Content Management Systems: Mambo

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Content Management Systems Mambo

• Andy Schworer

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What is a CMS?

• Collaborative system used for managing web
  content.
  
• Usually web-based, but could use an application
  front end.
  
• Easier for the web developer to manage large site
  using CMS rather than editing source code
  manually.

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Mambo CMS

• CMS for creating web sites
• Create static content pages
• Manage Menus
• Require user login for some restricted content
• Keeps statistics
• Mambots Search Engine
• Integrate Components
• Gallery2
• Forums
• www.mamboserver.com

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Anatomy of Mambo

• MVC design paradigm
• PHP Template view
• Served with Apache
• MySQL backend
• Open source
• PHP, MySQL, Apache
• Web Administrator Interface

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Anatomy of a Mambo Template

• Index.PHP
• Broken up into modules
• Modules placeholder for dynamically generated
  Mambo Content
  
• mosLoadModules(modName)
• Mamboserver.com
• Show different Templates

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Mambo Demo

• Teresabringas.com
• Justin Baluch
• Show site
• Show admin panel
• Show menu editor
• Show how modules relate to location

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Mambo Usability - Pro

• Reduced Memory Load
• Dont need to remember module names or layout
  positions
  
• Effectiveness
• Much easier to produce a right dynamic website
  than editing straight PHP
  
• Undo
• You can easily not unpublish content or delete it
  completely

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Mambo Usability - Con

• Consistency
• Consistent look and feel for adding content
• Integrating other technologies
• AJAX, Flash, etc. Doesnt seem trivial
• High learning curve
• Setting up a custom template and adding content
  is not trivial
  
• Poor naming conventions lead to confusion
• Section vs. Category vs. Module

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Other CMS out there

• Word Press
• http//wordpress.org/
• Text Pattern
• http//www.textpattern.com/
• Blogger
• http//www.blogger.com/