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If {client = “content editor”} then {CMS};. Lili’a Uili Neville and Michael Purdy University of Tennessee Office of Communications and Marketing. Our web team manages 200+ WordPress websites with nearly 500 users. And we’re launching new sites every week. You lead them to a lake.
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If {client = “content editor”} then {CMS}; Lili’a Uili Neville and Michael Purdy University of Tennessee Office of Communications and Marketing
Our web team manages 200+ WordPress websites with nearly 500 users. And we’re launching new sites every week.
You lead them to a lake. Planning Phase.
Select a CMS. Planning Phase.
Run a pilot program. Planning Phase.
Themes. Planning Phase.
Lead them to a lake Select a CMS Run a pilot program Decide on a theme approach Planning Phase.
You give them a rod and a reel. Implementation Phase.
Strategic decision-making during theme development. Implementation Phase.
Think ahead: develop a scalable system for managing installations. Implementation Phase.
Hand them the rod and reel Build a versatile, solid theme Build a system that can grow Implementation Phase.
You teach them to fish. Training Phase.
Train a user base that is exponentially larger than the team administering the CMS. Training Phase.
Basic weekly training sessions. Training Phase.
Grow your training series as your content editors’ skills grow. Training Phase.
Teach them to fish Determine resources Develop levels of training Training Phase.
Fishing lines get tangled. Stick around, you’ll need to be there to untangle them. Management Phase.
Hosting policy. Management Phase.
Plugins policy. Management Phase.
Themes policy. Management Phase.
Walk to a lake.Select a CMS Run a pilot program Decide on a theme approach Hand them a rod and reel.Build a versatile, solid theme Build a system that can grow Teach them to fish. Determine resources Develop levels of training Untangle fishing lines. Develop policies to ease your administration
Happy fishing. Catch a big one. webteam@utk.edu