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CMS Updates!

A first look at what’s coming soon to NDSU’s Web content

management system!

Most requested!•  Photo banners!•  Web analytics!–  “hit counters”!– Google Analytics!– etc.!

Template updates!•  Photo banners!

Template updates!•  College

template!

Template updates!

Department’s  social  media  links  

•  Social media navigation!

Template updates!•  Twitter Bootstrap!– Grids!– Typography ! ! ! http://getbootstrap.com/css/ !– Forms!– Buttons!– Glyphs!–  Images!– Tables!

Template updates!•  Responsive template!– Supplements mobile!

•  Tablets, phones, watches, netbooks, small laptops, large laptops, small monitors, large monitors,HUGE monitors (oh my!)!

– Doesn’t “replace” mobile!

•  More on this later!

Template updates!•  Layout examples toolkit!– A reference for content “layout”!– Content patterns you can “copy” like Faculty

spotlight!– Best practices!

News updates!•  News categories!– Colleges and departments can “consume”

news stories from www.ndsu.edu/news!– Categorize department stories!– RSS feed for each category!

•  Updated look for news coming soon!

Facebook feed!

Twitter feed!

Open link in new window!•  Warn visitor when opening links embedded in

form object in a new window!•  Warn visitor when following other links in a page

with a form object!•  Ask visitor preference for other links that authors suggest open-in-new-window!–  Recommended for use

in training material!

TYPO3 CMS upgrade!•  Next long-term support (LTS) version to be

released December 10, 2013!

•  Feature freeze was October 15, 2013!

Sweat the small stuff!•  Brand new Form content element!•  Form confirmation page!

Sweat the small stuff!•  Responsive preview!

Sweat the small stuff!•  Move elements by drag-and-drop (again)!

Sweat the small stuff!•  New content element – Insert Records!

Sweat the small stuff!•  New content element – Header!

Sweat the small stuff!•  New content element – Menu/Sitemap Special Menus!

Sweat the small stuff!•  Content types are clickable for record selection à filter!

Sweat the small stuff!•  New RTE configurations!

Sweat the small stuff!•  Filelist – delete button!

Feature requests!•  The IT Division is actively working to address

other features requested by departments!

•  The IT Division works collaboratively with University Relations to add new features that follow the University Brand, ensuring consistency for visitors to www.ndsu.edu pages!

•  Submit additional feature requests atwww.ndsu.edu/cms/request-feature/!

Web analytics!•  Active project!•  Introduced to IT Liaisons and IT Tech

Professionals!•  Coming “soon”!

Follow up!•  CMS knowledge base www.ndsu.edu/cms!– Photo banners (update template)!– News categories!– Request features!– Request additions to the “layout toolkit”!