[ic] Interchange as a CMS

Luke Smith interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Sun Oct 13 19:33:00 2002


> > Quoting Luke:
> > > Here is where I read it...in the beginners
> guide...
> > >
> > > You can even use some of Interchange's features
> to
> > > implement a sophisticated content-management
> system.
> > > In fact, we've used Interchange itself to manage
> the
> > > developer resource site you're using right now.
> The
> > > way the page, group and item structure has been
> > > integrated with our template system lends itself
> to
> > > infinite variety and functionality. You can
> pretty
> > > much implement a system at whatever level of
> > > complexity your heart desires, with a minimum of
> > > effort.
> >
> >
> > I guess we have a content management system in a
> > way, we sell content
> > (images, etc), let users create their own
> > "favorites" or "folders" called a
> > mediabox, which they can invite others into,
> > organize, place items into. It
> > is like a Graphic-artist & client "meeting" place
> > where they can view client
> > specific images. It will evolve to allow users to
> > place comments, rankings,
> > and messages for their clients. www.imagemogul.com
> >
> > The "content management" design is so convenient,
> > that being a graphic
> > artist myself, I use the site to find my own
> > images :) Of course the regular
> > users can't see them yet, only a few.
> >
> > Is that what you mean by CMS? I have never heard
> > that term before either.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >

> 
> A CMS could be anything. The icdevgroup.org site is
> a very
> good easy example of a content management system.
> Almost all the news sites out there use a content
> management
> system (CMS).
> 
> Interchange can be used as a CMS it will simply
> require some
> custom programming to meet your needs.
> 
> You might want to also take a look at the Redhat's
> CCM
> (http://ccm.redhat.com/), just like IC this requires
> custom
> programming also.
> 
> Out of the two IC is the easier to program for (or
> at least
> it is for me).
> 
> A lot of people just assume that IC can only be an
> eCommerce
> solution because that's what the foundation template
> is. In
> realty you can make IC do almost anything you want
> (you
> might need to add a little bit of perl to it).
> 
> -Gurpreet
> 
> 

Gurpreet...I think that CCM is more along the lines of
what I was looking for.  Thanks for the info.

I am still very interested in Interchange though...now
I just need to find something to sell...it looks like
a great package to utilize.

Thanks

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