Faculty of Arts: CMS FeaturesHighlights

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Faculty of Arts CMS Features/Highlights -built
using Open Source product, Typo3 -currently using
CWL authentication -currently using Live_at_UBC
webservice for events feeds -in process of
integrating a sub-set of departmental sites
Arts Family of Sites -Priority one
accessible -1 FTE (.5 communications, .5
operations) required to run it -directory module
with self-serve editing, allowing users to create
bios, upload photos, link to SIS, link to LDAP
White Pages -can contain unlimited intranets
extranets -5 of 9 initiallly proposed
departmental sites in development -distributed
user administration -web-based editing -custom
smart forms wizard -extensible template
engine
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Back-end Page Tree
Front-end Faceplate
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Distributed Administration Model users
administrate other users from their node
downwards
Web landlord webmaster
Web tenants web editors/authors
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• Basic Deliverable for Arts Departments
• Full Enterprise Content Management system,
  integrated with the arts.ubc.ca family of
  websites
• Navigation to 5 levels (beyond 5 rendered in main
  content)
• CWL login (Editing capabilities for unlimited
  users)
• Self-serve Faculty directory module, integrated
  with site
• Fully configurable user accounts
• Web-based WYSIWYG editing, no software needed
• Arts ISIT migrates content from old site,
  consults on any content restructuring
• Live_at_UBC Events Feed integrated into website,
  with department-specific events
• Custom colours
• Automated rotating custom banners
• Search
• Automatically updated Site map
• Quick links
• Self sufficient form wizard for unlimited
  mail/database driven forms capability
• (opt) News publishing and archiving system
• ability to embed custom-written PHP content
  elements in pages

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Faculty of Arts CMS Features/Highlights -built
using Open Source product, Typo3 -currently using
CWL authentication -currently using Live_at_UBC
webservice for events feeds -in process of
integrating a sub-set of departmental sites
Arts Family of Sites -Priority one
accessible -1 FTE (.5 communications, .5
operations) required to run it -directory module
with self-serve editing, allowing users to create
bios, upload photos, link to SIS, link to LDAP
White Pages -can contain unlimited intranets
extranets -5 of 9 initiallly proposed
departmental sites in development -distributed
user administration -web-based editing -custom
smart forms wizard -extensible template
engine
Typo3 Extension Modules
Faculty Directory Module
CWL Connector
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Faculty of Arts Web System
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• Arts CMS Implementation Pros
• Open Source
• Can build/add modular extensions
• Can draw on a large repository of existing
  extensions created by an active world-wide
  developer community
• Full control over product
• Ability to actively contribute to the products
  future development
• Maximum extendibility
• No initial cost of purchase, low total cost of
  ownership
• Codebase written in PHP

• Arts CMS Implementation Cons
• Open Source
• High initial cost of development
• No 9-5 or 24-7 customer support
• Development team requires a high level of
  experience and programming skill
• Challenging Project Management
• Fragmented Documentation

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TYPO3 Statistics

• 15264 registered users on TYPO3.org
• 2085 websites made with TYPO3 (this counts only
  registered references - a fraction of sites made
  with TYPO3)
• 672 registered consultancies located in 50
  countries offer TYPO3 services and hosting
• 621 extensions for TYPO3 created by 204
  developers are publicly available for everyone.
  Another 718 extensions are in the pipeline
  currently
• source www.typo3.org

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TYPO3 Stats - User Support

• 11580 threads in main English (main) list
  archive, many responses compiled in HOWTO FAQ
  format
• 362 282 threads in Linux Windows Install
  Archives
• numerous user groups, regionally other
• 124 Howto instructional videos
• 330 Documents (totaling 3939 pages of
  documentation)
• numerous other TYPO3 dedicated sites with
  documentation, bulletin boards, HOWTOs, etc
• source www.typo3.org

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TYPO3 Evaluation

• Advantages
• extremely feature rich, flexible extensible
  Kasper Skarhoj, TYPO3 creator, advises people
  not to touch TYPO3 unless they are prepared to
  learn something new every day for at least 3
  months
• more frequent upgrades than commercial software,
  open bug tracking system
• excellent documentation and a good level of
  support from user base
• Disadvantages
• inherent disadvantages of Open Source Software