nukeSquared CMSnukeSquared CMSBy: Myle Arif OttBy: Myle Arif Ott

IntroductionIntroduction

Over the past 20 weeks I have been building a Content Management System known as nukeSquared

Over the past 20 weeks I have been building a Content Management System known as nukeSquared

What?What?

From Wikipedia.orgA content management system

(often shortened to CMS) is a system used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation

From Wikipedia.orgA content management system

(often shortened to CMS) is a system used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation

What???What???

A system that makes it easy for programmers and non-programmers to make powerful and easy-to-use websites

A system that makes it easy for programmers and non-programmers to make powerful and easy-to-use websites

And why should I care?And why should I care?

Because it can save you time!Most websites have the same

basic structurePeople create accounts.Then they log in to their accounts.Then they do stuff.Then they log out.

Why should you have to set this up yourself?

Because it can save you time!Most websites have the same

basic structurePeople create accounts.Then they log in to their accounts.Then they do stuff.Then they log out.

Why should you have to set this up yourself?

But isn’t that kind of vague?

But isn’t that kind of vague?

Exactly! That’s why this is useful!nukeSquared can help you make

almost any type of website about almost any subject!

Exactly! That’s why this is useful!nukeSquared can help you make

almost any type of website about almost any subject!

How does this save me time?

How does this save me time?

Look at it this way…nukeSquared lets you manage pages by breaking them up into small and simple components“Modules” contain the interesting part

of each page“Blocks” contain accessory

functionality (e.g. links to other pages)“Themes” manage the overall

appearance

Look at it this way…nukeSquared lets you manage pages by breaking them up into small and simple components“Modules” contain the interesting part

of each page“Blocks” contain accessory

functionality (e.g. links to other pages)“Themes” manage the overall

appearance

I’m confusedI’m confused

Okay, let’s look at modules

See the red stuff

It holds the content for the current page (usually the part your interested in)

Okay, let’s look at modules

See the red stuff

It holds the content for the current page (usually the part your interested in)

And blocks?And blocks?

Blocks go around the module and can be on the left, right, top or bottom of each page

See the red stuff

It holds less important information or links

Blocks go around the module and can be on the left, right, top or bottom of each page

See the red stuff

It holds less important information or links

And themes do what again?

And themes do what again?

Themes control the overall “look and feel” of the page

Different themes

They manage everything from the font to the page organization!

Themes control the overall “look and feel” of the page

Different themes

They manage everything from the font to the page organization!

This really makes it easier!?

This really makes it easier!?

Yes, see for yourselfYes, see for yourself

Nobody has done this before?

Nobody has done this before?

Actually, many of people have tried to do this before.PHP-NukeXoopsPostNukeDrupalXaraya…

Unfortunately, they lack modularity, consistency and ease of use

Actually, many of people have tried to do this before.PHP-NukeXoopsPostNukeDrupalXaraya…

Unfortunately, they lack modularity, consistency and ease of use

How does nukeSquared compare?

How does nukeSquared compare?

This seems kind of coolThis seems kind of cool

Thanks.As you can see, by dividing pages

into the three components (modules, blocks and themes), nukeSquared can make creating powerful and easy to use websites relatively painless

Thanks.As you can see, by dividing pages

into the three components (modules, blocks and themes), nukeSquared can make creating powerful and easy to use websites relatively painless

You made that all by yourself?

You made that all by yourself?

Well, I had some help Apache—http://httpd.apache.org Markdown—http://daringfireball.net/projects/

markdown MySQL—http://www.mysql.com PHP—http://www.php.net PHP-Nuke—http://phpnuke.org SmartyPants—http://daringfireball.net/projects/

smartypants Textile—http://textism.com/tools/textile Texturize—http://photomatt.net/tools/texturize Wikipedia—http://wikipedia.org WordPress—http://www.wordpress.org WYSIWYG editor—http://tinymce.moxiecode.com Zend—http://www.zend.com

Well, I had some help Apache—http://httpd.apache.org Markdown—http://daringfireball.net/projects/

markdown MySQL—http://www.mysql.com PHP—http://www.php.net PHP-Nuke—http://phpnuke.org SmartyPants—http://daringfireball.net/projects/

smartypants Textile—http://textism.com/tools/textile Texturize—http://photomatt.net/tools/texturize Wikipedia—http://wikipedia.org WordPress—http://www.wordpress.org WYSIWYG editor—http://tinymce.moxiecode.com Zend—http://www.zend.com

QuestionsQuestions

Any questions?Any questions?