10.Oct.2011 at 11:30 by Alex Mace
I blame the social for making me miss the bit of this talk I was most interested in: the Anti-CMS bit. Well delivered and interesting to see Wordpress being used to manage so much.
Anti-CMS Evolved
Michael Nolan (09.Oct.2011 at 10:00)
Talk at PHP North West 2011 (English - UK)
At the 2009 PHP North West Conference I presented some of the work I’d led at Edge Hill University around building an "Anti CMS", that is systems to manage different types of data rather than using expensive off the shelf systems that don’t do what you want. At the end of that talk I mentioned that our "Anti CMS" was great for many things but wasn’t a perfect solution so now I’d like to come back and show how we’ve tried to solve the problems of delegating control of websites to non-technical users, mixing together a variety of PHP systems to produce a seamless looking website and doing it all on close to zero budget.
The talk will cover the following:
* Recap how we originally built an "anti CMS" using symfony to manage structured data: normal content management systems can be great for some sites but they’re no good if you’re managing more advanced sites and want to easily reuse data.
* Delegating control over department websites using WordPress as a lightweight-yet-powerful CMS: we’re making use of WordPress Multisite and deeply embedding it into the rest of our site.
* Customising WordPress with themes, plugins and hooks: making WordPress look right and providing the right functionality for your users.
* Overcoming the challenges of adopting new systems: build it and they will come - or will they?
* Getting buy-in from the management.
Quicklink: https://joind.in/3601
Track(s): Track 1
Slides: Anti-CMS Evolved
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Comments
10.Oct.2011 at 13:15 by Glen Mailer
While the talk was delivered well, I was somewhat surprised that a talk entitled "Anti-CMS Evolved" was about how a free CMS had been integrated with an existing symphony based website.
10.Oct.2011 at 15:24 by Craig Marvelley
Some interesting ideas, delivered well despite what sounded like a nasty cold!
10.Oct.2011 at 17:05 by Anonymous
The title of the talk did not match the content provided. Whilst it was a somewhat interesting talk, it seemed a bit weird to talk about Wordpress and plugins for an 'anti-CMS'. It would in fact seem quite opposite.
10.Oct.2011 at 20:44 by Martin Downton
This talk didn't really turn out to be what I expected but it was an interesting case study and provided a good insight into the complications of clients managing their own content. It was also nice to see a more advanced application sit over the top of Wordpress, something I'd like to experiment with.
11.Oct.2011 at 16:03 by Alex Luneburg
This was an interesting talk, though I didn't expect there to be quite such a focus on wordpress and its plugins, for something entitled "Anti CMS". It's always interesting to hear how others have overcome various problems though, and Mike's an interesting speaker.
12.Oct.2011 at 10:49 by Luke Barton
Similar to others, didn't feel the concept of the "Anti CMS". Interesting story though, but it was just that, a story.
13.Oct.2011 at 17:39 by Bronwen
I found this interesting because I've worked in universities, and recognised many of the problems which the speaker faced. Edgehill may have gotten the technology sorted, but the biggest (unsolved) problem was their users. I'd be interested to know if they manage to get departments to look after their own content.
Interesting on what they needed to build their site - not a full-grown CMS, but something much more simple.
18.Oct.2011 at 16:02 by Nikolay Bachiyski
I love how WordPress showed up in the middle of an Anti-CMS talk.
09.Oct.2011 at 09:27 by Stefan Koopmanschap
Interesting talk, it's always nice to see "integration" between different tools (such as Wordpress and symfony in this situation). I also liked the site analysis to ensure the site is staying up-to-date. Presented in a very clear way.