Content Management

Tips and tricks for web site editors, and best practices for managing your web site content.
Using RSS feeds
RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") is a way to subscribe to web content in an efficient, flexible, and convenient way.  To make use of RSS, you need an RSS reader (a program that understands RSS),...
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Newsletters
ExSite includes features to blast out fully-formatted newsletters.  This is not done by a special plug-in.  Rather, we use two other plugins in combination to get the newsletter functionality....
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
It is easy to make your ExSite web pages search-engine friendly, and to optimize your search engine placement using the CMS tools.Before attempting a serious SEO effort, make an SEO plan that is specific...
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Extranets and Member-only Areas
An "extranet" is a part of a website that is not publicly accessible.  To gain access to the extranet, you must first provide some authentication information (typically a login ID and password). ...
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Blogs
Introduction to BlogsBlogs (short for "Web Logs") are a special type of content management that has proven to be extremely popular.  At their heart, Blogs present and manage a sequential list of articles. ...
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Photo Albums
Photo AlbumsThe Photo Album plug-in gives you a convenient and easy-to-use interface for managing your website images and photo collections.  This document describes how to manage multiple photo albums...
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Wikis
A wiki is a collection of web-based articles that can be updated by their readers.  The most well-known example is Wikipedia, the encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  Wikis are very useful for:knowledge...
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Using the ExSite HTML Editor
IntroductionStyle GuideFinding your way around the editorEntering TextCopy-and-Paste IssuesFormatting TextUnformatting TextEntering ImagesMaking HotlinksMaking TablesEditing TablesAdding Dynamic Content...
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Multilingual Content Management by Morgan Burke
ExSite provides a number of tools and facilities for managing multilingual web sites.
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Working with Plug-ins by Morgan Burke
Plug-ins (sometimes called Modules) are programs that ExSite can call to perform tasks or generate content that the core system is not designed to do.
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Editing Best Practices
When entering new content into your web site, certain practices are best followed to ensure you end up with professional-looking and maintainable results. DO NOT USE the font face, font size, and...
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