cms – Warren Laine-Naida

2018/06 GDPR. GDPR Everywhere …

wlainenaida Uncategorized June 1, 2018June 25, 2018analytics, big data, clickbait, cms, digital culture, dsgvo, gdpr, IoT, tech, website 0 Comment

On May 27 the GDPR/DSGVO took complete effect and our websites will never be the same. The law came into effect all the way back in 2016, but we were given a two-year grace period to bring our websites up to standard. For many people the law came from nowhere and compliance was left to the last minute – which was sort of like leaving a homework assignment from 10th grade until the bus ride into school the morning you are going to graduate from high school. :o) Read more

2018/05 So You Want to Build an Online Shop?

wlainenaida Uncategorized April 24, 2018August 27, 2018cms, eCommerce, Online Shop 0 Comment

I was recently asked to assist with the creation of an online shop. I have written here before about building a website, but an online shop raises further interesting questions. The website will not just be a source of information, but will be a place of commerce and legally binding transactions (above and beyond the simple data collection of your name and email address on a form). Read more

2018/02 A Shout Out for WordPress

wlainenaida Uncategorized February 6, 2018September 14, 2018cms, Thunder, website, WordPress 0 Comment

I have been giving a lot of WordPress workshops lately, and was wondering what I should write about this month. Looking through my past posts, I saw my Shout out for Drupal and thought it perhaps unfair that I have not written anything about WordPress. So here we are. Read more

2017/06 Do You Really Need a Responsive Website?

wlainenaida Uncategorized June 7, 2017April 9, 2018cms, responsive, website 0 Comment

Recently a company relaunched their website. They had a website made for them which is neither responsive nor offers a mobile option off to the side of the desktop version. This company is not a client of ours, but we do know one of the main stakeholders. Interested, we of course asked about the reasoning behind the project. Was it a soft launch, stealth launch, prelaunch …? Well, we learned that it was none of the above. They had simply taken a long, hard look at their users, a longer look at the needs of those users, website analytics, all the bits and pieces. Then they decided they only needed a desktop friendly website. Read more

2016/08 A Shout Out for Drupal

wlainenaida Uncategorized August 8, 2016September 14, 2018cms, Drupal, Thunder, website 0 Comment

Just exercising our fingers here and getting our thoughts together between support requests. Feel free to jump up and down, cheer, laugh, or bang your head on the desk, or simply raise your eyebrow – as the mood takes you. What is this Drupal CMS anyway? Here is the elevator version. Haberdashery, Sporting Goods, Ladies Wear … going up! Read more

2016/04 The Client Worksheet

wlainenaida Uncategorized April 9, 2016April 19, 2018cms, mobile, website 0 Comment

So you want to have an agency build your website. Time to get ready. While it is easy to make the simple complicated, it takes skill to make the complex feel simple. We’ve put together this handy worksheet to help you capture your vision for the project. Think of this document as a business plan for your website. The more information you can give the agency, the better they’ll be able to respond. Please answer each question in a clear and concise manner, and skip any questions that don’t pertain to your project. Read more

2015/12 Do You Need a CMS?

wlainenaida Uncategorized December 9, 2015September 14, 2018cms, website 0 Comment

So you want to build, or perhaps re-launch a website. You have copy, images, tips from your friends and colleagues, probably a good idea about what your competition is doing. You have a domain name, possibly a hosting company, you have a navigation list and maybe a design idea mapped out in pen. This you bring with you to your first meeting with the agency you have chosen to realise your website. You think you’ve covered all the bases. Then they ask the question, “Have you given any thought as to the CMS?” You sit there for a moment and then reply, “CMS? Content management system?” “Yes” they nod. Read more

2015/03 Open Source

wlainenaida Uncategorized March 9, 2015April 19, 2018cms, Drupal, WordPress 0 Comment

“Free” is not usually a word you think of when planning a website, but it is not a dream. Open Source CMS are free CMS. Of course, you may need a developer or two … Three of the top CMS on the market are just that – Open Source. Compare Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress … Read more

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