Content Types: The Building Blocks of Your Content Model
- 1. Content TypesThe Building Blocks of Your Content Model
- 2. Content management integration and consultingSioux Falls, South Dakotahttp://blendinteractive.com/
- 3. @gadgetopia
- 4. 7 Reasons……why content typing is important4 Evaluation QuestionsFor those of you shopping for a CMS and comparing options.3 Implementation TipsFor those of you implementing or managing a CMS-based Web site.
- 6. DefinitionContent modeling is the process of converting logical content concepts into content types, attributes, and datatypes.
- 7. Logical ContentThis is the desired end result of a content management requirement.It’s often represented as a design comp.
- 8. Content ObjectAn XML documentA database record
- 9. Content on most Web sites can be roughly categorized by type.A type shares a common set of attributes and is meant to represent a single, logical boundary around content.
- 10. Content Item A is a page of text.Content Item B is an Executive Profile.Content Item C is a Press Release
- 13. Structuring your content requires you to identify your content types.
- 14. Why care about content types?
- 15. Reason #1Because different content types need to be STRUCTURED differently.
- 16. Content Structure Between Types
- 17. Content Structure Between Types
- 18. Content types are made up of content attributes.An attribute is a single, logical piece of information that, when combined with other attributes, describes a type of content.
- 19. Content attributes have datatypes.A datatype restricts the type of data the attribute may hold. This enables validation and processing
- 20. Content ModelContent TypesContent Attributes (bound by Datatype)
- 21. My Web SiteStandard Text PagePress ReleaseExecutive Profile
- 22. My Web SiteExecutive ProfileFirst Name (simple string)Last Name (simple string)Hire Date (date)Image (file reference)Bio (formatted string)
- 23. Reason #2Because different content types have to be EDITED and VALIDATED differently.
- 24. Automatic Form RenderingContent edit form in eZ publish
- 25. Input Form ValidationCanned and custom validation in Ektron.
- 26. Reason #3Because different content types have to be DISPLAYED differently.
- 27. Display Template AssignmentTemplate assignment by Page Type in EPiServer
- 28. Reason #4Because different content types have to be MANAGED differently.
- 29. Content types often act as functional boundaries for:PermissionsWorkflowNavigationSearch
- 30. URL Pattern AssignmentsURL pattern assignment based on Content Type in Drupal
- 31. Workflow AssignmentAutomatic workflow initiation in EPiServer.
- 32. Reason #5Because different content types need to be SEARCHED and ORGANIZED differently.
- 33. Organization by Content Value
- 34. Content Type-specific SearchParametric search based a content type in eZ publish
- 35. Reason #6Because different content types are markers for integration complexity.
- 36. The Ubiquitous “Standard Page”
- 37. A new content type often means…A new editing interfaceNew validation rulesNew permissions rulesNew workflow requirementsNew display requirementsetc…
- 38. Reason #7Problems due to inefficient and inaccurate content modeling will often not surface until the project is complete.By that point, it’s often too late….
- 39. FutureproofingDesigning your content model so it can be adapted to new situations with a minimum of pain.
- 40. Evaluation Question #1Does your CMS allow content modeling or structuring at all?
- 41. Evaluation Question #2How flexible are its content modeling capabilities?(Bring your own content, and ask for a demonstration of how it would be modeled.)
- 42. Evaluation Question #3What datatypes are available to structure your content?
- 43. Evaluation Question #4Can you write your own datatypes or customize existing datatypes?
- 44. Implementation Tip #1Think in terms of content types. Consider the ways different content will need to be edited, validated, managed, searched and organized.
- 45. Implementation Tip #2Be careful in re-using content types for logically different content.
- 46. Implementation Tip #3To futureproof your content, speculate on and list scenarios in which the content might be used now and in the future.
Editor's Notes
- #2: Taxonomic classification is the process of putting content items into a larger structure. Content modeling is the process of taking content items and breaking them down into smaller structures.
- #9: Content has to be structured.
- #12: A content type is defined by its attributes.
- #15: Now we know what a content type….why do we care?
- #19: It’s what we break logical content into when we model it.
- #27: Content types often drive templating.
- #29: Content types often drive templating.
- #33: Back to The Story of Bob.
- #36: Back to The Story of Bob.
- #41: Mediawiki, for example, allows nothing but a title and a body. Drupal (with no modules) is much the same way.