In this video we talk about Content Management Systems and take a look at Perch, WordPress, Drupal, and ExpressionEngine.

1. CMS
Content Management Systems

2. Overview
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Lecture
• What is a CMS?
• Examples of CMS
Lab
Hosting a WordPress site
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3. What is a CMS?
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4. What is a CMS?
A Content Management System provides
website authoring, collaboration, and administration
tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of
web programming or markup languages to create and
manage website content with relative ease
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5. Examples of CMS
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6. Examples of CMS
• Perch
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7. Examples of CMS
• Perch
• WordPress
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8. Examples of CMS
• Perch
• WordPress
• Drupal
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9. Examples of CMS
• Perch
• WordPress
• Drupal
• ExpressionEngine
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10. Examples of CMS
• Perch
• WordPress
• Drupal
• ExpressionEngine
• Shopify
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11. Perch CMS
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12. Perch CMS
• Lightweight
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13. Perch CMS
• Lightweight
• Easy to install
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14. Perch CMS
• Lightweight
• Easy to install
• No templates
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15. Perch CMS
• Lightweight
• Easy to install
• No templates
• Affordable
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16. WordPress
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17. WordPress
• Free!
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18. WordPress
• Free!
• Originally for blogging
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19. WordPress
• Free!
• Originally for blogging
• Some learning curve
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20. WordPress
• Free! • Lots of plugins
• Originally for blogging
• Some learning curve
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21. WordPress
• Free! • Lots of plugins
• Originally for blogging • Tons of resources and
• Some learning curve jobs available
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22. Drupal
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23. Drupal
• Free too
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24. Drupal
• Free too
• Much more powerful
than WordPress
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25. Drupal
• Free too • Larger learning curve
• Much more powerful
than WordPress
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26. Drupal
• Free too • Larger learning curve
• Much more powerful • Tons of resources and
than WordPress jobs available
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27. ExpressionEngine
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28. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software
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29. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software
• Low learning curve
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30. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software
• Low learning curve
• More flexible than Drupal
and WordPress
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31. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software • Niche market
• Low learning curve
• More flexible than Drupal
and WordPress
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32. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software • Niche market
• Low learning curve • One stop add-on
• More flexible than Drupal shopping
and WordPress
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33. ExpressionEngine
• Commercial software • Niche market
• Low learning curve • One stop add-on
• More flexible than Drupal shopping
and WordPress • Dedicated support staff
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34. Shopify
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35. Shopify
• Hosted software
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36. Shopify
• Hosted software
• Monthly fees
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37. Shopify
• Hosted software
• Monthly fees
• Easy to setup
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38. Shopify
• Hosted software
• Monthly fees
• Easy to setup
• Very themeable
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39. Shopify
• Hosted software
• Monthly fees
• Easy to setup
• Very themeable
• Dedicated support staff
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40. Shopify
• Hosted software
• Monthly fees
• Easy to setup
• Very themeable
• Dedicated support staff
• Some add-ons available
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41. Lab
• Example Perch web site
• Example WordPress site
• Example ExpressionEngine site
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42. Homework
Start preparing for your final project. It will not include
anything after the PHP contact form.
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