Posts Tagged cms
WordPress vs. WordPress MU: A Comparison
WordPress vs. WordPress MU
| WordPress | WordPress MU |
|---|---|
| Supports one blog with multiple bloggers. | Supports multiple blogs and multiple bloggers. Bloggers can write for multiple blogs. |
| Famous for its “5 minute install.” | Setup is more involved. |
| No advanced hosting requirements. | Your host needs to support wildcard DNS to use the subdomains feature. |
| Instant installation (through Fantastico, etc.) supported by many webhosts. | FTP time! |
| Each user is assigned a role level (subscriber, contributor, author, editor, administrator). | In addition to the standard WordPress roles, you can also specify “site admins” who can add/edit/delete all blogs and users. |
| WordPress receives updates first. | MU users must wait for WordPress updates to be applied to WordPress MU. |
| Administrators can edit themes, plugins, and code files from within WordPress. | The Theme Editor, Plugin Editor, and Manage Files sections are all disabled for security reasons. |
| Plugins can be enabled/disabled by the blog administrator. | The site admin can opt to have plugins disabled altogether (the default setting), or allow blog administrators to enable/disable plugins that have been uploaded.
Plugins can also be uploaded to a special “mu-plugins” folder, where they will be executed automatically on all blogs. (Some plugins won’t function property when run this way, however.) |
| If you have multiple blogs running standard WordPress, you’d need to upload plugin updates to each one. | Plugins for all WordPress MU blogs are stored in one place. Update once, and it takes effect on all the site’s blogs. |
| If you have multiple blogs running standard WordPress, you’d need to login to each one separately to access the administration. | You can switch between blog admins using a simple drop-down menu. |
| Allows you to use most HTML in your posts, but strips out PHP. | In addition to removing PHP, WordPress MU is more strict in regards to what post HTML it accepts. For example, it will strip out class/ID attributes, inline styles, <span> tags, etc. |
| WordPress allows posting via email. | WordPress MU lacks this feature. |
| WordPress lets you customize its list of update services. | WordPress MU doesn’t let you specify update services. |
9 Tips for Choosing the Right CMS for a Hotel
Posted by admin in SEO, Social media on October 16th, 2009
Nine Tips for Choosing the Right Content Management System for a Hotel or Resort
Choosing a new CMS is a big decision – a CMS that is a good fit can put you in hotel heaven or a bad fit into hotel hell. Here are Blizzard Internet’s top 9 tips to consider when choosing a new Content Management system for a hotel or resort.
- Easy management of special features ~ prioritized by use. A CMS system needs to accommodate the most frequently made changes with grace. Beyond general content updates, tourism websites may need:
- An event calendar that is easy to manage
- Image management and photo upload tool
- A packages or special management tool
- A banner ad or graphic rotator to feature specials or partners
- A full-featured blog is always a nice addition to any website
- Search engine performance is clearly non-negotiable! Don’t even
consider a CMS that doesn’t allow you to manage the following SEO elements:
- Title
- Meta description
- Meta keyword
- H1 tag
- Anchor text
- Your URL’s are important. Don’t settle for a content management system that doesn’t create flexible URLs. URLs should be friendly and manageable.
- Getting locked into a CMS provider is risky. A CMS system should be open and non-proprietary. Look for a CMS with a large group of developers and providers. Open source CMS like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal are extensively used worldwide. Blizzard Internet uses and recommends WordPress. Hotels move their websites to new vendors every couple of years. Before you buy a new CMS, find out if you can move your website to another provider if you are not pleased (and keep the CMS intact of course!).
- Hosting platforms may matter. The LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/Php) platform is probably the most popular. Developers like it for being fast, inexpensive inexpensive and secure. The alternative Microsoft platform is still also widely used and tends to cost a bit more overall. Blizzard Internet has used the Microsoft platform for years, and still does, but we greatly prefer working on the open source LAMP platform.
- It takes a village. Make sure your CMS allows multiple users to login and make changes. Providing different levels of access and tracking changes are two features many tourism websites value.
- Script flexibility. Nearly all websites use special scripts on their website; popular scripts are Google Analytics, Widgets, Videos and Web 2.0 applications. Make sure your CMS lets you add html/ iframe/javascript scripts anywhere … above the body, in the body and below the body
- Simple, simple, simple. For Goodness sake, make sure you CMS is simple to use as possible… generally the more powerful the CMS, the harder it is to use. Having an overpowered CMS may be as bad as an underpowered CMS!
- Honestly assess your internal resources. Is your staff really up to the job of updating websites? Do they have time? A CMS is rewarding to a company that has talented and dedicated internal resources updating and adding content. A CMS is only as good as its users!
Many other considerations also go into a new content management system for any hotel, resort or tourist business.
via Nine Tips for Choosing the Right Content Management System for a Hotel or Resort.
Pixie - The Small, Simple, Site Maker - Home
Features via Pixie - The Small, Simple, Site Maker - Home.
"Pixie is a free, open source web application that
will help you quickly create your own website.
Many people refer to this type of software
as a content management system (cms),
we prefer to call it a small, simple,
website maker. Download and try Pixie here.
Features
- Intuitive interface
- Easy installation
- Clean URLs
- WYSIWYG Editor
- CSS themes
- More…
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