1. PyroCMS Flyover
Phil Sturgeon
PyroCMS

2. Phil Sturgeon
• Freelance web-dev at 16
• Self-employed at 18
– Small budget websites
– Non-tech savvy clients
– “Brochureware”
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3. Phil Sturgeon
• Recession = Job Change
• Financial Sector
• Marketing took over
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4. Phil Sturgeon
• $1,000,000 CMS?!
• Hack
• Hack
• Hack
• Rage-quit
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5. So, PyroCMS?
• Back to building websites
• Open-Source (GitHub)
• Entirely Free
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6. Requirements
• End-users should “get it”
• Developers can build with it
• Designs can easily theme it
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7. Developers - PHP
• Very popular
• Installs on most servers
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8. Developers - CodeIgniter
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9. Developers
• Add-ons are important
- Modules
- Widgets
- Plugins
- Events
• Modularity is King!
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10. Designers
• Easy to convert any design
• Everything is HTML and Tags
• Plugins remove logic
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11. Tags (Lex)
Grab a setting from the database
{{ settings:site_name }}
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12. Tags (Lex)
Is a user logged in?
{{ if user:logged_in }}
<p>You are logged in.</p>
{{ endif }}
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13. Tags (Lex)
Loop through blog posts
{{ blog:posts limit="5" }}
<h2>{{ title }}</h2>
<p>{{ intro }}</p>
{{ /blog:posts }}
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14. End Users
• Simple Interface
• No expensive training
• No technical skill required
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15. Simple Dashboard
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16. Page Structure
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17. SEO - Auto Keywords
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18. SEO - Modular Sitemap
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19. File Manager
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20. Traditional Hosting
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21. Cloud Hosting
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22. PHP Fog
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23. Pagoda Box
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24. Community & Professional
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25. Professional
• Multi-Site Management
• Newsletters
• Custom Data
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26. Professional
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27. Thank you.
Phil Sturgeon
PyroCMS, HappyNinjas Ltd
Newcastle, United Kingdom
+447852120555 | phil@pyrocms.com
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