allows quick posting on pages. Largest user community. Has a WYSIWYG Editor. • Cons: Least developer friendly. More limited options with respect to customization.

  14. Differences Between CMS Platforms Joomla • Pros: Platform is harder than Wordpress but easier than Drupal to develop. Has second largest user base and solid community forums and video tutorials. • Cons: Low usage in the United States relative to Wordpress and Drupal.

  15. Differences Between CMS Platforms Drupal • Pros: Best platform for developers and hand-coders. Custom tweaks are easier. The basic architecture options are very advanced. • Cons: Not as user-friendly for novice developers. Thus, Drupal developers charge more on average and it takes more time to build out. • http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix/cms-matrix

  16. Some Notable CMS Sites Wordpresshttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/blogs/directory.html Joomla http://www.ikea.com.sa/ Drupal http://www.whitehouse.gov/

  17. Wordpress Dashboard Demo - CMS Common Features • Theme • QuickPress • Posts • Media • Pages • WYSIWYG • Plugins • Users • http://josephstern.com/wp-admin/

  18. Key CMS Benefits • Simplifies activities such publishing content, revision control, search, indexing, retrieval of content, etc. • Data can be defined as nearly anything: documents, movies, text, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, and so forth. • Easy to avoid duplicate content. • Frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, semantically enriching, and publishing documentation. • Serves as a central repository, the CMS increases the version level of new updates to an already existing file.

  19. OMG – I Want a CMS! So how do I choose one? How do I know what’s right for my needs?

  20. Focus on Main Functionality What does your website do? • Blog • E-commerce • Video • Informational • Other

  21. Intuitive UX for All Users • Think about the average user in the organization - not a developer. What is too much? • At the most basic level, it’s important that it is easy to post pages, edit pages, change themes and add photos for the users. • The developer must involve the administrative team who will assume control of the website.

  22. Logical and User-friendly Backend • The backend layout and functions must be grouped and positioned so they are easy to navigate. • Pluginsshould be easy to find, integrate and do their job. • The basic backend architecture should be easy to ascertain to the average user.

  23. Functionality that Fitsthe Project's Scope • Advanced functionality that you’ll never use just slows down the whole website. • Find a CMS that does the one thing you want to do really well and forget about the other features. • Do you really need? e-commerce, photo slideshows, video playback or is it just a simple blog.

  24. WYSIWYG Editor • WYSIWYG editors make life easier for your users – especially novices. • Most users don’t know HTML and don’t care to learn. • This allows for ease of editing things like: pages, header tags, text, bold, italics, etc. Btw, WYSIWYG – “what you see is what you get”

  25. Simple Code = Fast Loading Pages • There shouldn’t be a lot of extra code or provisions for unused functionality in the final page code. • This makes the page load times faster. • This lowersthe chance for misrenderingsand errors.

  26. Creative Control of Template • Some CMS templates have very set ideas about what a website should look like. • Whatever CMS you choose should let you design pages the way you want and should work around your needs. • Also, there are many CMS template factories where you can buy designer templates. • Ie: http://www.rockettheme.com/

  27. Support and Documentation • You will eventually run into problems with any CMS you choose. Ie: Updates, add-ons, custom modules, etc. • The more active and helpful the user community is, the better off you are. • Searchable documentation and video tutorials are also extremely helpful. • Documentation should provide information on everything from basic use to advanced functionality.

  28. Web Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system • www.Wordpress.org • www.Joomla.org • www.Drupal.org • http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2011/11/29/wordpress-cms-crown-drupal-joomla/http:// • www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix/cms-matrix • http://www.rockettheme.com/

  29. Questions Please

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