Handing off a website to content managers can often be scary for website developers. The users of content management systems are notorious for killing elegant designs. This presentation will review a number of techniques available in DotNetNuke to keep your website looking good while still distributing content management responsibilities. Topics for this presentation include: creating end-user style sheets, locking down the rich text editor, skin and container development techniques to prescribe design, and the importance of training your customers on the basics of web site management.

1. Maintaining Design Integrity in a CMSSmart Implementation Techniques (10/2/2010 @1:30pm) Patrick Renner, Engage

3. Ego Trip Patrick Renner Project Manager @ Engage Book Author prenner@engagesoftware.com 314-884-2435

4. A Practical Approach to DNN Topics: content strategy | designing content management and not just installing a system | extensibility isn’t just features | approach and practical implementation | avoiding features glut

5. Design Complexity / Flexibility Topics: a balancing act | designs aren’t limited by a CMS | everything isn’t managed content

6. Content Gardening Topics: trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, fresh-cut flowers | how much TLC does each require?

7. Content as Task (not a feature) Topics: evaluating pane layouts | approach content as a task and the install in ways to alleviate this burden

8. Be Prescriptive Topics: Provide legends throughout your pages | provide content templates | name modules for what they should do

9. Cut the Clutter Topics: modules list | usability settings | clearing out the Rich Text Editor’s Toolbar

10. WYSIWYG Topics: Providing code snippets and a tailored set of paragraph blocks

11. Meaningful Organization Topics: Naming conventions for the file system | Name of your panes meaningfully

12. Writing for the Web Topics: Training and handoff |

13. Contributors need Tour Guides Topics: Provide a style guide

14. Skinning Topics: Default panes, administrative menus

15. Ego Trip Patrick Renner Project Manager @ Engage Book Author prenner@engagesoftware.com 314-884-2435