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CMSAssessmentCommitteePhaseIReport
ExecutiveSummary
PhaseOneMethodologyandOverviewTheCMSAssessmentgroupmembershipiscomprisedofcampusITprofessionalswithsignificantwebsiteadministrationknowledgeitischarteredbyJohnKrogman.ThecommitteewillreportbothtoJohnKrogmanandMTAG.ThecommitteesprimarygoalistofirstgatherinformationregardingtheuseofwebsiteContentManagementSystems(CMS)oncampus.Ifthedataindicatesanopportunitytobetterutilizepooledcampusfunding,thecommitteeispreparedtoengageasecondphase,whichwillputforwardenterpriseleveltoolrecommendations.Duringthisfirstphase,thecommitteeidentifiedinternalandpeerinstitutionCMStrends,conductedtargetedinpersoninterviewswith12campusstakeholders,andcollectedcampuswidedata(fromover650individuals)overatwoweekperiodthroughasurveygearedtowardcurrentandfutureCMSusage.Thedatacollectedindicatesthetimingisrighttoexploreoptionsforanew,centrallysupported,enterprisecaliberCMS.ChoosinganewCMStoolwillaffordcampusanopportunitytouseexistingfundinglevelstomaintainandsupportasignificantlylargerpercentageofCMSbasedwebsites,inadditiontothepotentialrealmoneyandopportunityforcostsavingsthatcouldberealizedbyunitsthroughvoluntaryaggregationandsharedservices.Inaddition,aggregationofwebsitesusingawidespreadCMStoolwouldpotentiallylowertheoverallriskplatformforcampuswhilefreeingupsecurityteamcycles.Userfeedbackindicatesastrongdesireforacentralizedlibraryofresources,themes,andplugins,howeverexistingdistributedcampususerswouldlikelybeslowtomigratetoacentralizedCMS.BetterCMSalignmentoncampuswouldallowcentralizeddevelopmentofalibraryofresources,themesandpluginsandapathwaytomorecentralizing.OurcurrentcampusCMStool,OpenText(formerlyRedDot)waschosenduringanRFPprocessin20072008.Itiscomparativelyexpensivetomaintainthelicense($79k)andinfrastructure($86k),whicharecoveredthroughcampusassessment.Eventhoughwebdevelopmentandtechnicalsupportservicesareavailableatnocosttoendusers,todateOpenTexthasbeenadoptedbyapproximately10%ofcampuswebsites.Accordingtodatacollectedinthesurvey,currentusersofOpenTextthatareplanningawebsitemigrationareoverwhelminglylookingatothertools,despitetheirstrongsatisfactionwiththesupportprovidedbytheWiscWebCMSteam.
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NarrativeSummary
IntroductionInrecentyears,theuseofwebsiteshasexplodedontheUniversityofWisconsinMadisoncampus.Atpresent,thereareatleast1900separateUWrelatedwebsites.Theyareusedbygroupslargeandsmall,forpurposesaswiderangingassharingresearchdata,tobroadcastingphotosofplants,tosellingartwork,tocollaboratingbetweenteamsscatteredacrosscontinents.Toaddresstheirneeds,manyunitshaveutilizedtheirowninternalstaffingandinfrastructuretodevelopandhosttheirwebsites.Additionally,somegroupswithintheUWcommunitycontractedwiththirdpartywebsitevendorstodevelopcustomwebsites,thenhiredtheirownITsupportstaff.Oftentimes,websitesareputupbyagraduatestudentandthenorphanedwhenthatpersonexitstheprogram.CampusgroupshavelookedtoDoITforguidanceandsupport.Forthesakeofefficiency,branding,andofferingguidanceforthosewhoneedit,theUWneedstomapoutastrategytoaddressthiscritical,andradicallyshiftinglandscape.DoITisveryinvestedinworkingwithcampustoworkonafuturestrategyforCMS.InAugustof2015,JohnKrogman,DoITCOO,constitutedacommitteetoconductacampuswideevaluationofthiseverevolvingwebsiteenvironmentoncampus.Thiscommittee,calledtheUWCMSAssessmentCommittee,ischairedbydistributedITandcomprisedoftwelveindividualswhorepresentabroadcrosssectionofdepartments,schools,andexperiences.Thisreportpresentsthecollectivefindingsofthatcommittee.TheCMSAssessmentCommitteeneededtogatherinformationfromnumeroussources.SubcommitteeswereformedtoconductfacetofaceinterviewsofUWMadisonstaff,tocontactpeerinstitutions,tocollectusageonourowncampuswebsitecommunity,toanalyzethedatathatwasreturnedthroughoursurvey,andtocraftthevariouscomponentsofthisreport.Throughcommitteemeetingtime,andgoogledocumentcomments,mainthemeswerepulledfromthesubgroupsreports(seeAppendixI),andturnedintothisreport.
GatheringInformationTobetterunderstandtheCMSlandscapeoncampus,thecommitteeconductedtwelvefacetofaceinterviewswithUWgroupswhohadrecentlybuilt,orrebuilt,theirwebsites,orwereotherwiseinvolvedintheUWwebsitesituation.(SeeAppendixI,1on1Themes)Duringtheseinterviews,weaskedaboutthedecisionsthatweremade,theprioritiesthatwerepursued,andultimately,whatguidedthegrouptomakethedecisionstheymade.
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Somerecurringthemesencounteredduringtheseinterviewsinclude:
Thereisinterestincentralizedsupportforvariouswebneedsoncampus.
Thereisalsoastrongdesireforvariousdegreesofautonomy.
Campuswebsiteownersarelargelyexpectingtoprovideandedittheirownwebsite
content.
Astrongdesireforeasytoaccessbranding,pictures,UWdatafeeds,andplugin
support.
Acrosscampus,thereisbroadsupportfor(anduseof)multiplewebsiteplatforms.The
threemostcommontoolsareWiscWebCMS,Drupal,andWordPress.
TheWiscWebCMS,OpenText,hasamixedreceptiononcampus.
TheserviceandsupportteamforWiscWebCMShasaverystrongreputationon
campus.
Manygroupsoncampusarewillingtospendasignificantamountofmoneyforcustom
developmentandhostingoftheirwebsites,whileothergroupsneedafreeservice.
Oneofthemainthemeswaseaseofuseforcontenteditors,whichfrequentlywasakey
factorinthenextCMSselection. Adesireforoptionalworkflowcontrol.
Significantfrustrationwhenasitewasdependentondevelopersupportwhenthearea
haddeveloperturnover.
Instantaneouspublishingwhenthepublishbuttonispressed.
AQualtricssurveywasconductedtodeterminewhattoolspeopleareusing,andwhythosetoolsarebeingchosen.Thesurveyutilizedsmartlogictokeepthequestionsrelevantbasedonpreviousresponses.Iftheyhadrecentlymigrated,weaskedthemabouttheiroldsiteandreasonsformoving.Weaskedabouttheircurrentsite.Andiftheyplannedtomigratewithinthenexttwoyears,weaskedthemaboutwhattheyweremigratingto.Wehadover650responses,thevastmajoritywerefromDrupal,WordPress,andWiscwebusers.InadditiontoemailstoTechPartnerPrimesandMTAG,wealsosentthesurveytotheDrupal,WordPress,andWiscwebusergroups.DoIThostingsentthequestionnairetoalltheircustomers,andDoITsPTEsentthesurveytotheattendeesofCMSrelatedtraining.Acouplestandouts
WordPressisgrowingover50%ofthemigrationsinthenexttwoyears.
Functionalitywasthetopprioritywhenchoosingnewwebsites.
Anumberofsimilaruniversitieswerecontactedandaskedsimplifiedquestions,usuallywithaphonefollowuptoseewhattheyweredoingforenterprisesolutions.
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CurrentUWMadisonOfferingUWMadisonoffersoneenterpriselevelwebpublishingtool:OpenText.ItissupportedcentrallybyDoITsWiscWebCMSEnterpriseService,isfundedthroughacampusassessment,andisavailableatnoadditionalcosttothosewhouseit.OpenTexthasasmallbutloyalfollowingofuserswhoareverypleasedwiththetool.AlmostallwhorespondedwerepleasedwiththesupportprovidedbytheWiscWebCMSteam.However,manygroupsoncampushavedecidedtonotuseOpenText,becausetheydeterminedthatthetooldidnotmeettheirgroupsneedshowever,giventheabsenceofcentralsupportforothertools,thesegroupswerelefttofindandfundsupportontheirown.OpenTextisastaticwebsitegeneratorthatpushescontenttowebservers.ThisisaverydifferentmodelthanthecurrentcropofCMSwheretheabilitytoeditisembeddedwiththehosting.ModernCMSmakemuchbetteruseofsharedresources,requiringfewerstaffandvastlycheaperhostingcostspersite.Inparticular,DrupalandWordPresshavebecomecommonplaceinbothcorporateandhighereducationcreatingarobustusercommunitywithinnumerableenhancement(plugin)options.UWMilwaukeeperformedanexhaustiveinvestigationintodifferentCMSoptions,lookingatusabilityandlongtermcostbeforerecentlysettlingonWordPress.OtherlargecampusesmadethemovetoDrupalaftersimilarstudies.UWMadisoncampususersarealsomakingthemove.Over50%ofplannednewsiteswilluseWordPress.
