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Open Source CMS
- 1. Open Source Content Management Systems Karen A. Coombs Jason Griffey Amanda Hollister
- 2. Karen Coombs University has 35,000 students Has multiple library web sites Approx 1000 pages Complex intranet Implements any tool that will do the job on the library web site, mostly OSS
- 3. Jason Griffey University has 9,500 students Has one library website, Developed the Joomla implementation Now maintained by Web Development Librarian Moving to all Open Source Software
- 4. Amanda Hollister College has 7500 students One library web site Approximately 150 pages Simple intranet Plays with open source for fun, implementing OSS on next web redesign
- 5. What is Open Source Software “free” software source code is available for you to examine Source code can be modified Modifications can be redistributed Typically developed in a collaborative fashion by many people
- 6. Some OSS you may know Microsoft Windows = Ubuntu, Redhat Internet Explorer = Firefox Microsoft Outlook = Thunderbird AIM = Pidgin/GAIM/ Adium Microsoft Office = Open Office Adobe Photoshop = Gimp Oracle SQL = MySQL
- 7. What is a CMS Content Management System System for creating, organizing and publishing web content Create web content without knowing any code Content stored in database back-end and edited/create with web-programming language
- 8. Why use a CMS Can focus on site organization not content management Can give others ability to update their own content One install can manage 10,000,000 html pages Easy off-site access
- 9. What are some OSS CMS? Wordpress Joomla Drupal Dot CMS Plone
- 10. What will we cover? Joomla Wordpress Drupal
- 12. Joomla as CMS Used by a variety of libraries including Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University, South Carolina State Library, Tyngsborough Public Library Also used by IHOP, Citibank’s Intranet, Outdoor Photographer (Magazine)
- 13. Joomla as CMS Requirements: PHP 5.2+ MySQL 4.1x+ Apache 2.x+ (Microsoft IIS 7+) Desktop – WAMP, XAMPP, etc
- 18. Content Organization Two Level site only Sections ->Categories ->Articles Sections – very broad topics Categories – article “file cabinets” Articles = ALL content Articles can only be in one category
- 20. Designing the Site Add Sections with the section manager Add Categories to Sections with the category manager
- 21. Adding Content
- 24. Templates Decide on a template before doing much work on your site The template will determine what modules are displayed and where they are displayed
- 25. Template manager
- 26. Joomla Templates http://drupal.org/project/Themes http://www.joomla24.com/ RokWebify theme and tutorials for that theme: http://tutorials.rockettheme.com/joomla-templates/rokwebify-tutorials Note: 1.0x templates may not work with 1.5x
- 27. Making a Page Your Homepage By default Joomla displays the most recent “articles” added as the homepage to the “latest news” module You can add/remove front page content in the front page manager
- 28. Joomla Extensions Extension Types: Plugins – can change Joomla functionality Components can replace web page with a forum, guestbook, forms, galleries etc display in center of page, one per page Modules joomla widgets – menus, polls Template determines where modules are placed
- 29. Menus Menus are modules – and very flexible
- 30. Menus To have different content links – need a new menu item:
- 31. Menu content
- 39. Modules to Add Polls Feed aggregators – New books Rss links
- 40. RSS Feeds Pulling RSS: Module type: Feed Display
- 41. RSS Feeds Creates a feed for subscribing Module – “Syndicate” Will create an RSS feed of articles anywhere it is placed.
- 42. Advanced Techniques and Tricks MeeboMe in your sidebar Catalog Module Turn off WYSIWIG editor in Global Configuration Create new module with html code for the catalog Select where the module will be displayed Save module Turn WYSIWIG editor back on
- 43. Extension manager Installing extensions is easy!
