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OpenCMS Days 2012
User case study - Freight Transport Association, UK Matt Levy - Senior Web Developer
User case study - FTA
• A bit about me • A bit about FTA • Moving to v8 • Lessons learnt • The future • Questions
A bit about me
• Senior Web Developer at FTA for 10 years
• Web and Java developer for more than 13 years
• Responsible for team of four techies
• Responsible for 14 websites • Keen cyclist and golfer
A bit about FTA
• One of the UK's largest trade associations • A not-for-profit organisation that represents
the interests of UK companies that move goods by road, rail, sea and air
• Lobby local, national and EU Governments
• Provide business services to help members
Moving to v8
• Action plan • Converting content and modules
• Integrations • Social media, Google Analytics, email newsletters
• Responsive design o All v8 sites to be mobile-first
• Mobile app • Using OpenCMS for app content
Action plan
• Lots of sites (14) • Single sign-on • New modules • Converting content • Links to FTA systems • Editor experience and buy-in • Editor training • Convert all sites to v8 by end 2012
Lots of sites
Some examples of the sites we have moved -
Lots of sites
Some examples of the sites we have moved -
Lots of sites
Some examples of the sites we have moved -
Lots of sites
Some examples of the sites we have moved -
Single sign-on
• Single SSL site for authentication • FTA login token accepted on all sites • Single org unit for members • Members added to other org units/groups for
access
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
New modules
• Banner • Contact • Download list • Email news • External link • Hero-item • Internal link • RSS feed • Map markers
Converting content
• Static content copied to new v8 content folder • Container pages created • Detail pages added • Used as much of v8 features as possible • Cleaner CSS-based column layouts
Links to FTA systems
• Members are given access through our CRM system
• Online training course prospectus is linked to our training system
Editor experience and buy-in
• Presented summary of OpenCMS Days 2011 • Response to v8 has been fantastic! • Created our first v8 site to demonstrate what
can be done • Best features are the multi-file upload and the
drag and drop layout editing
Editor training
• Conducted one to one refresher training • Created PDF training guides • Created video how-tos
Convert all sites by end 2012
• We’re getting there • More than half way through!
Integrations
Social media, Google Analytics, email newsletters
Integrations
• Social media • Bookmarking and linking – enable in content • Facebook likes – enable in content
• Google Analytics • Page clicks and binary file clicks (PDF) • Email click-through tracking
• Email newsletters • Ability to set-up campaigns and tracking opens, links etc
Responsive design
Responsive design
Mobile app
iPhone Android
Mobile app
• Native app container (PhoneGap) • Local app cache for offline content • App linked to OpenCMS for content • JSP formatters for content delivered as JSON • Editors use workplace for creating content • Categories assigned to content for filtering
Lessons learnt
• Front-end editing much more user-friendly for staff
• Editing saves time and effort • Editors find uploading a breeze so more content
is added • Meta-tags are included in content for detail
pages
The future
• Update to OAMP v8 • Blog module • Publish request
Questions
Thank you
Thank you for listening! Visit FTA online - www.fta.co.uk