CurrentStateIssuesWealsosawasmallbutsignificantnumberofsitesthatareworkingwithoutsidevendorsfordesign.Thereislimiteddesignsupportoncampus.Whilethisisntnecessaryanissue,sincethereareanumberofcommercialdesigncompaniesabletostepin,itisconcerningthatthedesignerstendtoproposenewCMSoptionswhichfurtherdiversifythecampusinstalledCMSbase.WedidhearthatdesignfirmsdesignedforWordPressorDrupalbutnotOpenText.Theresultleavessomecampusunitsonaplatformforwhichtheyhavenosupport.Wealsoinvestigatedseveralsharedhostingoptionsoncampus.WefoundthatmultihostedWordPressandDrupalwereafractionofOpenTexthostingcostsandfrequentlyhadfewerstaffsupportingthemwithasimilarportfolioofservicetoWiscWebCMS.Wealsoinvestigatedafewcloudvendors,andfoundpotential,thoughitwasoftenhardtoeasilygaugefinalcosts.Forinstance,theytypicallychargeforwebcertificates,butthosecanbeobtainedatnocostoncampusduetoasubsidyfromtheOfficeofCybersecurity.Ourreadingofthedatashowsthesetwoareas,campusmultihostsitesandcloudsolutions,shouldbecoveredinadetailinaPhaseIIreporttovalidatetheyscaletoenterpriselevelsandwithadequatetechnicaldetailtoabletobeevaluatedforcampususe.
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OneoftheareasthatneedstobeexploredisawaytobetterleverageworkdonebyWiscWebCMSforusebymoreofcampus.Anumberofgroupsnotedtheyareunlikelytomovetoacampussolutionbutwouldbeveryinterestedinalibraryofresourcesthattheycanconsume.
OtherUniversitiesandCorporateWefoundthatuniversitiesweremovingtoDrupalandWordPress.FromGartnerreports,thesearebothstrongcontenders,eachwiththeabilitytohandlemostwebsiteneedswithenergeticdevelopercommunities.GartnernotedthatsupportingbothplatformswouldensurethatallwebprojectscouldfindanappropriateCMStoolfortheirneeds.WealsolookedatreportsonadoptionratesandfoundthatbothDrupalandWordPresshadalargeuserbaseandmarketshare,whileOpenTexthasdwindled.(SeeAppendix4.)UWMilwaukeeinparticularwasveryinteresting.TheyrecentlypickedWordPressastheirenterprisesolutionandaremigratingtoit.TheyinvestedsignificantresourcesinresearchingthebestoptionforCMS,includingusertestingandanalyzinglongtermmaintenancecosts.WordPresswasfoundtobetheeasiestandmostefficientcontenteditor,savingstafftimewheneditingpages.Itwasalsothebestvaluewhenlongtermmaintenancecostswerefactoredin.Itwasassessedrobustenoughtohandlethevastmajorityoftheirneeds.TherewereanumberofotherlargeschoolsthatadoptedDrupal.
WiscWebCMSFY16Budget DoITLabor 535,000Training 40,000
DoITHosting 76,420
Servers,Database,Network,Storage,Backup
Licensing 84,394OpenText 79,000 Depreciation 10,000 Misc
3,150
Roomrental,advertising,fontservices,etc
Total 708,964
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StatisticsandSurveyAnalysis
Q:WhatCMSsystemsarerespondentsusingnowtomanagetheirwebsitesandhowmanywebsitesaretheymanagingoneachCMS(question16)?
CMS Response %Resonse Websites %ofTotal
WiscWebCMS 145 33% 175 9%
WordPress 201 45% 658 34%
Drupal 80 18% 260 14%
HTML/CSS 144 33% 338 18%
SharePoint 15 3% 17 1%
GoogleSites 37 8% 78 4%
Other1 72 16% 277 14%
Other2 11 2% 118 6%
Numbersinthischartreflectonlyuserswhorespondedtothesurvey.ActualnumbersforallCMSsarebelievedtobehigher.
Q:Whydidyourgroupmigratefromthepriorplatform(s)?(Selectallthatapply.)
Reason Responses %ofTotal
dissatisfiedwiththefunctionality(e.g.theabilitytocreatenewpages,editexistingpages,makeminorchangestoappearanceandlayout)
78 54%
dissatisfiedwiththetechnicalsupport(e.g.theabilitytodevelopnewfeatures,expandthewebsitesusefulness)
54 38%
dissatisfiedwithmaintenance(e.g.maintainingversions,installingpatches,managingbackups,security,etc.)
55 38%
dissatisfiedwiththecost 8 6%
Idontknow 34 24%
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Q:Whatwillbeyourprioritieswhenselectionthenextplatform?(Selectallthatapply.)
Reason Responses %ofTotal
functionality(e.g.theabilitytocreatenewpages,editexistingpages,makeminorchangestoappearanceandlayout)
131 89%
technicalsupport(e.g.theabilitytodevelopnewfeatures,expandthewebsitesusefulness)
92 62%
maintenance(e.g.maintainingversions,installingpatches,managingbackups,security,etc.)
102 69%
thecost 8 5%
Idontknow 12 8%
Q:Whereapplicable,indicateyourgroupssatisfactionwiththetechnicalsupportavailablewiththefollowingwebcontentmanagementplatformsortools.(Note:Responsesrangedfrom1ptto4pts.AlowerAverageValuerepresentsabetter,morepositiveresponse.)
Reason AverageValue
WiscWebCMS 2.45
WordPress 2.62
Drupal 2.77
HTML/CSS(e.g.DreamWeaver) 2.68
SharePoint 3.14
GoogleSites 2.85
Other 2.90
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PeoplewhohaveWiscWebCMSsites,andareplanningonmigratinginthenexttwoyears.
PeoplewhohaveWordPresssites,andareplanningonmigratinginthenexttwoyears.
PeoplewhohaveDrupalsites,andareplanningonmigratinginthenexttwoyears.
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WiscWebCMSsatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithWiscWebCMSsites.
WordPresssatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithWordPresssites.
DrupalsatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithDrupalsites.
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CommitteeListEricGiefer,Chair,LawSchoolRyanEngel,LearningSupportServices(LSS)LibbyPeterek,UniversityMarketingJasonPursian,CALSGriffithRandall,L&SStudentAcademicAffairsGretaSeckman,DivisionofContinuingStudiesAlanSilver,ChemistryDanSimanek,VCRGEJoeTarter,DoITJamesVogel,OfficeoftheRegistrarNickWeaver,UniversityMarketingCliffCunningham,PM,DoIT
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Printed11/17/2015
CMS Assessment Committee Phase I Report Appendix 1 CMS
Assessment Committee Findings and Assessment
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Themesfrom1on1InterviewsIndividualsInterviewedOneonOneMeloneyLinder,SchoolofBusinessBrendaSpychalla,SchoolofEducationAaronStern,OHRAmyToburen,DeanofStudentsOfficeBrianRust,DoITCommunicationsMikePitterle,SchoolofPharmacySteveBarnet,IceCubeAlissaEwer&KathiMatthewsRisley,GraduateSchoolDavidLuke,UWLibrariesBethTobakos,PoliticalScienceDepartmentKellyOLoughlin&AllysonCasey,UWUnionCathyRiley,WiscWebCMS
ExistingService
WiscWebCMS,currentlyusingOpenTextasthewebcontentmanagementplatform,hostsapproximately200sitesontheUWMadisoncampus.Theserviceprovidesbothstandardandresponsivetemplates.Customsitedevelopmentisalsoavailable.PublishingisdoneviaSFTPtoaremotesite.Extensivedocumentationisavailable,asistraining.Grouptrainingisofferedseveraltimesamonth,while1on1trainingcanbemadeavailable.WiscWebCMSprovidesaccesstofrontendwebdevelopers,alongwithactivemaintenanceandsecurity.Itwasnotedthatthereareasignificantnumberofpeopleoncampuswhodonthavefundingforawebsite(s)and/ordonthaveaccesstowebdevelopers.Thiscommunity,inparticular,isakeydriverbehindtheexistingservices.
Themes:UsageTrends
AnumberoflargecampusentitieshaverecentlychosentomigrateawayfromWiscWebCMSorneveradoptedtheplatform.Themostcommontargetplatform(s)forcampusentitiesnotusingWiscWebCMSareclearlytheopensource,PHPbasedwebCMSplatforms,WordPressandDrupalspecificallythoughotherswerenoted.EducationandSchoolofBusinessbothmakeuseofthirdpartycommercialtools,thoughitseemsEducationhasmixedusewithWordpressandmaybeshiftinginthatdirection.
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Themes:ReasonsgivenfornotselectingWiscWebCMS
SeveralreasonswerestatedfornotmakinguseoformovingawayfromtheWiscWebCMSservice.Statedreasonsincluded:
Userexperienceforeditorsispoor,laborious
Notflexibleenoughfordevelopers
Slowandcumbersometouse,sometimesrequiringrepeattrainingnotintuitive
Tooldoesnotprotecttheendeditorsfromcodeenough
Windowsonlyforadministering(nolongertrue)
WiscWebCMStimetablesfordeliverycouldbelong
Themes:Keyfeaturesneededinatool
AnumberofneedswereidentifiedwhenseekingawebCMStool.Someoftheidentifiedneedsincluded:
Quickuseoftemplatesandlayouts(brandedlook&exactpagelayout)
Quickandeasyediting Imagesliders Formsandworkflows
Opensourceplatformandplugins Crosspromotionofevent
Responsive/Mobileready Supportfordistributededitors
Enforcementofboundariesandcontrolsacrossdistributededitors/contributors.
