choosing the "right" cms
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SALLY JENKINSON · @sjenkinson · East Digital · 9th April 2015
“right” cmsChoosing the
Hello!SALLY JENKINSON
Freelance technical consultant & solutions architect !
@sjenkinson [email protected]
recordssoundthesame.com
Choosing a Content management system
http://goo.gl/3dU4Hf
As a new developer, I am easily swayed by the opinions of people I respect, or at least view as more experienced. This post was kicked off by a few back and forth tweets on open source contributions. One person stated that I don’t need to worry about making open source contributions and I went “Yay, cool, less pressure”, another seemed to state that I am of little worth if I don’t contribute “Fuck, okay, I guess I better get on that then”. I wish programmers were more aware of the things they are saying and the attitudes they express, and how that might effect a young padawan like me.
Charlotte Spencerhttp://goo.gl/Uc2tSl
THE agency should always decide
Back in 2008 (when we started Bearded), one of our differentiators was that we built every site on a CMS. At the time, many agencies had not-insignificant revenue streams derived from updating their clients’ site content on their behalf. !
But we didn’t want to do that work, and our clients didn’t want to pay for it. Building their site on a CMS and training them to use it was a natural solution. It solved both of our problems, recurring revenue be damned! It gave our clients power that they wanted and needed.
Matt GRiffinhttp://goo.gl/XPM5kK
When you don’t understand your CMS… !
@hugorifkind
THE product can do everything
everyone else is using it
Is bespoke best?
Not just for developers
No CMS?
How do I choose the right cms?
Features
1.
CostsOpen source vs proprietary
Development impact
Impact on other technical elements
2.
Experience of usersLevel of complexity
Integration considerations
Introducing constraints
3.
Multilingual needsProduct confidence & vision
Editor usage scenarios
Migration and data assessment
4.
Vendor supportConcurrent admin users
“It depends”- Every web professional, ever
