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January 10, 2006

The CMS development continues

I've been actively working on the CMS as time permits. I've been sick over the past few days, and I was working all weekend, so I really haven't had the time to devote to the project as I would like to have.

But, with that said, I'll go over what I've finished with recently:

1. Posting content to the site.
Administrators have the ability to post content to the site *only* if they're authenticated.
2. Administrator authentication.
This was one of the most important features that really needed to be completed, in my opinion. As it stands now, there is a authentication process in place for the administrative section of the Web site.
3. Administrator bios.
As administrator accounts are created, they are added to the bio list.
4. Editable administrator information.
Any good CMS allows administrators to edit their own information, including name, bio, website address and password.
5. Delete posted content.
Authenticated users have the ability to delete posted content on the homepage of the CMS system by clicking on a "X" that only appears to authenticated users.
6. Logout feature.
This kills the session of the current administrator and resets their browser to null for all sessions throughout the site.

Things that need to be completed:

1. Administrators creation page.
Since the bio edit page is in place, it should be pretty simple to modify this to actually create a user instead of modifying one.
2. Modifying user passwords.
Currently, the only way to mofidy the user password is to edit it on the bio page. This is going to become a separate page for security purposes.
3. Content topic and search.
As content falls off the homepage, it will need to be categorized in a way that will make it easy to find. A search feature will also help in regards to finding content throughout the site.

I think that these are the only three major obsticles that stand in my way of launching the CMS on the Guru Web site.

~out...

Posted by ed at January 10, 2006 11:27 PM

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