CMS Fundamentals

In CMS Fundamentals, James Williamson defines content management systems (CMSs) and explains their role in web site development. The course demonstrates the different CMS solutions available today, including WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla; reviews CMS terminology and best practices; and shows how to develop a content management strategy. Guidelines are also included for evaluating a potential CMS, whether hosted or self-hosted, open source or proprietary, and choosing a CMS based on a specific need or focus.

Topics include:

• Defining and understanding a CMS
• Understanding taxonomy
• Assessing an organization or company’s needs
• Comparing content management systems
• Planning a content strategy
• Controlling content lifecycle
• Migrating between CMSs
• Understanding users, groups, and permissions
• Using web analytics

Table of content

• Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What CMS means for this course
• CMS Basics
  • What is a CMS?
  • The evolution of CMSs
  • CMS types
  • Basic CMS capabilities
  • When is a CMS right for you?
• Choosing a CMS
  • Comparing CMSs
  • Core features to research
  • Commonly overlooked issues
  • Properly assessing needs
  • Knowing when to seek assistance
  • Choosing a CMS for designers
  • Choosing a CMS for organizations
  • The pros and cons of hosted solutions
  • Hosted solution examples
  • The pros and cons of open source solutions
  • Open source CMS examples
  • Proprietary CMSs
  • A closer look at Drupal
  • A closer look at Joomla!
  • A closer look at WordPress
  • Resources for comparing CMSs
• CMS Terminology
  • What is an open source CMS?
  • What is a LAMP stack?
  • What are WebDAV and FTP?
  • What is MySQL?
  • WYSIWYG editors
  • Understanding users, groups, and permissions
  • What is metadata?
  • Understanding taxonomy
  • What is version control?
  • What are themes and templates?
  • What is SEO?
  • What are web analytics?
• CMS Best Practices
  • Content management as a process
  • Properly defining roles
  • Planning a content strategy
  • The importance of taxonomy
  • Controlling content lifecycle
  • Challenges for CMS migrations
  • Steps for migrating content
  • Avoiding distractions
• Conclusion
  • Additional resources

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