Someinteractivitywithdata Abilitytopullindatafrom3rdpartysites
Themes:Desireditemsinacentralservice
Anumberofitemswereidentifiedasdesirableinacentralservice.Theseitemsincluded:
Availabledevelopmentandsupportwithoptiontooptoutwhenlocalstaffareavailable
Accesstotraining Appropriatesecurityandlongtermmaintenance
Abilitytomakechangesquickly Acentralrepositoryofthemesandplugins
Abilitytohavepluginswrittenandinstalled
Toolstomanageandmovedatabetweentestandproduction
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Delegatedaccesscontrol
VerytightshibbolethintegrationandaccessforthoseoutsidetheUW
NotconstrainedbyUWlookandfeel Searchengineoptimization(SEO)
Addressaccessibility(ADA)issuesandconcerns
Themes:OtherInsights
Anumberofcampusentitiesareoutsourcingdesignanddevelopmenttoconsultants,sometimesforsixfigurecontracts
UseoftheDoITWebHostingserviceappearstobeverycommon
Somedonotwanttodevelopormaintainthemselves,soongoingsupporthasbeena
questionforthosecurrentlyusingWordPressorDrupal
SomecustompluginworkhasbeenprovidedfromDoITDesktopSupportandAcademic
Technology
Forthosebuildingtheirownsites,somementionofstaffturnoverorlimitedaccessto
developmenttime
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OtherSchools&Industry
Questionsasked:
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage?
2. Are there other CMSes you support?
3. How long have you used said CMS?
4. Who made this decision?
5. Are you happy with it?
NotreDame
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage? We do not use a CMS for
www.nd.edu. It's pretty much a simple PHP class and
we update the pages directly on a staging server.
2. Are there other CMSes you support? Our primary CMS on campus
is an in-house built Rails app called Conductor
(http://conductor.nd.edu/) which manages approx 480 websites. We
also have a Wordpress Multisite install that runs our blogs.nd.edu
network. The Engineering department uses Plone, but my team is not
involved in that product.
3. How long have you used said CMS? We have used Conductor since
2007.
4. Who made this decision? Our web team decided to build a CMS
because the solution at the time
(Contribute and Dreamweaver) were underwhelming, and none of the
other open-source CMS's at the time were very interesting.
5. Are you happy with it? We are very happy with Conductor. We
have been able to craft it over the
years to fit our needs very well.
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UTAustin
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage? Yes Drupal 7
2. Are there other CMSes you support? Yes, Wordpress only.
3. How long have you used said CMS? Weve been on Drupal for 8
years.
4. Who made this decision? Combination of the central IT web
team and University Communications.
5. Are you happy with it? Absolutely! The only downside is that
it has become difficult to find, hire, and
retain good employees because the demand for Drupal developers
is so high in Austin.
UniversityofMichigan
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage? No, customized platform
for umich.edu gateway utilizes a robust php/MySQL
framework
2. Are there other CMSes you support? Yes, Wordpress for two
primary reasons Ease of use for content stewards Ease of use in
keeping secure
3. How long have you used said CMS? Several years
4. Who made this decision? UMich Creative team
5. Are you happy with it? Yes, very.
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UniversityofIllinois
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage? No - Dreamweaver and
static files
2. Are there other CMSes you support? There is no centralized
solution. Several instances of Wordpress and Drupal on
campus. Even within each school or college, different CMSes are
used.
3. How long have you used said CMS? N/A
4. Who made this decision? Each unit makes their own decision
based on experience and expertise.
5. Are you happy with it? The web services team has created
several applications within what they call
the Tool box They include, but are not limited to: calendars,
blogs (home built), directory, maps, email, shortened URLs, and
Form and survey builder. All of these applications can be pulled
into any of the various web solutions used around campus. The web
services team is happy with their solution but cannot speak for the
rest of campus.
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UniversityofWisconsinMilwaukee*
1. Do you use a CMS for your homepage? Yes, UWM uses CommonSpot
by PaperThin for the UWM Home Page and some
top level (university-wide) web page content on www4.uwm.edu.
CommonSpot used to host most of the school/college and
administrative unit content as well. We are transitioning to
WordPress (multisite) with a UWM-branded theme and curated catalog
of plugins residing on web host that simply has the uwm.edu domain
(no www4). Most schools/colleges have moved to WordPress (e.g.
http://uwm.edu/business/) and we are actively working on moving the
remaining campus units to WordPress, as well as the UWM Home Page
and top level page content that remains on CommonSpot. WordPress
infrastructure is hosted at AWS. University Relations &
Communications supports the WordPress software for campus.
2. Are there other CMSes you support? CommonSpot and WordPress
for organizational unit-level outward-facing web
content. CommonSpot is still supported but is colloquially
considered a legacy service. We have not yet started a formal
retirement project. We are in the process of rolling out another
WordPress-based web publishing service for faculty and staff
professional pages (e.g. people.uwm.edu/rothfels). The provider is
CampusPress. UWM is also in the process of rolling out Office 365
Sites (SharePoint). I believe SharePoint will be primarily targeted
at internal audiences, but I mentioned it because it does have CMS
capabilities.
3. How long have you used said CMS? CommonSpot since late 2007.
WordPress since March 2014.
4. Who made this decision? In both instances, a campus working
group conducted research, gathered
feedback, produced requirements, vetted candidates, consternated
slightly, and issued a recommendation. Both working groups were
sponsored by UWM's Web Steering Committee.
5. Are you happy with it? WordPress was selected in May 2013 as
an alternative to CommonSpot, based
on a campus working group recommendation. The campus working
group was formed in June 2012 to assess CommonSpot
service/functionality gaps that had become apparent as the CMS
landscape evolved in the time since we first selected CommonSpot.
WordPress has been well-received on campus, is efficient to work
with, and has proven to be approachable by a wide audience of
content authors/owners. We have experienced a quite significant
reduction
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in development and support hours with WordPress, as well as a
significant decrease in time required for web-related project
completion with WordPress.
* On the phone, Mark walked me through their process. It was
very helpful. They did a lot of things right like measuring time
and cost for ongoing support of a new system and a high level
usability test of the most common tasks in Drupal, Wordpress, and
their current system. From those tests, it was revealed that
Wordpress was 6x more efficient than any of the other CMSes in
completing basic tasks (i.e. fixing a typo, adding a pdf, inserting
a photo with caption, inserting a photo gallery, etc.) Hes sending
some of their documentation over in the morning. (11/5/15)
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Managed/EnterpriseWebHosting
UWMadisonhasawellestablishedhistoryofbuildingandmaintainingtheinfrastructurenecessarytosupportitsteachingandresearchmissions,includinghostingsolutionsforwebsitesandwebapplications.However,giventheproliferationandwidespreadadoptionofcloudservicesinmanyareasoftheITlandscape,itwouldberemissofthiscommitteenottoincludeacomparisonofsomecloudservices/serviceprovidersinitsreport.GiventhescopeoftheuniversitysonlinepresenceandthemanyhundredsofwebsitesassociatedwiththeUW,thiscomparisonfocusesonahandfulofenterpriselevelproviderscompetinginthecloudbased,hostedwebcontentmanagementspace.Vendorsinthisspaceuseavarietyofmechanismsfordeterminingpricing,makingastraightcomparisonoftheincludedvendorsdifficult.Onewaytoelicitamoredirectcomparisonwouldbetoprovideeachvendorwithasamplehostingscenariobasedononeormoreknownhostingenvironmentscurrentlyinproductionattheuniversityandthatincludesamatrixofhigh,medium,andlowvisibilitywebsites,monthlyvisitortraffic,theaveragediskpersite,natureofthecodebase(singleormultisite),etc.,alongwithlesscommonlyusedrequirementslikeSolrsearchoracachingsystem.WerecommendincludingsuchanexerciseinPhaseIIofthiscommitteesproject.Thevendorsincludedinthisreportwerechoseninpartbecausetheyhaverelativelyequivalent,comparablefeaturesets,includingawrapperofservicearoundthecontentmanagementsystemseachvendorprovideshostingforthesevendorsalsoprovidespecializedtoolstomakeadministeringthosesystemseasier.AmorecomprehensivecomparisoncouldincludevendorslikeAmazonWebServicesorRackspacebutwithacknowledgementthatitwouldbeuniversitystaffprovidingthewrapperofsupportandmaintenanceofanyspecializedadministrationtoolsandnotthehostprovider.
BlackmeshBlackmeshisafullymanagedwebhostingproviderfoundedin2003.Blackmeshfocusesonprovidinghighlyflexible,customizedhostingsolutionsbasedoncustomerneedsitalsoprovidesfullservicesupportforWordPressandDrupalbasedwebsites.
