Updated 5/14/09.

Things are running smoothly at humanear and I'm going to start trying to update this section a little more often, even if it's just a note or two (and both of you reading this might want to check back more than once ever 6 months).

 

The Topic:  Content Management

As you might have gleaned from the content on the Humanear website, we (my programmer) have developed what I believe to be the worlds greatest and easiest content management tool.  cmsLite is seriously one of the greatest web tools ever and has helped me AND my new and old clients manipulate all the content on their sites with little effort.

 

Let's do an FAQ for those of you who may want a bit more information on cmsLite

 

Q.  Okay, Phil, what's the scoop with cmsLite.  What makes it so easy?

A.  Wow, where to begin.  First, for developers, it's simple to install and configure.  Once it's installed, all you do is place a single line of code in your table cell or div, a few lines of code at the top and that's pretty much it as far as configuring your web pages.  Once that's done, you go into the admin section, add your pages and your navigation items (opional) and you're good to go!  What makes it easy?  In a word, it was developed with both the user and the developer in mind.

 

Q.  Fine, it's easy.  If it's so easy, why is it that when I click on the links to the cmsLite website there's nothing there but a couple errors?

A.  Great Question.  The short answer?  I started to build a few pages, messed a few things up and got busy, temporarily abandoning that poor site.  Since cmsLite is not "offically" for sale on a commercial basis (that is another story in itself, but suffice it to say that every single time my programmer decides he's ready to release it, he thinks of something even cooler to add to it) I haven't had the time or the opportunity to get it back up and running as it is supposed to be.  Bear with us and we'll get the site back up and running.  Problem is that there are many things we want to incorporate into the site and we just haven't had the time.  That's supposed to be a good thing, isn't it?

 

Q.  What can I do or cannot do with cmsLite?

A.  Depending on how you build your website, the possibilities are quite broad.  Theoretically, you can build a very quick loading site with many pages on it by using a single page "template." One of the benifits of doing this is that you have 100% control of navigation and content, assuming that text-based navigation is acceptable to you.  Works for me, as you can see from my text based menu.

One drawback of developing the site this was is that search engine optimization will suffer slightly because of the lack of separate pages, keywords and meta content.  That doesn't mean that search engines will ignore the site, but it's not the ideal solution if you're looking for 100% search engine optimization, than you're most likely going to want a site with multiple pages.



So, this brings us to a multiple page site, graphic-based buttons, etc.  Content Management is still done through a simple php-based function, but if you used graphic-based buttons than navigation is limited.  Don't plan on changing the buttons or adding navigation?  Super!

 

Q. I'm not a programmer and like the idea of having a website that I can maintain by myself.  How can get a get a design, have it built and do it all myself at this point?

A. Simple.  If you contact us and give us an idea of your design or requirements, we'll build a template for you, a single page, set up the hosting, incorporate our soon-to-be world famous cms and get you started.  For around a starting cost of $500, we'll build the whole thing for you, train you and get you running.  For details just fill out the contact form and we'll give you the exact quote.


That's the news for the day.  We'll provide more updates in the future.  If you have any questions on cmsLite, feel free to call or email and we'll help you out! 

Screen Shots of cmsLite Coming.