*Requirement Type*
*definition*
*Priority*
*Additional Details*
*System Requirements*
Application Server
Server or application environment required to run CMS
Tomcat or other Open Application Server
Database
Database the CMS uses to store content
Must run off A database
•My Sql
•Postgre SQL
License
Type of license
Open
Open
Operating System
OS this CMS is Compatible with
Linux
Programming Language
Language is written in
PHP, Java
Web Server
Web server this CMS is compatible with
Should
Apache, Tomcat
*Security*
Audit Trail
Does this system keep track of who made changes/ additions
Must
Content Approval
Does this system have some sort of system wide approval?
Must
Email Verification
Does this system send an activation key to make sure users have entered
a valid email address?
Must
Granular Privileges
Does this system allow read/ write functions on a per page and per
content item basis as well as other privileges for other system functions?
Must
LDAP Authentication
Does this allow for LADP based Authentication?
Must
Problem Notification
Mechanism for alerting administrators when there is a problem
Nice to Have
Sandbox
Private area for content managers to try new ideas
Nice to have
Session Mgt
Some facility for an administrator to see who has logged in and if
required log them out
Nice to Have
SSL compatible
Can this system be used with an SSL certificate on the web server?
Should
SSL Logins
Can this System be configured to switch to SSL mode (HTTP) for logins?
Should
SSL pages
Can this system be configure to switch to SSL mode for certain pages?
Should
Versioning
Does this system provide some kind of system wide content versioning?
Should
*Support*
Nice to Have
*Ease of Use*
Drag & Drop content
Nice to Have
Friendly URLs
Does this system have human readable and search engine friendly URL’s?
Nice to Have
Image Resizing
Does this system allow users to edit uploaded images?
Nice to Have
Macro Language
Is there a Macro Language that allows content managers to place powerful
functionality (like auto generated navigation systems) without any
programming knowledge?
Nice to Have
Mass Upload
Does the system have a way of uploading/importing many images and other
files all at once to save time?
Nice to Have
Prototyping
Does the system allow the user to create custom default settings for the
different kinds of content objects to save them extra clicks when
creating those object types. For instance, if there is a particular
template they like to use, can they set it as a default?
Nice to Have
Server Page Language
s there a server page language available like PHP, JSP, or ASP for easy
one-off functionality?
Nice to Have
PHP or JSP3
Spell Checker
Does the system have an integrated spell checker
Nice to Have
Subscriptions
Can the user subscribe to various sections of the site and receive
notifications on new/updated content? These types of functions are
typically found in the news feeds, forums, and blogs.
MUST
Template Language
Is there a templating language for powerful layout controls? (Note that
templating languages are different from server page languages in that
they are not capable of full programmatic functions, and are fully HTML
compliant
Nice to Have
UI levels
s there a means of dumbing down the publishing interface for less
sophisticated publishers while keeping a more sophisticated interface
for power users?
Nice to Have
Undo
Does the system allow users to operations if they make a mistake?
Nice to Have
WYSIWYG Editor
Is there a web-based rich text editor to allow publishers to create
formatted content without knowing HTML, CSS, XML, or XSL?
Nice to Have
*Performance*
Advanced Caching
Does the system have advanced caching mechanisms that go beyond simple
page caching? For instance, navigation, template, or content object caching?
Must
Database Replication
Can the system take advantage of database replication for better
scalability? The system would need to be able to perform reads from
slaves and writes to the database master.
N/A
Load Balancing
Does the system allow you to put a load balancer in front of it to split
the load between multiple servers? This would require that user sessions
can be passed between all the nodes transparently.
Nice to Have
Static Content Export
Does the system have the ability to export it\'s content as static HTML
so it may be served up from regional cache servers, or from static HTML
web servers?
Nice to Have
Page Caching
Does the system have a mechanism for caching the contents of a page so
that if it\'s requested again it can skip most of the work to create the
page
Nice to Have
*Management*
Content Staging
Can content be created on one server and easily pushed; to another server?
