Lynda.COM CMS Fundamentals

Author:
James Williamson

Duration:
03h 13m

Released on:
4/6/2011

Exercise files:
No


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





Introduction
Welcome           01m 00s
What CMS means for this course           01m 44s

1. CMS Basics
What is a CMS?           02m 47s
The evolution of CMSs           04m 04s
CMS types           06m 07s
Basic CMS capabilities           05m 04s
When is a CMS right for you?           04m 50s

2. Choosing a CMS
Comparing CMSs           04m 28s
Core features to research           04m 41s
Commonly overlooked issues           04m 12s
Properly assessing needs           04m 39s
Knowing when to seek assistance           04m 15s
Choosing a CMS for designers           04m 45s
Choosing a CMS for organizations           04m 12s
The pros and cons of hosted solutions           02m 58s
Hosted solution examples           05m 51s
The pros and cons of open source solutions           04m 36s
Open source CMS examples           07m 06s
Proprietary CMSs           07m 48s
A closer look at Drupal           05m 07s
A closer look at Joomla!           04m 00s
A closer look at WordPress           05m 33s
Resources for comparing CMSs           09m 02s

3. CMS Terminology
What is an open source CMS?           03m 04s
What is a LAMP stack?           02m 53s
What are WebDAV and FTP?           02m 39s
What is MySQL?           02m 24s
WYSIWYG editors           03m 56s
Understanding users, groups, and permissions           04m 12s
What is metadata?           05m 19s
Understanding taxonomy           03m 35s
What is version control?           04m 23s
What are themes and templates?           03m 30s
What is SEO?           04m 42s
What are web analytics?           03m 21s

4. CMS Best Practices
Content management as a process           04m 38s
Properly defining roles           05m 03s
Planning a content strategy           04m 01s
The importance of taxonomy           05m 07s
Controlling content lifecycle           06m 22s
Challenges for CMS migrations           03m 45s
Steps for migrating content           04m 16s
Avoiding distractions           03m 19s

Conclusion
Additional resources           04m 30s