FeaturesandServiceConfiguration:
Hosting/infrastructure:Drupal,OpenText,Wordpress,oranyotherserviceortool
Service/support:Willinstall,configure,andsupporteverythingfrominfrastructureupto
code Compliance/Security:FedRAMP,FISMA,HIPPA,PCI
Serverstability/uptime:99.999%stabilitywrittenintoSLAcontract
Additionalservices:ApacheSolravailabilityandsupport,SAMLintegration
Developmentenvironment:flexible/customizablepercustomerneeds
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Infrastructurebuiltusingdedicatedresourcesnotasharedhostingenvironment
Datacenterinformation:USbasedlocatedVirginiaandNevada
Brag:claimstocostapproximately30%lowerthancompetitorsbutwithhigherlevelsof
service
Pricingbasedon:1. NumberofCPUs2. Amountofram3.
Sizeofdisk/storagespaceused4. Complexityofsystem5. Traffic
Customersinclude:JohnsHopkinsUniversity,DepartmentofEnergy
PantheonPantheonprovidesascalablewebsitemanagementplatformforWordPressandDrupalwithintegrateddeveloper,workflow,andautomationtools.PantheonofferstiersofservicerangingfrompersonalwebsitesuptoPantheonEnterpriseandPantheonforEdu.
FeaturesandServiceConfiguration:
Hosting/infrastructure:WordPressandDrupalhosting
Service/support:Elitetierincludesunlimitedtickets2hourresponseSLAguaranteed,
phonesupport,and24x7oncallsupport
Compliance/Security:RecommendsagainsthostingFERPAdataonPantheon
infrastructure
Serverstability/uptime:99.9%(Elitetiercustomersonly)
Additionalservices:ApacheSolrv3.6deliveredasaservice,VarnishandRedis
(caching),DenialofServiceProtection,NetworkIntrusionProtection
Developmentenvironment:
Developerdashboardwithoneclicksiteprovisioning
oneclickcoreupdatestoapplyWordPressandDrupalsecuritypatches
separateDev,Test,andLiveenvironments
Pantheondoesnotsupporttraditionalmultisiteinstallationsinstead,theyprovidecustomupstreams/distributionsthatallowindividual/departmentwebsiteownerstolaunchsiteswithcentrallyadministeredbrandingandtemplates(Enterpriselevelonly)
Rolebasedpermissionstocontrolsite/team/department/individualowneraccesswithinanorganization
Datacenterinformation:USbaseddatacentersprimaryhostinglocatedatRackspaceinChicago
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Brag:PantheonistheworldsfastesthostingforDrupalandWordPress.MultipleindependentbenchmarkshavecomparedPantheonwithotherproviders,andweconsistentlycomeoutontop.
Pricing(PantheonEnterprise):PantheonpricingisorganizedaroundtheirPersonal,Pro,andBusinessplanlevels.PantheonEnterpriseincludesa$10,000annualselfservicecreditthatisusedtomanagemultipleselfserviceplans(Personal,Pro,Business).Ownersofindividualsitesthenselecttheappropriateplanbasedonasitespageview,storage,RAM/memory,etc.,needssiteownerscanswitchbetweenplansbasedonevolvingsiteneeds.PantheonforEduincludesfreehostingfordevelopmentsiteschargesbeginonlyafterasiteislaunched.Pricingfortheselfserviceplansisasfollows:
Personal:$25/monthwithupto10,000monthlypageviewsand5GBstorage
Professional:$100/monthwithupto100,000monthlypageviewsand20GBstorage
Business:$400/monthwithupto500,000monthlypageviewsand30GBstorage
Customersinclude:ArizonaStateUniversity,Columbia,MIT,Princeton,UCBerkeley,UniversityofMinnesota
Acquia/WPEngineAcquiaisalargescaleDrupalonlycloudplatformprovider,thoughfortheUniversityofTexasatAustin,AcquiapartneredwithWPEngine,itselfaWordPressonlyhostingservice,toprovideacomprehensiveenterprisehostingsolution.
AcquiaFeaturesandServiceConfiguration:
Hosting/infrastructure:Drupalhosting
Service/support:24x7supportforcriticalissueswithnon24x7supportforotherissues
(AcquiaCloudEnterprisetier) Compliance/Security:HIPPA,FISMA,PCI
Serverstability/uptime:99.95%SLA
Additionalservices:VarnishandMemcache(caching)ApacheSolrsearchMollom
(spamblocker)AcquiaContentHub(acloudbased,centralizedcontentsyndicationtoolthattiesintomanypopularcontentmanagementsystems)
Developmentenvironment:
development,staging,andproductionenvironments
easydeploymentofcode,files,anddatabasesbetweenenvironments
Drupalcoreandmodulesecuritypatching
automatedtestsmonitorandflagissuesascontentismigratedbetween
environments GITandSVNsupport
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Drushintegration
EnterprisecontractsusuallyacombinationofSiteFactory(6080%ofsites)andAcquia
Cloud(2040%).SiteFactoryisrelativelylockeddownwithlittlecontrolofunderlyinginfrastructureAcquiaCloudprovidesmoreaccesstotheunderlyingplatform.
Datacenterinformation:USbaseddatacentersinOregonandVirginia
WPEngineFeaturesandServiceConfiguration:
Hosting/infrastructure:WordPresshosting
Service/support:24/7technicalsupportfromUSbasedWordPressexperts
Compliance:PCI
Additionalservices:Evercache(caching),builtinenterpriseCDN
Developmentenvironment:
stagingareawithoneclickpushtolive gitpushintegration
AutoapplicationofminorpatchesWPEnginetestsmajorpatchesbeforerecommendingcustomerupgrades
RealtimesecuritythreatdetectionmonitorsagainstDDOSandbruteforceattacks,intrusiondetection,Javascript/SQLinjection,XMLRPCattacks,andothervectors
Automaticbackupanddisasterrecovery
Datacenterinformation:USbaseddatacenterslocatedintheMidwest
Brag:Ifyougethacked,wellfixitforfree.
Pricingbasedon:ThecomplexityofajointpricingcontractwithAcquiaandWPEngineisbeyondtheabilityofthisreporttoestimate.AcquiahasaflexiblepricingsolutionthatincorporatesfactorsincludingamountofCPU/RAM,sitestorage,numberofPHPprocesses,numberofcodebases,andsupportneeds.WPEnginesbasicpricingisorganizedaroundasystemofhostingplansbasedoncodebases,pagevisits,anddatastorage.WPEnginealsohasaPremiumandEnterpriseplans.
Customersinclude:UCLA,Harvard,UTAustin
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CampusSummaries
WiscWebCMS #Sites:around200
#staff:6.5FTE,representingthefollowingrolls:ProjectManager,Application
Administrator,SupportConsultant,ApplicationDevelopers,DatabaseAdministrator,EndUserandAdministratorTrainers,SystemAdministrator,LDAPAdministrator
#infrastructurecost(licenses&hardware):$165,420
Service(noninfrastructure)cost:$543,544
Costtouser:$0(ifdifferentlevels,explain)
Servicenarrative(acoupleparagraphs,notlongerthanapage)shouldinclude
support(whodoespatches),security,descriptionofservice(i.e.,design,dev,training,etc),whotheserviceissuitablefor.
WiscWebCMSInfo: PushtypeCMSfromOpenText,previouslyRedDOT.
WiscWebCMSServiceNarrative:
ProvidesCMShostingforanyUWMadisondept/school/college.
http://info.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/
SupportprovidedbyDoITHelpDeskandtheDoItWiscWebCMSteam.
NumerouswellwrittenKBarticlescoveredmostenduserandadministrativetopics.
Usersareadded/removedtoprojectbyWiscWebCMSteam.
Teamisveryresponsiveandcustomerfocused.
Monthlybrownbagswithenduserstobothsharenewfeaturesandgatheruser
input.
TrainingprovidedbyDoITtraining.Regularuserclasses(3hours),nocostto
userAdmintraining,2hours,freespecializedtrainingonrequest.
WebsitecanbehostedbyDoITCMSteam,orbyDoITWebHosting,oronown
server CMSserversupportedbyDoITWiscWebCMSteam
Providesolderstandardandnewresponsivetemplateswithnumerouscontent
classes,including:PhotoCarousel,RSSFeed,Calendar,Video,Tabs,Accordions,Blog,Forms,GoogleMaps,PersonBios,Newsarticles,andnumeroustextentryoptions.http://demo.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/,http://demo.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/responsive/
Templateshaveaccessibilitybuiltin.
NewcustomtemplatesaredevelopedbytheWiscWebCMSteamasneeded.
Includesacustomizableworkflow,withapprovalbeforepublishing
Templatesalloweasyeditingbycontentowners,reducingtheneedforweb
developerstoupdatecontent.
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http://info.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/http://demo.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/http://demo.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/responsive/http://demo.wiscwebcms.wisc.edu/responsive/
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Templatesallowextremeflexibility,allowingwebdeveloperstocombinecomplexwebappswithcontentthatisupdatedbycontentowners.
Providesversioning,withcompareversions,andrestoreversion
Contentcanbeactivated/deactivatedautomaticallyatpredeterminedtimes.
OriginalRedDOTCMSwasselectedbyanexhaustiveRFPprocess,and
includedacampuswideteamofusers/serveradminsthatreviewedover15differentCMS's.
DoITHosting
#Sites:215WordPress,40Drupal,someSilverstripe&Joomla #staff:?
#infrastructurecost(licenses&hardware):?
Service(noninfrastructure)cost:?
Costtouser:$0ifhtmlonlysitewith5GBstorage,thenthreetiersfordatabase(ie
WordPress)withmultidomains,startingat$45andanenterpriserestricteddatahostingfor$150/month.NOTE:basicWordPress/Drupalis$540/year.
