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Content Management System
Information Session
Discussion Summary
• CMS Overview
• Demonstration
• CMS Migration Decision Criteria
• Information Resources
McMaster University
McMaster Web History
• Centrally managed web services
• Moved to distributed web services
• Current web services difficult to manage as they are spread over a large support base
History Overview - McMaster University
Past/Current Setup
History Overview - McMaster University
faculty1.mcmaster.ca faculty2.mcmaster.ca
www.mcmaster.ca
INTERNET
*Each group required its own hardware, hardware technicians,web admins, and development tools. Tools required by all contentproviders.
Future Setup with CMS
History Overview - McMaster University
www.mcmaster.cafaculty1.mcmaster.cafaculty2.mcmaster.ca
INTERNET
*CIS manages server hardware, and hardware technicians.Each group has a web admin and one set of development tools.Content providers may edit content directly through the internet.
What is a CMS?
• Tool to manage website content
• Depository for information
How does it work?
• Data from content providers is stored in a central database, not static HTML
CMS Overview - McMaster University
What is our CMS?
• Ektron eMPower
• Requires a Cold Fusion application server
• Requires an Internet Explorer web plugin for content editors
• Utilizes an extension plugin for Dreamweaver
• Find more details at www.ektron.com
CMS Overview - McMaster University
CMS Workflow
• Web administrator designs webpage template
• Web administrator adds eMPower CMS tags called “content blocks” to webpage template using CMS
• Web administrator positions content blocks in webpage using Dreamweaver
• Content provider logs in, updates content block, and logs out
CMS Overview - McMaster University
CMS DEMO
• Request a trial account
Demo - McMaster University
CMS Licensing
• One license allows unlimited installations per parent domainie. http://www.mcmaster.ca,http://www.mcmaster.ca/cis,http://www.mcmaster.ca/... all one license
• Limited number of URLs based on “vanity licensing”ie. http://faculty1.mcmaster.ca, http://faculty2.mcmaster.ca
CMS Considerations - McMaster University
Things to Consider
• Who is the administrator and/or how many do we have?
• Current and desired URL of the website
• Web applications running on current system, can we switch?
• Is the whole faculty/department moving?
CMS Considerations - McMaster University
Making the Switch
• Request a demo site from [email protected] or [email protected]
• Attend administration training session
• Develop your site
• Migrate your site to the production server
CMS Considerations - McMaster University
CMS Information
• Steve Way xt. 24170 – [email protected] Services Analyst for McMaster
• Faculty/department Web administrator
• Ektron Homepage http://www.ektron.com
• McMaster CMS FAQ http://www.mcmaster.ca/cis/cms
• DailyNews http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca
Information Resources - McMaster University