ContentManagement SystemsAN 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”