1.
Upgradeable
Public Websites
Jeffrey Skillman
Andrea Robertson

2.
Topics to discuss
• Concepts and Terminology
• iMIS Sites vs. Customer Sites
• System Content vs. Customer Content
• Copying Websites
• Using Shortcuts
• Managing Themes
• What’s Next?

3.
Concepts & Terminology
• Website
• Sitemap (Navigation)
• Content
– System (Core and Samples – can only be copied)
– Shared (single source used by multiple sites)
– Website-specific (unique to one website)
• Shortcuts
– All Sites
– Site-specific

4.
iMIS website vs. Customer
website
iMIS 20 ships with two folders for
organizing system websites
Core Sites - generally staff-facing
Sample Sites – quick-start sites for
easy creation of public sites

5.
Core Content vs. Shared
Content
iMIS 20 also ships with two folders
for organizing system content
Core Content – common pages employing
iMIS Dynamic Content Items for out-of-the-box
iMIS functionality
Sample Websites – website-specific
pages used by the out-of-the-box quick start
sites
Shared Content – repository for
customer-created shared pages

6.
Copying a Website
Copying a Sample Site provides clients with
the fastest way to create a new functioning
website.
If you do not need a starter website, you can
create a new website from scratch.

7.
Copying a Website
• What is copied
– Website definition
– Sitemap
– Website-specific
content
• What is not copied
– Core content
– Shared content
– Shortcuts
– Master page
– Theme

8.
Shortcuts
• Provide friendly URLs
• System-referenced pages
• Provided out-of-the-box – can be
edited but not deleted
• Customer-defined
• Can be defined for All Sites (default)
or site-specific

9.
Managing Themes
• Use UltraWave!
– Import UltraWave files using @import or
<link> statements
• On upgrade copy .skin files and images
from original theme

10.
What’s Next?
• Easy sitemap management
• Let’s get sassy!