IT2032PA Content Management

System (CMS)Nitec in Social Media & Web Technology

CMS Content Components

In this chapter, you will learn:o Define what is CMS component o Identify the functions of a commonly used CMS

component

CMS Components

Component Content Management System (CCMS)

It manages content at a granular level (component) rather than at the document levelo Each component represents a single topic, concept

or asseto Each component is only stored one time in CMS

• components are reused within a doc or several docs• ensures that content is consistent• each component has its own lifecycle

CMS Components

Component Content Management System (CCMS)

o Each component has its own lifecycleo can be tracked individually or as part of an assemblyo CCM can be a separate system or be a functionality

of another content management system type

Benefits of CMS Components

• Greater consistency and accuracy

• Reduced maintenance costs

• Reduced delivery costs

• Reduced translation costs

Difference between Blog & CMS

BlogAbbreviation of “weblog”o features diary-type commentary o links to articles on other Web siteso usually presented as a list of entries o range from personal to political

• web design, home staging, sports, or mobile technology• some presents links to all types of other sites• personal journals - presents the author's daily life & thoughts

Difference between Blog & CMS

BlogAbbreviation of “weblog”o features diary-type commentary o links to articles on other Web siteso usually presented as a list of entries o range from personal to political

• web design, home staging, sports, or mobile technology• some presents links to all types of other sites• personal journals - presents the author's daily life & thoughts

Difference between Blog & CMS

Content management system (CMS) Allows publishing, editing, modifying content and site maintenance from a central page.o provides a collection of procedures to manage

workflow in a collaborative environment.o procedures can be manual or computer-based.

Joomla! Extension Types

ComponentsThe largest &most complex extensions of them all

o mini-applicationso have two parts:

• site part and • administrator part

o major portion of your page

Joomla! Extension Types

Modulesmore lightweight and flexible extensions used for page rendering

o known as the “boxes”o assigned per menu item o are linked to components

Joomla! Extension Types

Pluginsmore advanced extensions (event handlers)

o once an event is triggered the plugins goes to work

Example: o a plugin could be used to

intercept user-submitted articles and filter out bad words

Joomla! Extension Types

Templatesdesign of Joomla! powered website

o change the look and feel of your website

o easy to build or customize o provide maximum flexibility

in how you style your site

Joomla! Extension Types

Languagesbasic extensions are languages

o packaged in two ways• core package • extension package

o consist key/value pairs• provide the translation of

static text strings

o will affect both the front and administrator side

WordPress Extension Types

Pluginsare tools to extend the functionality of WordPress.

o Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs

WordPress Extension Types

Themeare tools to extend the functionality of WordPress.

o Plugins offer custom functions and features so that each user can tailor their site to their specific needs

WordPress Extension Types

Permalinkspermanent URLs to your individual weblog posts

o permalink is what another weblogger will use to link to your article

WordPress Extension Types

Widgetssmall modules that offer users drag-and-drop sidebar content placement and implementation of many plugins' extended abilities.

o slideshow, Facebook like box, small news slider

Contact Web Form

A webform on allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing

o resemble paper or database formso can also be used to query & display existing datao defined in formal programming languages such

as HTML, Perl, PHP, Java, Javascript or .NET

User Inputting Portion of a Form

Web Document

Defined as something that has a URL and return representations (HTML, JPEG) of the identified resource in response to HTTP requests

Digital Images

Still images are generated by the computer in two ways: as bitmaps (or paint graphics) and as vector (or just plan “drawn”) graphics

Digital Images

Bitmaps o are used for photo-realistic images and complex

drawings requiring fine detail. o image files are compressed to save memory and

disk space

• Vectoro are used for lines, boxes, circles, polygons, and

other graphic shapeso can be filled with colour and patterns

Digital Video

Video is stream of data composed of discrete frames, includes both audio and pictures

Digital Images

Internet Videogeneral field that deals with the transmission of video over the Interneto Internet Protocol television (IPTV)

Three main groups

1. live television

2. time-shifted television

3. Video on demand (VOD):

Digital Images

Internet Videoo Peer-to-Peer TV (P2PTV)

• software applications designed to redistribute video streams in real time on a P2P network

• TV channels from all over the world • potential to make any TV channel globally available • no incremental cost for the source

o Peercasting• method of multicasting streams to the Internet via P2P• can facilitate on-demand content delivery

Digital Images

Internet Videoo Video Clips

• short clips of video, usually part of a longer recording.

Digital Images

Internet Videoo Webcasting

• media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content

• refers to non-interactive linear streams or events• Rights and licensing bodies offer specific "webcasting

licenses“• also used extensively in the commercial sector for

investor relations presentations

Digital Images

Internet Videoo Internet Television

• the digital distribution of television content via the Internet

• delivery of television shows and other video content over the internet by video streaming technology

Internet Forum

Internet Forum or Message Board, o is an online discussion site where people can hold

conversations in the form of posted messages

Internet Forum

Forum Structure A forum consists of a tree like directory structure.

Internet Forum

Forum Structure User groupso Privileges and rights are given based on these

groups.

Moderators (Mod)o granted access to the posts and threads of all

members for the purpose of moderating discussion

Internet Forum

Forum Structure Administrator (Admin)o manage the technical details required for running

the siteo manage the rules, create sections and sub-

sectionso perform any database operations

Internet Forum

Forum TerminologiesPosto is a user-submitted message enclosed into a

block containing the user's details and the date and time it was submitted

o TS (thread starter) o OP (original post)

Internet Forum

Forum TerminologiesThread (or Topic)o is a collection of posts, usually displayed from

oldest to latest, although this is typically configurable