- 46. Fav Extensions! Google Maps DocMan (Joomla 1.0x) Joomla Stats Xmap MorfeoShow ChronoForms JoomlaPack
- 47. Google Maps
- 49. JoomlaStats
- 50. Xmap – Site Map
- 51. Xmap – Site Map
- 52. MorfeoShow
- 53. MorfeoShow
- 54. Chronoforms
- 55. JoomlaPack
- 56. Joomla Issues High learning curve Inspired hatred at first Many extensions are not updated to 1.5x Many templates are not updated to 1.5x
- 57. Joomla Strengths Exceptional Flexibility Good community support Inspired love at the end
- 58. Wordpress as CMS PHP and MySQL Backend Used by many libraries for blogging Some libraries are using it for some CMS functions: Atchison Public Library, California State University East Bay, Dartmouth Public Libraries, Millsaps College Library, Park County Library, Patagonia Public Library, Stevens Memorial Library
- 59. Wordpress Pages Outside the normal “sequence” of blog Typically, content input via a WYSIWYG editor Can be hierarchical Can use different templates Page order
- 60. Making a Page Your Homepage Settings Reading Front page displays Choose the page you want to be your homepage from the drop down Make another page your “news” page
- 62. Themes In choosing a theme you should consider the following: what kind of banner do you want? where do you want your site navigation to appear? what kinds of layouts do you want to use, one column, two column, three column? do you want a fixed or scalable layout? Sources for Themes http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ http://www.templatesbrowser.com/wordpress-themes/
- 63. Basic Theme Structure index.php style.css header.php footer.php sidebar.php comments.php comments-popup.php
- 64. Customizing Your Theme Widgets Template Tags Conditional Tags
- 65. Widgets What is a widget? Default Widgets Archives, Calendar, Categories, Links, Meta, Pages, Recent Comments, Recent Posts, RSS, Search, Tag Cloud, and Text
- 69. Widgets Where to get other widgets http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/widget Other widgets to consider Flexi Pages Widget, Category Posts Widget
- 71. Key Template Tags wp_list_pages() Post tags - need to sit in the Loop the_title() the_content() the_meta() the_category() the_tags() wp_list_bookmarks()
- 72. Helpful Conditional Tags is_front_page() is_page() can include or exclude pages no conditional tag to test for subpages is_page_template() can check to see if a specific page template is being used is_home() - posts page, which is typically the site home
- 73. Custom Fields Allows you to add additional fields to pages or posts Key - Value pairs Stored as text in database Can be displayed using <?php the_meta(); ?> Better way is to code to display each field <?php $key="mykey"; echo get_post_meta($post->ID, $key, true); ?>
- 75. Useful Plugins Blogroll Links cforms Google Maps for Wordpress Inline Feed OpenBook Book Data Widget Logic
- 85. Advanced Techniques and Tricks and Tricks MeeboMe in your sidebar Creating a Photo Gallery Attach files [gallery] Events Template
- 92. Wordpress Strengths Easy to use Lots of plugins available Easy to create new themes of modify existing themes Large user base
- 93. Wordpress Issues Can’t easily create custom content types Events Contact Info Lacks flexibility to deal with complex types of objects with different types of fields Customizing display of group of page/posts requires knowledge of PHP
- 94. Drupal as CMS PHP and MySQL backend Strongly recommend using PHP5 Used by a variety of libraries including Darien Public Library, Athens County Public Library, McMasters University Library, University of Prince Edward Island
- 95. Making a Page Your Homepage By default Drupal displays the most recent “nodes” added as the homepage You can override this by going to Administer > Site configuration > Site Information Change the “Default front page” field to be the node you want to be your homepage
- 97. Themes http://drupal.org/project/Themes http://drupal2u.com http://mydrupal.com/downloads
- 98. Modules to Add FCKEditor IMCE Image
- 99. Modules to Add CCK Date, URL, Email Contact Form MultiBlock Token Views View Reference
- 100. Content Types Pages Stories Image
- 102. Blocks Default Blocks Can be made to display on certain page include exclude PHP
- 103. Blocks Custom Blocks HTML PHP code Views
- 105. Menus Primary Links Secondary Links Navigation Menus you create
- 106. Taxonomies Used to organize content on your site Categories Tags Can be hierarchical, or free-form Different taxonomies can be used for different content types
- 107. Feed Aggregator Does more than aggregate feeds Creates a block for every feed Allows you to embed feed in a node Need to give Anonymous user permission to access feeds
- 109. Image gallery Create Galleries Uploaded Images can be associated with a gallery
- 112. CCK Add new fields to any Content Type Control the type of field added Text, Number Date, Email, URL CCK fields can be used in views Remember to give Anonymous user permission to access fields you create
- 113. Create Your Own Content Type Events Date field Time field Links URL field
- 118. Views Types Page Block Feed Display Node or Fields Limit criteria Sort Criteria
- 121. Filters Default filters Other filters often classified as “Modules” insert_view
- 122. Drupal Strengths Exceptional Flexibility Easy to create new content types Substantial user base particularly in libraries Drupal4Lib SOPAC Drupal + Fedora
- 123. Drupal Issues Date CCK buggy and problematic High learning curve Not as many modules and filters developed as one would like library-related modules in particular missing in some areas
- 124. Choices, choices Wordpress is best for small sites; has an easy start up Joomla is best for medium sites, average complexity, relatively easy UI Drupal can handle multiple, large, complex sites
- 125. Lessons Learned Learning a CMS takes time Important to map out your site’s content to know what modules, widgets need to be installed Need to decide how you want your site to look in order to choose an appropriate theme Understand each CMS’s strengths and limitations