ServiceNarrativeTheservicehasalltheusualoptionsunlimitedbandwidth,nightlybackups,abilitytoincreasequota,usagereporting,test/prodservers,andcustomdomains(mysite.wisc.edu).TheysupportopensourceapplicationsthroughPleskSupportControlPanelwhichisgreatforquicklycreatingsites.EasyintegrationwithNetIDandpartnershipswithDoITADIandWiscWebCMS.Theytakecareofpatchingthecoreservice,howeverthingslikeWordPresspluginsneedadditionalmanualattention.Thehaveadditionalsecurity,includingMod_securitythathelpsmoderateconnectionstotheserverpreventingsomekindsofattacks,adminfeaturesonlyavailableoncampusorthroughVPN.Serviceisfocusedonempoweringuserswiththeaccesstothekindofservertheyneed,quickly,andwithselfserviceoptionstoquicklybeupandrunningwithareliablehost.Theyhaverapidsupportresponsewhenneeded.Theserviceissuitableforanyonefromastaticdreamweaverwebsite(free),toacomplexDrupal/WordPresssite(atamonthlyfee),orrestricteddata(atamonthlyfee,seeabove).DesignandDevelopmentisavailableatanhourlyrate.
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SampleDrupalHostinginChemistry #Sites:around75
#staff:.5FTE,.2studenthourly
representingthefollowingroles: Project Manager, Application
Administrator, Support Consultant, Application Developers, Database
Administrator, End User and Administrator Trainers, System
Administrator, LDAP Administrator
#infrastructurecost(licenseandhardware):$4,000
Service(noninfrastructure)cost:$0 costtouser:$0
ServiceNarrative
ProvideDrupalCMSforanydepartmententitythatislookingforawebpresence.AllhardwareinfrastructureishostedatChemistry.Thisincludes70+sitesincludingthemaindepartmentsite,researchgroupwebsites,events,facilitiesandinventorydatabases.Thesesitesthatwesetupinitiallyarethenhandedovertothosegroupsthatweworkalongside.Thiscanbegraduatestudents,staff,orfaculty.Weoffermultipletemplatesandtailorthesitestotheneedsoftheuser/group.AresearchgroupUWbrandedthemedsiteisalreadyinproductioninChemistry.Ourserviceofferingiscomprisedofateamof3people.
AdminTheadminisinchargeofsecurity,patchingtheapplicationandsystem,andinitialdrupalinstall.Thisishandlebyoneperson.
DevelopmentThesupportteamincludesflushesoutwhatthemaindepartmentwebsitewilllooklikeandhowitwillfunction.Theyarealsoworkdirectlywithentitieswhoarelookingforanewwebsite.Theycollectinformationabouthowtheuserwouldlikethesitetooperate.Thisdutyishandledby3ofus.Twopeopleoftheteamcanhandlethebasicdevelopment.Ifitcomplicated,the1maindeveloperwillstepintohelp.
SupportAnyquestionsaboutaddingcontent,addingnewfunctionalityalsogoesthroughourthreeteammembersfortriage.Trainingandsupportisdoneinpersonandviaemailwheneverusershavequestions.
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SampleDrupalHostinginLSS #Sites:133 #staff:1FTE
representingthefollowingroles: Project Manager, Application
Administrator, Support Consultant, Application Developers, Database
Administrator, End User and Administrator Trainers, System
Administrator
#infrastructurecost(licenseandhardware):$1300/yfortwovirtualservers,2serverspurchasedat~$6k(approximately$1,000peryear)
Service(noninfrastructure)cost:$0 costtouser:$0
ServiceNarrative
SimilartoChemistry,mostsupportinoneperson,withsomedutiessupplementedbyothers.
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CMSAssessmentSurveyResponsesSummary
1. Whocompletedthesurvey?a. Mostresponsesfromstaff(86%)b.
Mostrespondentsaredecisionmakers(84%)c.
Almostallrespondentsareaffiliatedwithawebsite(97%)d.
Majorityofrespondentshavecontentrelateddutieseditor,publisher,reviewer
(65%)andwriter/contributor(59%).e.
RoughlyonethirdofrespondentsidentifiedasITprofessional,siteadministrator,
systemadminandanotheronethirdidentifiedasDesigners.f.
Only16%identifiedasDeveloperorprogrammer.g.
Exactly27respondentsidentifiedasDean/CIO/ExecutiveAdministrator.
2. Whatdidwelearnaboutthewebsitesrepresentedinthesurvey?
a.
Almostallwebsiterepresentedinthesurveyarepublicfacingwebsites(92%)b.
Othersignificantfunctionsincludeintranet(35%),events/eventrelated(54%),
andpersonal/biographical/researchrelated(30%)c.
Anumberofrespondentsusedtheotherfunctionsfieldtoaddacommentabout
thedesireforwebbasedforms,scheduling,orotherdatainputtypefunctions.d.
Ofthewebsitesrepresentedinoursurvey,approximately70%havebeenonthe
currentplatformformorethantwoyears.
3.
Approximately144respondents(30%)indicatedthatthewebsitesrepresentedinthesurveyhavebeenonthecurrentplatformforlessthantwoyears.Whatdidwelearnaboutthesewebsitesandassociatedrespondents,inparticular?
a.
ThemostcommonpriorplatformresponseistheHTML/CSS(e.g.Dreamweaver)selection.SincethecommitteeoptedtocombineHTML/CSSwithDreamweaver,wecantbesurehowmanyofthesepriorplatformswerehandcodedwebsitesasopposedtoDreamweaverwebsites.
b.
ThesecondhighestnumberofresponsesforpriorplatformisWiscWebCMSwith28responses(20%).
c.
Oftheotherresponsesforquestion11(Whatwaspriorplatform?),therewereonlythreeuniqueplatformscitedwithmorethan2responseseach:AdobeContribute,Sitefinity,andJoomla.
d.
Ofthereasonscitedforleavingthepreviousplatform,costhadthelowestresponseofallreasonsprovided(6%)
e.
Ofthereasonscitedforleavingthepreviousplatform,dissatisfactionwithfunctionalityreceivedthehighestnumberofresponses(54%)
f.
Dissatisfactionwithtechnicalsupportofferings(37%)andplatformmaintenanceconcerns(38%)bothreceivedsignificantresponses
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g.
Twocommonthemesemergedinthecommentsforquestion12(Whydidyouleaveyourpriorplatform?).Thefirstthemeconcernedtheavailabilityofandeaseofaccesstoasetofprebuilt,UWbrandeddesigns/templatesonotherplatforms.Thesecondcommonthemedetailedanunacceptablyhighlevelofperceiveddifficultyforbasiccontenteditingoperationsonthepriorplatform.
h.
Aswouldbeexpectedtheprioritiesintheselectionofthenew/currentplatformmirrorthereasonsforleavingtheoldplatform.Thesamethreeselections:functionality,technicalsupport,andplatformmaintenanceeachhadover50%response.
i.
Thesame(inverse)themesweretrueofthecommentsforquestion13(Whatwereprioritiesinselectionofcurrent/newplatform?).Commonthemesincluded:easeofuseforcontentediting,availabilityofcommonUWthemedbrandingcomponents,andtheavailabilityoflocaltechnicalsupportoptionsfortheplatform.
j.
Interestingly,whilethecostoptionwasnotselectedasasignificantconcernwiththeoldplatform(6%)norasignificantpriorityforthenew/currentplatform(3%),itdidemergefrequentlyinthecommentsfortheprioritiesfornewplatform(question13).Approximately30%ofthecommentsincludedatleastonereferencetolowcostorfreeasbeinganimportantconsiderationintheselectionofthenewplatform.Thecostoptioninquestion13waslabeledasdissatisfiedwiththecostandIthinkthatmighthavecausedsomeconfusionforrespondents.
4. WhatCMSsystemshaverespondentsused(question15)?a.
Outof499responsesintotal,185respondentshaveusedWiscWebCMS(37%),
295respondentshaveusedWordPress(59%),and144respondentshaveusedDrupal(29%).Additionally,61%ofrespondentshaveusedHTML/CSS(e.g.Dreamweaver).Asnotedabove,duetothespecificsurveylanguageused,wecannotdifferentiatebetweenmanualHTML/CSScodingandDreamweaverusage.
b.
Otherwasselectedby111respondents(22%).Otherplatformsmentionedatleast3timesincludeJoomla(13),Sitefinity(6),DotNetNuke(5),AdobeContribute(4),ExpressionEngine(3).
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WhatCMSsystemsarerespondentsusingnowtomanagetheirwebsitesandhowmanywebsitesaretheymanagingoneachCMS(question16)?
CMS Response %Resonse Websites %ofTotal
WiscWebCMS 145 33% 175 9%
WordPress 201 45% 658 34%
Drupal 80 18% 260 14%
HTML/CSS 144 33% 338 18%
SharePoint 15 3% 17 1%
GoogleSites 37 8% 78 4%
Other1 72 16% 277 14%
Other2 11 2% 118 6%
6.
ArerespondentssatisfiedordissatisfiedwiththeCMSsystemstheyareusingnow?Thisisasummaryofthedatacollectedinquestions17,18,and19.Forthepurposesofasummary,wehavecombinedVerySatisfiedandSatisfiedintooneresponseandVeryDissatisfiedandDissatisfiedintooneresponse.
