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New USPS Web Site

BackgroundCurrent StatusFuture Plans

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AgendaBackgroundFirst StepsCurrent StatusFuture PlansJoomla BasicsQuestions

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BackgroundDecision Made To Replace Current

Web SiteDevelopment And Maintenance

Requires Technical SkillsDifficult To MaintainNeed Marketing-Based Public Site

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BackgroundITCom Was Approached In Arlington

To Create Demo For BOD Meeting In NovemberProduce “Public Face” Of Site

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First StepsGathered Material Provided To

DeveloperGathered RequirementsDecided To Use Content

Management System

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First StepsSelected Joomla And WordPress For

EvaluationInstalled Joomla 2.5 And WordPress

On Server

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First StepsSelected JoomlaUsed Artisteer Tool To Generate

Template

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First StepsAugment Team

Marketing RepresentationAdditional Software TalentOthers For Specific Tasks

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Current StatusCreated Functional Public Site

New Site Look / FeelWill Be Shown On SaturdayDemonstration For You TodayWill Become www.usps.org

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Current StatusBackup Server Operational

Need For DevelopmentShouldn’t Develop On Live Site

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Current StatusWorking On Templates

Gathering Department And Committee Page Requirements

Want Unified Look

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Current StatusFully Functional

Easy To MaintainMinimizes Need For Technical SkillsLinks To Existing Site Pages (After

Logon)

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Current StatusLet's Take A LookAbout Ready To Go Live With Public

PagesHave Already Worked On CommCom

PagesHas Caused Template Changes

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New USPS WEB Site

Future Plans

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The Plan

Remaining Pages be Converted to A Content Management System

(Joomla)

Many Advantages to USPS

A joint Webmaster / Itcom Project

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Joomla BasicsContent Management System (CMS)

Open Source & FreeModern WEB Site Design

Back End Program To Define Web PagesFront End Program To Manage Web

Page Displays

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Joomla Back End Tools to Create Database Content Provides On-Line Editors to Create Items

Content Stored In DatabaseArticles - The main topic of a page Modules - Other Items Displayed Menus - Items that Define a Page

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Joomla Front End

User Requests a Menu Item Evaluates User Permissions Obtains Content From Database Template Controls Placement

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JoomlaUsers & Groups

Front End UsersPublic RegisteredAuthor Editor

Back End UsersManagerAdministrator Super Users

Customizable to Organization

Link to Joomla Back End Link to Joomla Front End

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Template – Top Half

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Template – Bottom Half

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Member Site on Joomla

Many Advantages: • Quick and easy page

management • Consistent brand and

navigation• Workflow management • Flexibility for developers • Design is separate from

content • Database-driven

• Shared resources .• Approval systems • Mobile ready• Archive capabilities• Remote access • Security • Search engine-friendly• Many extensions available

How Do We Use It?

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Member Site Path

Keep Remaining Pages “as-is” Essential for the Immediate Future

Copy, use a current page as a “Model” Create Site Structure to Meet Needs

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Member Page Standard Templates

Department Template Committee Template Project Template Others, as needed

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A JoomlaImplementation Will:

Reduce Webmaster Challenges Provide a Structure that can evolveProvide tools to Centralize

Information Reduce Site Maintenance Needs Provide Access to External

Applications

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Project Plan

1. Finish and Deploy Public Site2. Develop Member Site Requirements 3. Template Decisions4. Deploy Development Environment

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Immediate Tasks - Committee

Setup on-line meeting scheduleWork to gather RequirementsRefine and publish a Project PlanEstablish Webmaster Development

Environment

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Webmasters Should

Learn CMS & Joomla ConceptsPractice JoomlaSurvey Your Pages

Identify Main Message Identify Common Items

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SummaryWe Could Use Some HelpQuestions