Introduction to Mura CMS

1. Introduction to Mura CMS Matthew Darby

2. Who am I? Web Developer with over 8 years of experience Sr. Software Analyst / Site Manager for the INDUS Corporation NC State Graduate with a B. S. in Science, Technology and Society Native of North Carolina

3. What is Mura? Originally Sava CMS Open Source Content Management System Developed and maintained by Blue River Interactive Group, Inc Publically available for a year, privately for 3 years Coldfusion Framework More info: http://getmura.com Here we go into a little background behind the CMS and a brief history. Mura � River that runs through Slovenia, Croatia�and�Hungary. Sava � River that runs through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Talk about the name change and reasons why due to a challenge from another software company. Address how must content management systems are frameworks to develop in.Here we go into a little background behind the CMS and a brief history. Mura � River that runs through Slovenia, Croatia�and�Hungary. Sava � River that runs through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Talk about the name change and reasons why due to a challenge from another software company. Address how must content management systems are frameworks to develop in.

4. Who Uses Mura CMS? A mix between business and personal sites Clients range from Apple, Intel, Terminix, Railo and Baylor College just to name a few More than 20 sites listed on Mura�s forums Give a quick synopsis of the businesses that use Mura Data on client names come from Sean Schroeder�s Coldfusion Meetup Presentation on 6/11/2009Give a quick synopsis of the businesses that use Mura Data on client names come from Sean Schroeder�s Coldfusion Meetup Presentation on 6/11/2009

5. Why use Mura CMS Doesn�t require setting any mappings in CF Administrator to run Easy installation onto web server Growing list of plug-ins and themes available for download Simple and clean administrator Easy to add dynamic content with the content administrator Manage multiple sites from one administrator Highlight some of the reasons why to use Mura I am assuming my audience has heard of Mura and would already know the benefits of using a content management system so I won�t go into details of selling using a CMS vs. custom developmentHighlight some of the reasons why to use Mura I am assuming my audience has heard of Mura and would already know the benefits of using a content management system so I won�t go into details of selling using a CMS vs. custom development

6. Installation Options Comes with two installation packages, Mura Express built for Railo with a H2 database and Jetty web server as a fully self contained package Plugins are vary unreliable Mura Standard for CF7 or Railo which requires a database to install Works with MySQL 3.0, MSSQL Server 2000 and Oracle10g databases H2 is a object oriented database tool built for integration with Java. It doesn�t appear to be built for production environments in mind. View http://www.h2database.com for more information Mura Express only needs to be downloaded and then can easily be run from there. Mura Standard only needs a data source defined and can be install instructions guide you from there.H2 is a object oriented database tool built for integration with Java. It doesn�t appear to be built for production environments in mind. View http://www.h2database.com for more information Mura Express only needs to be downloaded and then can easily be run from there. Mura Standard only needs a data source defined and can be install instructions guide you from there.

7. Demo for Mura Cms Express We view how quick and easy it is to download and run mura express. Next we view their example website and log into the administrator to see basic features used for editing and adding contentWe view how quick and easy it is to download and run mura express. Next we view their example website and log into the administrator to see basic features used for editing and adding content

8. Introducing the Component Manager Create reusable elements to add across your site Display either static or dynamic content Allow non-technical users to create �templates� for their content This is not what we as developers think of as components, this is built with non-technical users in mind. The following features are viewable within the content administrtor.This is not what we as developers think of as components, this is built with non-technical users in mind. The following features are viewable within the content administrtor.

9. Using Local Content Indexes Create custom lists of site content to include in pages Navigation Menus - News listings Related Content - Blog posts Automatically create RSS feeds Easily customizable for display This is one of the most powerful features of the CMS. It allows the end use to create the types of items listed above on the fly.This is one of the most powerful features of the CMS. It allows the end use to create the types of items listed above on the fly.

10. Consuming Remote Feeds Read external RSS/Atom feeds for display Yahoo Top New Stories Flickr photo gallery Twitter Updates Google Calendar Easy to drop into content It is as simple as adding the feed into the administrator and consuming the information. It is as simple as adding the feed into the administrator and consuming the information.

11. Say Hello to the [MURA] tag Incorporates Mura and ColdFusion functionality into content Coldfusion Example [mura]now()[/mura] Custom CFML or JAVA [mura]dspInclude('display_objects/custom/theFile.cfm')[/mura] Invoke Mura and ColdFusion calls directly within the FCKEditor. I am not sure if there is currently a way to disable these features.Invoke Mura and ColdFusion calls directly within the FCKEditor. I am not sure if there is currently a way to disable these features.

12. Demo to Modify Content This will continue with the Mura Express websiteThis will continue with the Mura Express website

13. Looking Under the Hood Clean code organization Default site used as a template Admin code runs on Fusebox Built for other framework integration Sites configured with Coldspring Easily customizable layouts This serves as a segue into the custom blog I have built for the purpose of show what could be done with MuraThis serves as a segue into the custom blog I have built for the purpose of show what could be done with Mura

14. Looking at the Custom Blog This demo is for a custom blog, which I might place on my website at http://matthewdarby.com. It was built with CF8, Mura Standard and MySQLThis demo is for a custom blog, which I might place on my website at http://matthewdarby.com. It was built with CF8, Mura Standard and MySQL

15. Other Features Email Broadcaster Mailing Lists Categories Advertising Manager Plugins File Manager Permissions Because at this point the presentation is so long these are the features we don�t get to introduce in the presentationBecause at this point the presentation is so long these are the features we don�t get to introduce in the presentation

16. Disadvantages with Mura File Manager only available for Super Admins Not many plug-ins or themes Does it gracefully handle upgrades? Out-of-box features not all accessible These aren�t show stoppers but my personal disadvantages that I have found.These aren�t show stoppers but my personal disadvantages that I have found.

17. In Closing� Easy to get a site up and running for both non-technical and technical people Add dynamic content on the fly Simplify the management of reusable content Quickly create RSS feeds from content Wrap up for the presentation.Wrap up for the presentation.

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