Post on 07-Aug-2015
Upgradeable Public Websites
Jeffrey Skillman
Andrea Robertson
Topics to discuss
• Concepts and Terminology• iMIS Sites vs. Customer Sites• System Content vs. Customer Content• Copying Websites• Using Shortcuts • Managing Themes• What’s Next?
Concepts & Terminology
• Website• Sitemap (Navigation)• Content
– System (Core and Samples – can only be copied)– Shared (single source used by multiple sites)– Website-specific (unique to one website)
• Shortcuts– All Sites– Site-specific
iMIS 20 ships with two folders for organizing system websites
Core Sites - generally staff-facing
Sample Sites – quick-start sites for easy creation of public sites
iMIS website vs. Customer website
iMIS 20 also ships with two folders for organizing system content
Core Content – common pages employing iMIS Dynamic Content Items for out-of-the-box iMIS functionality
Sample Websites – website-specific pages used by the out-of-the-box quick start sites
Shared Content – repository for customer-created shared pages
Core Content vs. Shared Content
Copying a Website
Copying a Sample Site provides clients with the fastest way to create a new functioning website.
If you do not need a starter website, you can create a new website from scratch.
• What is copied– Website definition– Sitemap– Website-specific
content
• What is not copied– Core content– Shared content– Shortcuts– Master page– Theme
Copying a Website
Shortcuts
• Provide friendly URLs• System-referenced pages
• Provided out-of-the-box – can be edited but not deleted
• Customer-defined• Can be defined for All Sites (default)
or site-specific
Managing Themes
• Use UltraWave!– Import UltraWave files using @import or
<link> statements
• On upgrade copy .skin files and images from original theme
What’s Next?
• Easy sitemap management• Let’s get sassy!