Our New look Content Management System
After teaching the subject HCI (Human Computer Interaction) for 6 years it was high time I put the theory into practise.
Us IT people supposedly build systems that are easy to use, but it took some serious prompting from one of my customers for me to change my time honoured control panel for the backend systems.
After creating our Accommodation Management System I was keen to get the new look and functionality added. In HCI one of the key theories is affordance (i.e. if a door handle looks like it should be pulled people will pull it).
Another HCI theory is that recognition is much faster than cognition - or we recognise an icon quicker than if we had to read the text next to it.
The content management system has evolved to be very effective
allow organisations to manage and administer thier web site - a huge saving.
Below are the results for the backend of the site. Nadija Q1 Accommodation Gold Coast loves the new system and finds it easy to manage many aspects of her site from the console including-:
- Add images to the Photo Gallery, which automatically creates a thumbnail and gives the option of adding a Watermark and/or Copyright to the original image.
- Add Stories and Captions to those Gallery Images.
- Add news article links to the home page that include the article and a relevant image selected from the image gallery.
- Collect subscribers and send emails (html or text) as shown in the highlighted Menu below. You can download into a CSV file the names and addresses of your subscibers.
- Complete control of the booking process including pricing of rooms and customer details through an easy to use graphical system. These prices translate to the calendar live on the site where people can book. Try the Booking Calendar
- Downloads can be added to the site and sorted in an easy to use graphical interface. Add pdf
brochures to your site with ease. (or any other document)
- Built in security and administration that allows you to assign functions to users. Not all users need have access to certain areas. Every page is checked to determine the user has access.
This system is built and tested to provide excellent value for money.
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