Join James Williamson for an in-depth discussion in this video Resources for comparing CMSs, part of CMS Essential Training.
At some point, you're going to start the process of comparing content management…systems on your own.…One of the things that you're going to realize fairly quickly is that the CMS…marketplace is extremely crowded.…Making comparisons between feature sets, platforms, and other requirements can…be very difficult, if not downright tedious.…That's why I want to show you a couple of sites that can really help you…refine your search and give you some tools to help you focus on the systems…that best meet your needs.…So the first site I want to show is CMS Matrix, and you can find this at…cmsmatrix.org. And this is a really cool site that will give you some idea as…to how many different CMSs are out there and then give you some tools to…compare these CMSs.…
Now the list oldest of CMSs here isn't comprehensive, but it is huge.…So let's say I want to compare two relatively similar CMSs, like CMS Made…Simple and Textpattern.…So what I want to do is I would just go ahead and scroll down and find the…ones I'm looking for.…
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4/6/2011- 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
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome56s
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1. CMS Basics
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What is a CMS?2m 47s
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The evolution of CMSs4m 4s
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CMS types6m 7s
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Basic CMS capabilities5m 4s
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When is a CMS right for you?4m 50s
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2. Choosing a CMS
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Comparing CMSs4m 28s
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Core features to research4m 41s
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Commonly overlooked issues4m 12s
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Properly assessing needs4m 39s
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Choosing a CMS for designers4m 45s
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Hosted solution examples5m 51s
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Open source CMS examples7m 6s
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Proprietary CMSs7m 48s
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A closer look at Drupal5m 7s
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A closer look at WordPress5m 33s
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3. CMS Terminology
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What is a LAMP stack?2m 53s
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What are WebDAV and FTP?2m 39s
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What is MySQL?2m 24s
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WYSIWYG editors3m 56s
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What is metadata?5m 19s
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Understanding taxonomy3m 35s
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What is version control?4m 23s
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What is SEO?4m 42s
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What are web analytics?3m 21s
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4. CMS Best Practices
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Properly defining roles5m 3s
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Steps for migrating content4m 16s
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Avoiding distractions3m 19s
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Conclusion
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Additional resources2m 24s
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