[Zope] Content mgt for non-technical people

sean.upton@uniontrib.com sean.upton@uniontrib.com
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:21:18 -0800


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One word answer: Plone. http://plone.org <http://plone.org> .  A Zope/CMF
CMS realization/UI/add-on product - works (and works well) out of the box,
and a bit of tweaking, codeing, and some experimenting will get you much,
much more.  Has a well-thought-out UI design, and binary
installers/controller apps for several platforms.
 
There is also a plone-users mailing list that is very active.
 
Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Wielinga [mailto:rwielinga@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 2:56 PM
To: zope@zope.org
Subject: [Zope] Content mgt for non-technical people


Hello,
 
I am very new to Zope, but am impressed about the way it enables you to
formalise site logic and the look and feel. However in the short time I've
been using Zope, it does not seem to be a very suitable environment for
non-technical people to add content to the site. Preferably, I would like
people to be able to create new or modify existing content items, possibly
with some workflow, without them having the need to edit html/dtml
documents. For example, a content editor is presented with a form for each
content type, where he can enter the relevant data in plain text and when
the form is submitted, the data is entered as Zope objects in the zope
server.
 
Did I overlook some features in Zope or are there readily available modules
that accomplish this? Do I have to build it myself?
 
Regards, Robert


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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=642091823-21122002>One 
word answer: Plone. <A href="http://plone.org">http://plone.org</A>.&nbsp; A 
Zope/CMF CMS realization/UI/add-on product - works (and works well) out of the 
box, and a bit of tweaking, codeing, and some experimenting will get you much, 
much more</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=642091823-21122002>.&nbsp; Has a well-thought-out UI design, and binary 
installers/controller apps for several platforms.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=642091823-21122002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=642091823-21122002>There 
is also a plone-users mailing list that is very active.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=642091823-21122002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=642091823-21122002>Sean</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Robert Wielinga 
  [mailto:rwielinga@hotmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 21, 2002 
  2:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> zope@zope.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Zope] Content mgt for 
  non-technical people<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am very new to Zope, but am impressed about the 
  way it enables you to formalise site logic and the look and feel. However in 
  the short time I've been using Zope, it does not seem to be a very suitable 
  environment for non-technical people to add content to the site. Preferably, I 
  would like people to be able to create new or modify existing content items, 
  possibly with some workflow, without them having the need to edit html/dtml 
  documents. For example, a content editor is presented with a form for each 
  content type, where he can enter the relevant data in plain text and&nbsp;when 
  the form is submitted, the data&nbsp;is entered as Zope objects in the zope 
  server.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did I overlook some features in Zope or&nbsp;are 
  there readily available modules that accomplish this? Do I have to build it 
  myself?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards, 
Robert</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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