Unified Content Model and Joomla!
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The document discusses the Unified Content Model (UCM) in Joomla 3.0, presented by Mitch Pirtle at JoomlaDay 2012. It outlines the current state of content management, emphasizing that all content must reside in the com_content component and jos_content database table, while introducing the enhancements UCM offers, such as better database access and support for additional data tables. The UCM allows for new types of content to be defined without altering core code, promoting greater flexibility in content management.
Unified Content Model and Joomla!
- 1. Unified Content Model in Joomla 3.0 Mitch Pirtle Joomladay! 2012 Torino, Italia
- 2. About me
- 3. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member
- 4. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
- 5. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL • Moved from NYC -> TO in May 2011
- 6. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL • Moved from NYC -> TO in May 2011 • Yes, I’m a New Yorker, I talk fast. Sorry about that.
- 7. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL • Moved from NYC -> TO in May 2011 • Yes, I’m a New Yorker, I talk fast. Sorry about that. • CTO at Sounday Music: http://www.soundaymusic.com/
- 8. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL • Moved from NYC -> TO in May 2011 • Yes, I’m a New Yorker, I talk fast. Sorry about that. • CTO at Sounday Music: http://www.soundaymusic.com/ • Nuthin’ but startups. Period.
- 9. About me • Joomla! and OSM founder, former OSM board member • Active FOSS supporter: PHP, Joomla!, Lithium, MongoDB, PostgreSQL • Moved from NYC -> TO in May 2011 • Yes, I’m a New Yorker, I talk fast. Sorry about that. • CTO at Sounday Music: http://www.soundaymusic.com/ • Nuthin’ but startups. Period. • Skate punk, hardcore bassist, american football coach, dad, husband
- 10. About this talk
- 11. About this talk • Quick state of content in Joomla! 3.0
- 12. About this talk • Quick state of content in Joomla! 3.0 • History behind the UCM proposal
- 13. About this talk • Quick state of content in Joomla! 3.0 • History behind the UCM proposal • What UCM means to Joomla!
- 14. About this talk • Quick state of content in Joomla! 3.0 • History behind the UCM proposal • What UCM means to Joomla! • Current status
- 15. Let’s Get This Thing Started.
- 16. Current state of content
- 17. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content
- 18. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content • That means it has to live in the jos_content table in the database
- 19. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content • That means it has to live in the jos_content table in the database • If it doesn’t fit, then it must not be content! Use a component and go somewhere else:
- 20. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content • That means it has to live in the jos_content table in the database • If it doesn’t fit, then it must not be content! Use a component and go somewhere else: • Duplicate structure for new content metadata
- 21. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content • That means it has to live in the jos_content table in the database • If it doesn’t fit, then it must not be content! Use a component and go somewhere else: • Duplicate structure for new content metadata • Duplicate plugins for search, etc.
- 22. Current state of content • If it is content, then it must live in com_content • That means it has to live in the jos_content table in the database • If it doesn’t fit, then it must not be content! Use a component and go somewhere else: • Duplicate structure for new content metadata • Duplicate plugins for search, etc. • Duplicate effort for admin interface
- 24. A new Unified Content https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/ joomla-dev-platform/sqdZ0B_WCiQ/ Model, by Louis Landry uuglzpSbf3QJ
- 25. UCM project site on https://github.com/eBaySF/joomla-platform GitHub
- 26. What does that mean again?
- 27. Your content in Joomla! 3.0 CONTENT
- 28. Your content with UCM CONTENT
- 29. Ok, seriously.
- 30. What does UCM do to your data model?
- 31. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content
- 32. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content • Additional data can go in a separate table
- 33. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content • Additional data can go in a separate table • Takes advantage of better database acess
- 34. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content • Additional data can go in a separate table • Takes advantage of better database acess • Leverages JCache so objects can be transparently cached/persisted
- 35. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content • Additional data can go in a separate table • Takes advantage of better database acess • Leverages JCache so objects can be transparently cached/persisted • Introduces new methods for access controls
- 36. What does UCM do to your data model? • Main metadata still lives in jos_content • Additional data can go in a separate table • Takes advantage of better database acess • Leverages JCache so objects can be transparently cached/persisted • Introduces new methods for access controls • You can define new types of content without touching the core
- 37. Ok, hang on just a second...
- 38. Huh? Wha? UCM project site on https://github.com/eBaySF/joomla-platform GitHub
- 39. Um, ok, now what?
- 43. Open discussion.
- 44. Grazie mille! • Twitter: mitchitized • Email: mitch AT spacemonkeylabs.com • GitHub: spacemonkey • Skype: mitch.pirtle • Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/spacemonkeylabs • MORE: http://about.me/mitchitized