Content Management SystContent Management Systemem

Vicky PanOct.30.2008

385e: Information Architecture and Design

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[Content management system ]

(CMS) Is a computer application used to create, edit, manage and publish content in a consistently organized fashion.

[Wikipedia]

CMS-based website• WCMS allows users to make

changes to an existing website without requiring technical knowledge of HTML, database or the uploading of files.

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Web Content Management System (WCM

S)

•Blog’s title

•Header (picture)

•Someone’s photo (picture)

•About

•Article title

•YouTube link (video)

•Article

•Blog’s archive

•RSS

•Advertise

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*Different CMS might support very different features or functions.

• According to OpenSourceCMS :

(http://www.opensourcecms.com)

Portals Image GalleriesBlogs Wiki

eCommerce e-LearningGroupWare Lite

Forums Miscellaneous

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• The main concept of CMS:– Separate the content’s

semantic layer from its layout.

• Content • Template • Process

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Portal System

Layout System

Themes/ Projects

Database Full-text search

GroupwareContent control

Combine contents and styles

Web presentation Search engine search Web browsers

ForumsSub-systems

CMS vs. IA• CMS can assign roles and

responsibilities to different content categories or types.

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• Simple and Easy to build a well-organized website!

• CMS requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

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General System Requirements with CMS:

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• Web server (ex: Apache)• Database server (ex: MySQL)• PHP/ Python/ Java/ ASP/ ASP.NET

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• Ad server• WYSIWYG: What you see is What

you get.

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