Multiple website versions
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This document compares the advantages and disadvantages of multiple website versions versus a single site with subsites. Some advantages of multiple sites include separate template design and domain branding, while disadvantages include no content or element sharing. A single site with subsites allows content sharing but has more complex template design. The document also discusses multi-page versus single-page site structures and provides references.
Multiple website versions
- 1. MULTIPLE WEBSITE VERSIONS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
- 2. ADVANTAGES OF A MULTI-SITE ENVIRONMENT • Separate Sites Simplify Base Template Design – Separate sites simplify base template design. • Search Collection Management – Keeps multi-site environment and search collections separate, makes collection management easier. • Domain Branding – Webserver management complexities can be avoided in a multi-site environment.
- 3. DISADVANTAGES OF A MULTI-SITE ENVIRONMENT • No Content Sharing – One of the major downfalls of a multi- site environment is that content and elements cannot be shared from site to site. • No Element Definition or Template Sharing – Need for recreating these in each site. • Multi-Point Authoring Environment – Shared content must be created and managed on each site.
- 4. ADVANTAGES OF A SINGLE SITE WITH SUBSITES ENVIRONMENT • Content Sharing – Content and elements can be easily shared. • Subsite Creation – Creation would be much easier as a subsite than the creation of a full site. • Single-Point Authoring Environment – Managing shared content is much more efficient.
- 5. DISADVANTAGES OF A SINGLE SITE WITH SUBSITES ENVIRONMENT • Complexity of Design – Multiple subsites require multiple designs, making the base template design more complex. • Large Full-Text Indexes – Can grow excessively large very quickly, whih can cause performance problems in both content publication and searching. • Performance Overhead – Large sites with heavy custom element or page index usages may suffer from authoring and read performance issues.
- 6. MULTI-PAGE VS SINGLE PAGE •Appropriate for Multi-Categories •Useful for SEO •Effortless to manage content •Extensive and Navigation Difficult Multiple •Uncluttered •Unhindered Navigation •Appropriate for Mobile Devices •Difficult to Manage Extensive Content Single