CMS Functionality Support Maintenance
%Sat.
%Dis. %Sat.
%Dis. %Sat.
%Dis.
WiscWebCMS 40 33 54 16 47 15
WordPress 72 4 45 16 59 8
Drupal 42 12 34 17 34 19
HTML/CSS/DW 50 20 41 19 41 25
SharePoint 15 19 10 21 11 16
GoogleSites 43 9 28 16 29 12
Other1 49 15 27 24 37 22
Other2 19 10 14 9 19 10
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7. Whatisyouraffiliationtotheuniversity?(chooseone)
Affiliation Count %
Staff 517 86.5%
Faculty 46 7.7%
Undergraduatestudent 7 1.2%
Graduatestudent 9 1.5%
Postdoctoral 0 0%
PA/TA 1 0.2%
Other 18 3.0%
8.
Areyouadecisionmakerregardingyourgroupswebsite?(chooseone)
DecisionMaker Count %
Yes 312 52.2%
No 100 16.7%
No,butmyrecommendationwillbeaccepted. 186 31.1%
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Whatrole(s)doyouplayinthemanagementofyourgroupswebsite?(selectallthatapply)
Role Count %
Campuscommunicatorormarketing 152 28.8%
Webeditor,publisher,orreviewer 342 64.7%
ITprofessional,siteadmin/custodian,accountmanager,servermaintenance
140 26.5%
Contentcontributor,copywriter 313 59.3%
Owner 118 22.4%
Designerorlayouteditor 170 32.2%
Developerorprogrammer 87 16.5%
Dean/CIO/ExecutiveAdministrator 27 5.1%
Other 52 9.9%
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10.PeoplewhohaveWiscWebCMSsites,andareplanningonanewsiteinthenexttwoyears.
11.PeoplewhohaveWordPresssites,andareplanningonanewsiteinthenexttwoyears.
12.PeoplewhohaveDrupalsites,andareplanningonanewsiteinthenexttwoyears.
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WiscWebCMSsatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithWiscWebCMSsites.
WordPresssatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithWordPresssites.
DrupalsatisfactionresultsforpeoplewithDrupalsites.
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Printed11/17/2015
CMS Assessment Committee Phase I Report Appendix 2 CMS
Assessment Committee Survey Results Without Comments
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CMS Assessment Committee - Survey
Full Report, without individual comments
11/12/2015
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1 517 86.45%
2 46 7.69%
3 7 1.17%
4 9 1.51%
5 0 0.00%
6 1 0.17%
7 18 3.01%
598 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
Staff
Faculty
Undergraduate student
Graduate Student
Postdoctoral
PA/TA
Other
Total
What is your affiliation to the university? (choose one)
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1 312 52.17%
2 100 16.72%
3 186 31.10%
598 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
Yes
No
No, but my recommendation will beaccepted.
Total
Are you a "decision maker" regarding your group's website?
(choose one)
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1 596 97.23%
2 17 2.77%
613 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
Yes
No
Total
Does your university group currently have a website? (choose
one)
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1 7 41.18%
2 10 58.82%
17 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
Yes
No
Total
Is your university group currently pursuing the creation or
development of a website?
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1 3 60.00%
2 1 20.00%
3 3 60.00%
4 0 0.00%
5 0 0.00%
6 3 60.00%
7 1 20.00%
8 1 20.00%
12 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
an intranet (sharing documents,information inside our
organization, etc.)
instructional/educational content(information aimed at students,
a site thatstudents contribute content to, etc.)
to share information with the public aboutour organization
(college, school,department, program, center, institute,lab,
research center, etc.)
personal/biographical/research related (aprofessor's CV, a
"research notes" blog,etc.)
cultural/heritage/online exhibits
events/event-related
Student organization
Other:
Total
What functions do you envision being served by your group's
website(s)? (select all that apply)
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1 1 20.00%
2 5 100.00%
3 1 20.00%
4 2 40.00%
5 0 0.00%
6 3 60.00%
7 0 0.00%
8 0 0.00%
9 1 20.00%
13 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
WiscWeb
WordPress
Drupal
HTML/CSS (e.g. Dreamweaver)
SharePoint
GoogleSites
None
Other
Comments:
Total
Below is a list of web content management platforms or tools.
Please, indicate any that you or your group hasexperience working
with. Use the "Comments" field to elaborate. (choose all that
apply)
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1 5 100.00%
2 1 20.00%
3 3 60.00%
4 1 20.00%
5 0 0.00%
6 0 0.00%
10 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
functionality (e.g. the ability to create newpages, edit
existing pages, make minorchanges to appearance and layout)
technical support (e.g. the ability todevelop new features,
expand thewebsite's usefulness)
maintenance (e.g. maintaining versions,installing patches,
managing backups,security, etc.)
dissatisfied with the cost
I don't know
Comments:
Total
What will be your priorities when selecting a platform? Use the
"Comments" field to elaborate. (select all thatapply)
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1 152 28.79%
2 342 64.77%
3 140 26.52%
4 313 59.28%
5 118 22.35%
6 170 32.20%
7 87 16.48%
8 27 5.11%
9 52 9.85%
1401 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
Campus communicator or marketing
Web editor, publisher, or reviewer
IT professional, siteadministrator/custodian, accountmanager, or
server maintenance
Content contributor, copy writer
Owner
Designer or layout editor
Developer or programmer
Dean/CIO/Executive Administrator
Other:
Total
What role(s) do you play in the management of your group's
website (select all that apply)
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1 194 35.79%
2 246 45.39%
3 498 91.88%
4 161 29.70%
5 42 7.75%
6 292 53.87%
7 54 9.96%
8 61 11.25%
1548 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
an intranet (sharing documents,information inside our
organization, etc.)
instructional/educational content(information aimed at students,
a site thatstudents contribute content to, etc.)
to share information with the public aboutour organization
(college, school,department, program, center, institute,lab,
research center, etc.)
personal/biographical/research related (aprofessor's CV, a
"research notes" blog,etc.)
cultural/heritage/online exhibits
events/event-related
Student organization
Other:
Total
What is the function served by your group's website(s)? (select
all that apply)
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1 158 28.52%
2 182 32.85%
3 149 26.90%
4 65 11.73%
554 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
less than 2 years
2 to 5 years
6 or more years
I don't know
Total
How long has your group's current website existed on its current
platform? (choose one)
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1 28 19.44%
2 22 15.28%
3 11 7.64%
4 44 30.56%
5 0 0.00%
6 2 1.39%
7 40 27.78%
8 28 19.44%
175 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
WiscWeb
WordPress
Drupal
HTML/CSS (e.g. Dreamweaver)
SharePoint
GoogleSites
Other
Comments:
Total
You indicated that your group's current website is less than two
years old. On which of the following platforms ortools was your
group's website built prior to the current platform? Use the
"Comments" field to elaborate. (selectall that apply)
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1 78 54.17%
2 54 37.50%
3 55 38.19%
4 8 5.56%
5 34 23.61%
6 61 42.36%
290 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
dissatisfied with the functionality (e.g. theability to create
new pages, edit existingpages, make minor changes toappearance and
layout)
dissatisfied with the technical support (e.g.the ability to
develop new features,expand the website's usefulness)
dissatisfied with maintenance (e.g.maintaining versions,
installing patches,managing backups, security, etc.)
dissatisfied with the cost
I don't know
Comments:
Total
Why did your group migrate from the prior platform(s)? Use the
"Comments" field to elaborate. (select all thatapply)
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1 106 72.60%
2 77 52.74%
3 75 51.37%
4 4 2.74%
5 25 17.12%
6 41 28.08%
328 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
functionality (e.g. the ability to create newpages, edit
existing pages, make minorchanges to appearance and layout)
technical support (e.g. the ability todevelop new features,
expand thewebsite's usefulness)
maintenance (e.g. maintaining versions,installing patches,
managing backups,security, etc.)
dissatisfied with the cost
I don't know
Comments:
Total
What were your priorities when selecting the current platform?
Use the "Comments" field to elaborate. (select allthat apply)
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Ease of use was big as we do not have a dedicated web dev.
From what I understand the old version of DNN was not going to
work any longer on a server so we had to bemoved over to the new
version.
We were extremely happy and impressed with the support and
professionalism of Learning Support Servicesthrough L&S.
cost is a major factor. we need to take advantage of campus
resources that are affordable.
We chose WiscWeb so we could easily and cheaply create a website
for our department. I was what was availablenon cmapus to use for
free.
Support from WiscWebCMS staff to migrate our site (at no cost)
was extremely attractive when choosing a newplatform.
WiscWeb CMS was presented and understood to be the platform of
choice for the enterprise.
There was no website before I started working here. I started
one. I asked someone and they told me how to startone. I really
didnt choose, didnt know there were other options.
Align with the campus standard.
We chose WiscWeb to conform to the University's "look" and to
have DoIT support and training.
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Text Entry
(Optional) Please, elaborate with any other relevant details as
to why the current platform chosen.
