Web Content Management: Systems, Features, and Best Practices - Softcover

Barker, Deane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491908122 ISBN 13: 9781491908129

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2016

Synopsis

Looking to select a web content management system (CMS), but confused about the promises, terminology, and buzzwords? Do you want to understand content management without having to dive into the underlying programming? This book provides a clear, unbiased overview of the entire CMS ecosystem-from platforms to implementations-in a language- and platform-agnostic manner for project managers, executives, and new developers alike. Author Deane Barker, a CMS consultant with almost two decades of experience, helps you explore many different systems, technologies, and platforms. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge necessary to make decisions about features, architectures, and implementation methods to ensure that your project solves the right problems., Learn what content is, how to compare different systems, and what the roles of a CMS team are Understand how a modern CMS models and aggregates content, coordinates workflow, and manages assets Explore the scope and structure of a CMS implementation project Learn the process and best practices for successfully running your CMS implementation Examine the practice of migrating web content, and learn how to work with an external CMS integrator

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Product Description

This book provides a clear, unbiased overview of the entire web content management ecosystem, from platforms to implementations, without needing deeply technical knowledge. The information in Web Content Management will give you a foundation of understanding necessary to make better decisions about platforms, features, architectures, and implementation methods to ensure your project solves the right problems and positions your organizations for future success.

Are you trying to understand web content management without having to understand programming? Are you a project manager who wants to know how to manage an effective web content management implementation? Are you trying to select a CMS but are confused about the promises, terminology, and buzzwords? This book will help.

• Learn about what particular features of a website make CMS implementations expensive and how to measure risk
• Evaluate key questions relevant to platform and architecture
• Understand when to use pre-built CMS vs. building one in-house, as well as SaaS platforms vs. installed platforms

About the Author

Deane has been working in web content management since the mid-90s – before the discipline even had a name. Since then, Deane is the veteran of hundreds of implementations ranging from small marketing sites to massive publishing operations. Deane has worked on almost all programming architectures and dozens of different CMS platforms. Deane has been writing about content management for over a decade, and speaks frequently on the content management conference circuit.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1491908122
• ISBN 13: 9781491908129
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 378