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ADVANCED WEBSITE DESIGN

Using CMS for rapid development

Introduction to CMS
CMS = Content Management System

CMS Overview.. Open source.. Types of CMS.. Comparison among CMS.. Pros and Cons of using CMS..

What is a Content Management System (CMS)?


Wiktionary Definition:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/content_management_system

A computer software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content, especially for loading to a website

What the CMS can do?


A system for managing content in a web site A tool to separate content from presentation Doesnt require special software for uploading pages (e.g.

Dreamweaver) An open source package Allows web page updates using an ordinary web browser (e.g. IE, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla etc.) Reduces overall work as those responsible for content can update it directly and submit it for approval

How does a CMS work ?

Basic information flow


1.
2. 3.

Template is designed Content is entered as plain-text or HTML into database Content is placed in a template for display to the end user

Page Content

Page Template

Why is this a good thing?


Pages can be created or changed without knowing or

using HTML Large-scale changes can be made to the site much easier Increased functionality, including blogs and RSS feeds/readers, widgets, plug-in, etc.. Structured Content = Content re-use Thousands of templates available 5 Reasons To Use A CMS Greatest advantage of using a CMS

How much is a CMS?


$500,000 plus tech support and add-ons

OR
Theyre FREE!! Open source is a viable option,

but

By techies, for techies Limited support = more work for Systems No guarantee

Types of Content Management Systems COMPLETE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Drupal Joomla! BLOGS Wordpress Movable Type Blogger WIKIS MediaWiki Confluence pmwiki

Installing a Content Management System


Option 1: Do-It-Yourself Option 2: Use the Installer!

CMS Distribution in top million sites

Drupal CMS

humanities.stanford.edu

Stanford Photonics Research Center

Land, buildings & real estate

Law School: Center for Internet and Society

Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies

center on philanthropy and civil society

Aurora forum

Stanford libraries

Tech commons

Stanford story bank

Admitted students

And more!

Wordpress
Popular blogging tool Basic Content Management System Simpler to use, configure, and edit than Drupal,

but not as powerful Also free and open source

Some WordPress examples!

killerstress.stanford.edu

Stanford Pre-Business Association

emergency.stanford.edu

Nokia/Stanford University Mobile Learning Research

ASSU Executive Blog

MediaWiki
Popular wiki tool

Basic Content Management System Simpler to use, configure, and edit than Drupal or

WordPress, but not as powerful Also free and open source

Editing a mediawiki site

Some MediaWiki examples!

Web Services Wiki

BioMechanical Engineering

protege.stanford.edu

Body Magnetic Resonance Group

The Wordpress
Overview of Wordpress history.. What is Wordpress.. Why wordpress.. Who started wordpress.. How to use wordpress..

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