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1 188 36.72%
2 301 58.79%
3 148 28.91%
4 315 61.52%
5 48 9.38%
6 103 20.12%
7 22 4.30%
8 112 21.88%
9 51 9.96%
1288 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
WiscWeb
WordPress
Drupal
HTML/CSS (e.g. Dreamweaver)
SharePoint
GoogleSites
None
Other
Comments:
Total
We would like to know what content management platforms or tools
you have used anywhere, not limited to yourcurrent website. Please,
check all the relevant items below. Use the "Comments" field to
elaborate. (select all thatapply)
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1 147 32.59%
2 204 45.23%
3 83 18.40%
4 147 32.59%
5 15 3.33%
6 37 8.20%
7 73 16.19%
8 11 2.44%
9 63 13.97%
780 100.00%
# Answer Bar Response %
WiscWeb
WordPress
Drupal
HTML/CSS (e.g. Dreamweaver)
SharePoint
GoogleSites
Other1
Other2
Comments:
Total
Please, tell us about your current web environment. Some groups
on campus are responsible for multiple websites.Indicate the
approximate number of websites in your group that are managed on
the various platforms. Use the"Comments" field to elaborate.
(select all that apply)
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1 WiscWeb 223 2.91
2 WordPress - 269 2.12
3 Drupal 160 2.61
4 HTML/CSS (e.g.DreamWeaver) 220 2.56
5 SharePoint 79 3.10
6 GoogleSites 99 2.56
7 Other1 74 2.51
8 Other2 21 2.90
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54 139 65 11
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1 WiscWeb 204 2.45
2 WordPress 239 2.62
3 Drupal 144 2.77
4 HTML/CSS (e.g.DreamWeaver) 181 2.68
5 SharePoint 64 3.14
6 GoogleSites 84 2.85
7 Other1 67 2.91
8 Other2 22 2.95
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1 WiscWeb 206 2.57
2 WordPress 245 2.39
3 Drupal 144 2.83
4 HTML/CSS (e.g.DreamWeaver) 180 2.82
5 SharePoint 65 3.09
6 GoogleSites 84 2.81
7 Other1 63 2.83
8 Other2 21 2.90
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1 157 32.44%
2 327 67.56%
484 100.00%
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1 26 18.31%
2 88 61.97%
3 23 16.20%
4 9 6.34%
5 3 2.11%
6 5 3.52%
7 2 1.41%
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198 100.00%
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1 131 88.51%
2 92 62.16%
3 102 68.92%
4 8 5.41%
5 12 8.11%
6 48 32.43%
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functionality (e.g. the ability to create newpages, edit
existing pages, make minorchanges to appearance and layout)
technical support (e.g. the ability todevelop new features,
expand thewebsite's usefulness)
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managing backups,security, etc.)
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Q2_TEXTWhatisyouraffiliationtotheuniversity?(chooseone)Workedonwebsiteasagraduatestudent;nowinaninterimacademicstaffposition.ProfessorEmeritusContractor(Webwork)Outreachspecialist,UWExtension,fundedthroughCALSProfessionalOrganizationVolunteerstaffandstudent(multiplerolestherearesomeofus)contractorStudentWebDeveloper(workstudystaff),undergraduateUWHospitalemployeeMarketingPartner/VendorEmeritusVendorEmeritaprofessorEmeritusProfessor
Q8_9_TEXTWhatrole(s)doyouplayinthemanagementofyourgroup'swebsite?(Selectallthatapply)AdvisorandUnitDirector
assistantdeanresponsibleforcommunications,ourteamisjustme,oneotherpersonandahandfulofstudentsContentreviewer/approverCoordinator(orDirector)ofthreeprogramswiththreeseparatewebsites.coownerwithprogramdirectordepartmentadministratoranddevelopmentcommitteememberDepartmentSupervisorDeveloperformanyothercampusunits,frequentlyreferpeopletosharedhostingDirectorofWebsiteServicesDirector;Chairdivisional/pathcoordinator,IdoedittwowebsitesalsoDon'tplayarolefacultydirectorGiveinputonsitecontentasastaffmemberIcreateinformationthatgetspostedontheWebpageregardingourprogramIeditandmanageasitewithinalargergroup'swork.Ihavebeeninmarketing,editing,designer,anddeveloperroles.CurrentlyIsupervisethosewhodothesefunctions.Imaintainmyownwebsitebecauseitistoohardtoupdateourgroup's
Ipostinformatiionabouteventsandfielddayshappeningatourstationanddata/resultsfromdisplaygardenIprovidecampuswideservices(EOHdept)OccupationalHealthIsupervisetheemployeewhodevelops,designs,andmaintainsit.I'madigitalprojectmanageratalocaladagency.Liaisontowebdeveloper
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Manager,technologygroupManagingdatafromourFilemakersystemtoanOraclesystemwhichthenfeedsourCMSn/anaNoroleNorollatallnonenonenoneNotallowedtomanageourwebsite.Cangiveinput/advice,butrarelylistenedto.ourgroupwebsitehasasetofpagesassignedtothesubunitImanageprovideinputandfeedbacktoassistwithdesignandcontentinformationReview/RecommendwebsiteinterfacewithourmanagementtrackingdatabasesystemSEOconsultantSomecontentneedstobeapprovedbyme;anyexpenditureshavetobeapprovedbymeStrategicplanningforunitsuppliespurchasing,includingsogftwareiftheorderisapprovedThesearepositionsfromthepreviousacademicyear.Iremainaresourcewithsomeauthority.Twowebsites:oneformyresearchgroup,oneformydepartment(Iamthechair)updatesUserwillbeacontributor
Q19_8_TEXTWhatisthefunctionservedbyyourgroup'swebsite(s)?(selectallthatapply)Other:Alloftheselectedabovearerepresentativeofourclients.Ourgroupalsohasitsowninformationalsite.alsotoshareinternallyinformationaboutpolicies,etc.aninfrastructureformanygroupsofresearchspecificresourcesApplicationheavyassistpeopletoidentifyandrequestservicesfromthegroupChildcarebusiness,labschool(research&teaching)CommunicateaboutourorganizationsservicestocampuspatronsCommunicatewithfaculty,staff,studentsandalumniContentaimedatotherUWMadisonusers(administrators,staff,faculty)contentdistribution(filesinexcel,pdf,etc.)datareportingforpublic/student/staff/factultyDocumentationfortechnologywehavethattheUWMadisoncommunitycanuse.educationalcontentfortheindustrywesupport(nontraditionalstudents);shortcourseregistration;
helpstudentsapplyandenroll;providepolicyinfoforstudents;provideresourcesforstudentsandcommunityhttp://snapplus.wisc.edu/WisconsinNutrientManagementsoftwaresiteindustryoutreachInformationandgatewayonhowtouseservicesforstudents;resourceforfacultyinformationforstudents(buttheydon'tcontribute)Informationonprogramsincludingapplicationlinks.informationtargetedtophysicians,researchers,andadvancedpractitionersinacademicmedicine
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Instructionalcontentaimedatadultlearners,particularlyfarmers;instructionalcontentaimedathighschoolaginstructorsInstructionalcontentaimedatemployesslargecampuswideinitiativeMarketingtorecruitstudentstoourprogramsMyorganizationhasbuiltalloftheaboveforcampusorganizations.Office365informationandtrainingforemployeesOnBoarding,HR,andPayrollbothInternallyandExternallyOrganizationalrecruitmentOurwebsiteaddressesfaculty,staffandstudentissuesacrosscampusfromdriverauthorizationtoapprovedvendors.personalProgramregistrationProvideresearcherswithknowledgeofourservices,webformsforselectingthoseservices,arepositoryforvariesprintedreportsandformsandassistancewiththefundingprocess.Providingcentrallocationforstudentleadergrouporganization,providingcentrallocationforstafforganization(multiplesites)publicizeeventsandprogramsofmultipleentitiesacrosscampusRealtimeweatherdatarequestformsResearchsupportresourcesneededbyfaculty,universityguidanceschedulingappointmentsSellUWPressbooksthroughourwebsiteandprovideinformationaboutthePress(esptoauthors)Sellingcoursesbothnoncreditandcredit.shareinformationandresourceswithmembersshareinformationwithfacultyaboutgovernanceactivities,mostlyoncampusshareopportunitiesforgrantfunding,distributeresearchpolicysoftwareassurancefacilitystreamingStudentJobCenterjobceter.wisc.edubuiltforcampusbutusedbyMadisoncommunityalso.Wiscidea,inaction.technicaltrainingandorganizationinformationThissitesharesacademicinformationsuchasdegreerequirementsbothonandoffcampus.tocommunicatewithUniversityandcommercialclients/researcherstoinformpatronsaboutourservicesTomakecertainkindsofdatamorevisibleandvisual,andtomakeiteasiertoaccessthatdata.toshareinformationwithcriticalaccesshospitals,clinics,nurses,hospitaladministrators,etc.VariousFunctionalGroupSpecificApplicationswewouldliketoaddintranetbuthavenotbeenabletomustertherequiredresourcestodothatWebaccesstoourprofessionaldevelopmentcatalogWebHosting,CMSmanagement,WebDevelopment
Q14_7_TEXTYouindicatedthatyourgroup'scurrentwebsiteislessthantwoyearsold.Onwhichofthefollowingplatformsortoolswasyourgroup'swebsitebuiltpriortothecurrentplatform?Other
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AngularJSCMSRedDotContributeContributeContributeCustomASP.netCMSCustombuiltCMSDIY/handcodedDNNDotNetNukeolderversionDon'tknow.SiteishostedondepartmentsWebsitedon'tknowDont'knowwhatitwasbeforemigrationtoWiscWeb1.5yearsagothemigrationto"current"wiscwebsiteoccurredbeforemytenure.Wearerevampingcurrentlayoutandcontentofwebsitenowusingwiscwebasitdoesnotfitourneeds.dotCMSDotNetNuke7DreamweaverDreamweaverDreamweaver,alongwithacustomdevelopeduploadandversioningsystemEMS?HomegrownCMSdevelopedinternallyHomegrownwithHtml,javaandPhpIamnotsureIthinkitwasDreamweaver,butI'mnotsureJoomlaJoomlaJoomlajoomlaN/ANotsurenotsurenotsure,UHSIT/commuicationscanaddressthisquestionw/yourgroupSilverStripeSitefinitysitefinityTherewasnone.UnknownWebservicesconsumedbyWordPressfordatadisplay,e.g.Libraryhoursandservices,staffdirectory,etc.
