content management system vicky pan oct.30.2008 385e: information architecture and design
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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
• Ad server• WYSIWYG: What you see is What
you get.
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