Content Management Systems AN INTRODUCTION

Learning Objectives To know what a Content Management System is Have an understanding of the different types of CMS Know when to use a certain CMS

Static sites Common.html files Very hard to add content Site design editing would mean going through the site

Content Management System Dynamic content—changes reflect immediately Easily make changes—using just a browser and familiar editing tool (similar to Word) Manage site navigation and sections—ability to add or order pages and other content Control over design—tweak the entire site the way you wish from a single place

Content Management System Add interactive content such as discussions, class schedules, shopping cart, and so on. Add photos, links, and other rich media easily Get full control over the web site Allow multiple people to manage the site

Technical Aspects of CMS This is the theme This would control what you see This is what you would see These are the functions Data pool

Technical Aspects of CMS Different Languages for CMS ◦PHP ◦Java ◦Javascript ◦Ruby ◦Perl ◦Python This is considered because your server must support the language used Database is a MUST

General Features of CMS WYSIWYG Editor Categories and content hierarchy Search Engine Optimization Tagging User Levels Plug-ins Themes Comments

Genres of CMS General Purpose / Portals Blog E-Commerce Forums eLearning Collaboration Photo Gallery

General Purpose CMS Basic Features ◦Create and manage content ◦Create pages and edit existing pages ◦Allow multiple administrators Possible uses ◦News websites ◦Personal sites ◦Information sites Examples: ◦Joomla!, Drupal

Blog CMS Core Features ◦Create and edit posts ◦Categorize using tags ◦Allow commenting ◦Chronological display of posts, etc. Possible uses: ◦BLOGGING ◦News posting Example: ◦WordPress, Movable Type

E-Commerce CMS Core Features ◦Product Management ◦Shopping Carts ◦Customer Management ◦Marketing Tools ◦Site Management and SEO Possible Uses ◦SELL ITEMS Examples ◦Magento, Prestashop

Wiki CMS Core Features ◦In-browser content editing ◦User contributions ◦Revision history Possible uses ◦Sites that need a community to build the information Examples ◦MediaWiki, DocuWIki

Forum CMS Core Features ◦Thread discussions ◦Public and Private Messaging ◦User Features ◦Search Possible Use ◦Anything that would need a forum Examples ◦phpBB

eLearning CMS Core Features ◦Manage courses, students, teachers ◦Create a course, add learning paths ◦Add documents, tests, discussions, and announcements ◦Manage course agenda or schedule ◦SCORM import/standard compliance ◦Additional interaction tools—videos, chat, blogs, and so on Possible Uses ◦Anything school related Examples ◦Moodle

Collaboration CMS Good for organizations’ intranet Core Features ◦User management ◦Document/Records Management—assets, revisions, comments ◦Workflow and approval processes ◦Contact management, knowledge base, project management, etc Possible uses ◦Internal systems Example ◦Alfresco

Photo Galleries CMS Core Features ◦Create galleries or albums ◦Allow rating and comments ◦Have a popular or new photos list ◦Share with all or a limited audience Possible Uses ◦Organization event photos albums ◦Work portfolios Examples ◦Gallery, Coppermine

In-Depth General Purpose CMS Go to opensourcecms.com Search for Drupal

In-Depth Blog CMS

In-Depth Ecommerce CMS Go to opensourcecms.com Look for Magento OR Go to prestashop.com Click “Demo”