Nice to Have
Inline Administration
Is content edited directly in the page that it will be placed? (The
alternative is that there is a wholly separate interface for managing
content.
Must
Online Administration
Can the system be completely managed through a web browser? (The
alternative is that there is some sort of offline client software that
must be used to manage at least some components.
Must
Sub-sites / Roots
Does the system allow for sub-sites within a site that are
self-contained with their own navigation and content hierarchy?
Nice to Have
Web Statistics
Does the system have built in web site statistics reporting for things
such as pages/content items viewed, number of users per time period, etc?
Should
Web-based Style/Template Management
Is there a web-based interface for adding styles and templates to the
system for design and layout control?
Nice to Have
Workflow Engine
Is there a full-fledged workflow system integrated into the CMS that can
be used for business process management (or other duties beyond just
content approval)?
Must
*Interoperability*
Content Syndication (RSS)
Can the system export RSS/XML feeds so that the content can be
republished on other sites? Note that if it can only syndicate content
from one function, such a news then it should be labelled as only
limited support?
Must
UTF-8 Support
Does the system support UTF-8 character encoding to enable multi-lingual
sites without the use of separate code pages for each language?
Must
WAI Compliant
Does the system follow the W3C specification for WAI compliance?
Nice to Have
WebDAV Support
Does the system allow users to upload internal content and/or files via
WebDAV?
Must
XHTML Compliant
Does the system follow the W3C specification for XHTML compliance?
N/A
*Flexibility*
CGI-mode Support
Can the system run in CGI mode for development purposes or on low-end
systems?
N/A
Content Reuse
Does the system allow content to be mirrored (not copied, but reused)
from one location to another on a site?
Extensible User Profiles
Does the system provide a user profiling that can be extended with new
profile properties through an administrative interface?
Must
LDAP
Metadata
Does the system support the adding of arbitrary metadata properties to
all the content objects? The metadata is typically then used for
profiling, indexing, or even auxiliary display functions.
Must
Multi-lingual Content
Does the system support the creation of sites with multiple languages?
Must
Multi-lingual Content Integration
Does the system support a multi-lingual version of each content object
without republishing the content object. For example, if you create an
FAQ in English, then all that needs to be done to display the FAQ in
Spanish or another language is to translate the content, not create
another page with another FAQ content object. Then depending upon user
preferences it either shows one version or the other.
Must
Multi-Site Deployment
Is the system capable of hosting multiple sites from one software
deployment? This means you can install the software once and host as
many sites as you want. It also means that when it comes time to upgrade
you only need to upgrade the software in one place, not for each
separate site.
Nice to Have
Wiki Aware
Does the system support wiki or wiki-like functionality? Wiki provides
online collaboration functionality as well as a simple text formatting
language.
Nice to Have
*Built-in Applications*
Blog
Does the system have a blog or web log? (See slashdot.org for an example.
Nice to Have
Discussion / Forum
Does the system have a message board?
Should
Document Management
Does the system have an application for managing offline document
storage and versioning?
N/A
FAQ Management
Does the system have an application to organize frequently asked questions?
Nice to Have
My Page / Dashboard
Does the CMS have a dashboard application (sometimes called a portal)
Nice to Have
Newsletter
oes the system have the ability to allow users to add/delete themselves
to/from a list so that they can be sent email from the system on various
topics?
Nice to Have
Polls
Does the system have an application for conducting simple single
question polls?
Nice to Have
Search Engine
Does the system have an integrated search engine that can index the
managed content and allow the user to search the indexed content?
Should
Google Search
Site Map
Can the system generate a tree showing all of the pages in the system
dynamically so it doesn’t\'t have to be maintained separately by the
content managers?
Must
Surveys
Does the CMS have an application for conducting complex multi-question
surveys?
Nice to Have
Syndicated Content (RSS)
Does the CMS have an application for retrieving and displaying
RDF/RSS/XML syndicated content?
Must
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