Content Management

Management vs Migration

Back in 2001 I knocked up some notes on a Content Migration mechanism, the thought being that in an publishing environment with multiple publishing points and mechanisms to a test hosting environment, content authors could manage their test site using what ever means they deem appropriate, then use a single web based centralised migration tool to migrate their content to the live environment.

Automatic Content/Template Migration

In 2002 wrote about an Automatic Template Migration effort to batch convert hundreds of HTML files from a legacy website from one template style to another. The effort turned into more of a project in scale but the lessons learned were of use for subsequent migrations of other sites into more manageable forms.

Content Management Observations

there is no one-size-fits-all

The Problems with CMS

The results for a recent questionnaire on problems with CMS have just been posted to the Info-Architecture list. There were 64 respondents, the key problems experienced most commonly are listed following...

Commercial software too expensive
Required too much customization
Not flexible enough to accommodate my design
Poor process for migrating old content
Difficult to integrate with other systems
Training authors and editors
Structuring metadata
Designing a workflow

WebContentAccessibility

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group has released a Working Draft for "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0" based on broad design principles. Following WCAG checkpoints makes Web content accessible to people with disabilities and to users of a variety of Web-enabled devices such as phones, handhelds, kiosk and network appliances

PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption

from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox : Users get lost inside PDF files, which are typically big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print and unpleasant to read and navigate on-line. PDF is good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for on-line presentation.

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Wiki Menu: FrontPage Edit References Delete Changes Formatting Index Tags: CMS authoring content management metadata migration	Content Management Management vs Migration Back in 2001 I knocked up some notes on a Content Migration mechanism, the thought being that in an publishing environment with multiple publishing points and mechanisms to a test hosting environment, content authors could manage their test site using what ever means they deem appropriate, then use a single web based centralised migration tool to migrate their content to the live environment. Automatic Content/Template Migration In 2002 wrote about an Automatic Template Migration effort to batch convert hundreds of HTML files from a legacy website from one template style to another. The effort turned into more of a project in scale but the lessons learned were of use for subsequent migrations of other sites into more manageable forms. Content Management Observations there is no one-size-fits-all The Problems with CMS The results for a recent questionnaire on problems with CMS have just been posted to the Info-Architecture list. There were 64 respondents, the key problems experienced most commonly are listed following... Commercial software too expensive Required too much customization Not flexible enough to accommodate my design Poor process for migrating old content Difficult to integrate with other systems Training authors and editors Structuring metadata Designing a workflow WebContentAccessibility The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group has released a Working Draft for "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0" based on broad design principles. Following WCAG checkpoints makes Web content accessible to people with disabilities and to users of a variety of Web-enabled devices such as phones, handhelds, kiosk and network appliances PDF: Unfit for Human Consumption from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox : Users get lost inside PDF files, which are typically big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print and unpleasant to read and navigate on-line. PDF is good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for on-line presentation. See Also: Web Hosting \| Web Publishing \| Notes Index
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