atw: Re: CMS software questions

Thanks Matt - layout 'my way' is very important to me. Limitations in
presentation are something that I will have to look at then. Content
editing and presentation is important to a couple of clients I have.
 
Regards,

Warren 


 

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Hi Warren - I have used a top-end CMS called Interwoven. You enter data
in fireds in the screen, change parameters on standard, set-up elements
that you must add for lines, bullet lists and other standard HTML stuff.
But I have never heard of a CMS that imports HTML. In fact, the very
idea of the CMS is that you don't need to know HTML to publish HTML, so
it goes against the underlying concept to think about importing HTML
code.

 

In other words, if you know HTML you don't need a CMS, especially if you
can use CSS to facilitate control of visual style.

 

What CMS does well is file management, especially when there is more
than one individual involved in the publishing process. In this way, you
can have an 'author' who prepares the content for publishing, and an
'approver' who approves the content and sends it to the staging area
prior to publishing. A CMS may be configured so that content in the
staging area is sent to the web front-end on a cyclical basis. This
scheduling function is especially useful in large organisations that
need to cope with a large number of postings to the same server.

 

Keep in mind however that most CMS will have inflexibilities in terms of
page layout that you can easily get around if you know HTML. In other
words, a CMS may not have as much functionality in terms of presentation
as good, clean HTML plus CSS. These inflexibilities can always be got
around, but you may need to trim your sails. Such an outcome may be
frustrating. On the other hand, you may be able to live with this type
of shortcoming.

 

Hope this is useful.

 

Matthew da Silva  BA (Hons) MMediaPrac Syd

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Warren J (WT)
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:06 AM
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Hi everyone, 

I am currently exploring the world of CMS software and have found a
couple. I have started with "CMS Made Simple" which has been fun. Well,
sort of, I haven't actually been able to get it running yet, but, well,
in the overall big picture it is fun. The benefit of CMS Made Simple is
that I can run a test version on Windows (supposedly) and play around
before I commit to a live event on a web server...

At present I am looking at the use of CMS in website development and so
on amongst other things - obviously using it for my own file management
is a probably option too. One of the functions I would like to have in a
CMS is the ability to import existing content quickly. Does anyone know
of any CMS systems that can perform functions like this?

Also, given that I am not a programmer - I can code and understand the
basic principles of databases and so on but essentially I am a beginner
- can people recommend CMS software they have used, CMS software to
avoid using given complexities and so on, and generally any advice that
might be pertinent - you know, heads-up on traps for young players and
whatever. 

I know my own web hosting company has a CMS (PostNuke) which needs Linux
(I don't know much about Linux yet either) and while I have one of my
best friends who is a Linux nut, and can ask him to help, any other
background advice would be happily accepted. 

Take care and thanks in advance etc... 

Regards, 

Warren Lewington 
Technical Writer 
Memcor Products Asia 
Siemens Water Technologies 

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