ms may27 - front page implementation plan

[johannes raggam <raggam-nl adm at>]

Since live.gnome.org hangs, i send out my first draft of the front-page
implementation plan this way.

Whats the better place to publish the milestone deliverables?
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeWeb/TwoPointTwentyseven/CMS
or
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeWeb/Plone/Implementation


in my plan there i point out 2 strategies to add content to the
front-page... i prefer strategy 1 but this should be discussed.


===== Implementation plan for website front page ===== 

Collage is the ideal solution to build a frontpage because it allows
editors to arrange pieces of content very freely. Though, a training (2
hours) for editors is needed as Collage and associated concepts (adding
content, integrating smart folders or RSS feeds in Collage) may be a bit
complex.


*Structure*
- Collage - content-type in website root.
    id = "front-page"
    name = "start"
    show_title = False
    show_description = False

Within Collage (Tab "Manage Page") rows and columns can be created.
Within rows and columns content can be added.


*Add content to Collage*

-- Strategy 1: Only add existing content types and do not create content
types within Collage.
All content which is only used on the frontpage should go in a special
folder which is not displayed in navigation, say, "/front-page-folder".

PRO:
--- All front-page only content (banner, etc.) in all versions from any
time at one place.
--- Editors can organize their content as they need (sub folders, etc.)
--- Content is better accessible for editors and not hidden in a
collage/row/column structure.
--- Content can easily used anywhere else.
CONS:
--- To add something to Collage it has to be created somewhere else.
This may disturb the workflow a bit.


-- Strategy 2: Create front-page only content types within Collage.

PRO:
--- Better workflow.
CONS:
--- Less accessible for editors.


*Content includes...*
- Images,
- Pages,
- Smart Folders to aggregate content-listings (e.g. events, news, ...),
- RSS Feeds,
... Anything else.


References:
http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Products.Collage