Q14_8_TEXTYouindicatedthatyourgroup'scurrentwebsiteislessthantwoyearsold.Onwhichofthefollowingplatformsortoolswasyourgroup'swebsitebuiltpriortothecurrentplatform?Commentsbuiltandmaintainedentirelyinhouse,withsporadicstudentdeveloperassistanceCurrentlyWordPress,donotrecallwhatitwasbefore,possiblywiscwebdon'tknow
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dotCMSwasfreewhenweswitchedtoit.BeforethenwehadIBMWebSphere,whichwasexpensiveandverydifficulttouse.HaveconsolidatedthemultipleprogramsinourofficeoverthepastfewyearsinanattempttohaveallaffiliatedwebsiteshostedinWiscWebCMSIamnotsure.WeupgradedtoDNN7andIamnotsurewhatitwaspriortothat.IbelieveitwasHTML,butthemainofficesiteisDrupalIdonotknowIdon'tknow,asIjuststartedthispositionineraly2015.Idon'tknow,butmyguessisHTML/CSSIdon'tknow;websitewasdesignedbyourPA;wehadtoswitchtoDrupalIshouldclarifythatwewereonWiscWebpriortonow,butin20132014weupdatedtothestandardtemplates.PriortothatthewebsitewasbeingdoneinDreamweaver.Iwasn'taroundyet.newsitetoreplacecrappyoldsite.CMShasbeengood
NotsureifthatwasthenameoftheplatformbutthatwastheprogramIusedtomakechangestothewebsite.Notsure.Notsure.Wasnotresponsibleforitatthattime.notsure;wasnotemployedhereatthattimeOurmainsiteisbasedonacustomASP.netsolution.OursisWordPress.WeoftendoDrupalworkaswell.Stillsupportsitefinityforotherinstances
Unitandwebsitesdidnotexistpriortocurrentplatformthesearenewresourcesforstudentsandforfacstaff.WeboughtserverspacefromDoIT.WedidnothaveawebsiteWemovedthesitefromD6toD7.Doesthatcountasmovingplatforms?wenowhaveWordpressbutIdon'trememberwhatitwasbeforethatbecauseCALSITmanageditthenWerecentlymigratedtoWiscWebCMSafterourDrupalsitewashacked.websitewasnewlylaunched,didnothaveapriorlife
Q15_6_TEXTWhydidyourgroupmigratefromthepriorplatform(s)?Comments:alsowiththeinabilitytocontrolvarioususerrightsBiggestreasonwastheresponsivedesignofferedbyWWCMS.SecondaryreasonsincludedbetternavigationandadaptingacloserreplicationoftheUWbrand.CALSARSasagroupmovedfromtheContributeplatformtoWordpressCALSmadethedecisiontomovefromAdobeContributetoWordPress.Didn'tmigratestartednewsitewithWiscWebCMS.dissatisfiedwithcomplexityofsimpletasksANDdifficultyofimplementinglargercustomfunctionalitydissatisfiedwiththespeedofimplementationandtheflexibility.WiscWebwasunknowntomanyoutsidedeveloperssowecouldn'tengageexternalresourcestosupportit.Dreamweaveristerrible.drupalwassoclumsyEasiertohavestafftrainedinasingleplatform.Additionally,DoITsupportandfreeclassesforbeginnertrainingweahugeplus
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FoundWiscWebnottobeuserfriendlyforpeoplemaintainingthesite.Overlycomplicatedandnotintuitiveatall,andonlinedocumentationislacking.GroupwearepartofallmigratedtoWordpress.Havedeveloperswhocoulddoworkbuttimewasscarceforthat,wantedtomovetoaplatformthatallowedmore,lesstechnical,contributorstowebsiteupdatesandmanagementIdon'trememberbutIbelieveithadtodowithnotbeinglookingcurrentenough(layout,design,functionality)andpossiblynotmobilefriendlyIwasnotresponsibleforthemigrationchoice,andwasfinewiththeoldersystem.IwasverysatisfiedwithDreamweaver,butourDirectorwantedustohaveawebsitethatutlizestheUWThemeinWordpress.ItwasmoretohavesomethingmorecompatiblewithCALSandtohavesomethingthatworkedbetter.Itwasmoreaboutmovingforwardthatdissatisfaction.LaunchedanewUWbrandedwebsitewithassistancefromUWCommunicationsLSSrequiredtheswitchforsecurityreasons.OursitewasbreachableandprovidedawayintoothersystemsforhackersMeatSciencewascoveredbyAnimalScienceWebsite,nowwehaveonefornewfacilityconstructionupdates.//Bucky'sButcherywasalsothroughtheDepartmentofAnimalScience.Wewereunabletoaccessandeditthecontent,sowewentaboutgettingourownsite.MovedfromastaticHTML/CSSsitemaintainedusingDreamweavertoadynamicCMSMovedtowiscwebCMStobetteralignwithothercampusunits,alsoforthesupportproviededbyDoItandtheeaseofuseofthetool.Mywebsiteishostedbyanothergroupthatmadetheplatformchoice.N/ANeededsomethingmorerobust,easiertouseandmaintainfornondevelopers,contemporarydesignandfunctionality.Newsite.didn'tmigrateNolongerwasfree.nomigration,thiswasjuststarted.oldfashionedlookandfunctionalityofthesite;manychangeswithinourofficeandsomuchneededupdating,itwasagoodopportunitytogowiththeresponsivedesignwiscwebcmsOurcontactendedwithoneproviderandthenewproviderwasselectedbasedoffapriorcontractualrelationship.Previouscmswascumbersomeforendusercontentproviders.previousversionwasmaintainedbysinglepersonindepartmentifpersonwasunavailableorunwillingtoupdate,nootherscouldcontributeRatherthanupgradeownunit'ssitetoanewerversionofSitefinity,wantedtoprototypeinWordPress.ReallyoutdatedrequiredbyDean'sofficeThenewsitesprovidemorefunctionalitytheoldsystemwasclunky,hardtotrainsomeonehowtouse,notflexibletorespondtochangeandnotresponsiveforphone,etc.ThereweremanyreasonsforustoswitchtoWordpressandCALSsupportedtemplate.Wordpressisquiteeasytouse,oldHTMLbasedsitewasclunkyandhardtoupdate.CALSwasencouraging(and,Ithink,slowlyforcing)CALSbaseddepartmentstoupdatetheirwebsitesanywayanduseWordpressandtheirCSS,soitwastimetomove!ThisisanewwebsiteToocomplicatedtouseforourpurpose
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Toocumbersometouseandnooneseemedtoknowhow.
upgradetostandardtemplatefromtheuniquetemplatewewereonbefore(seecommentsonpreviousquestion)UWstoppedDrupalsupportWantedtousetemplatessimilartorestoftheUW.Andcleanthingsup.Wasnolongerbeingsupported.Toldweneededtomoveit.Wasn'therewhennewwebsitewasdesigned.WemigratedtoCMSbecausetheversionwewereonwasoldandoutdated.WemovedovertotheCALSplatformbecauseofreducedeffortforsimilarqualityresult,andforincreasedsecurity.Wehaveslightlydecreasedflexibility,buthavebetterconsistencyofformatwithotherDepartmentsinCALS.weneededmorethananoccasionalupdateandmovedtoWIscWebto/changethelooktoconformwithmostuniversitysites/allowforablog/easiertoupdate(lastsitewasanightmare)WeneededrebrandingWeneededtobeabletoeditanddesignwithoutgoingthroughsomeoneexternal.IuseWiscWebfortheportalandGoogleAppsforthecontentpages.WeneededtoupgradebasedonwhatwewouldbesupportedonWewantedtohavecontentownersdotheirownpages.Wewantedtomovetoasystemwhereourwebsiteswereeasiertoupkeep.Wewerehandcodingpagesbefore,withseveraldozenwebauthorsusingdreamweaver.itjustmadesensetomovetoaCMSWewereinformedfromtheUniversitythattheyarechangingourwebsiteandusingWordPress.WeweretoldweweremigratingtoWordPress.Nochoiceinthematter.Wewereunabletocustomizethesitetomakeitmoreattractiveanduserfriendly.WiscWebCMSwasattractivetousbecauseitisfreeandwehavegreatsupport.WhenclientsleaveWiscWebordont'wanttouseWiscWeb,usabilityandeaseofuseofthecontentauthoringplatformisabigone.OurWordPressclientslikeit'ssimplicityandlowbarriertoentry.WithourprevioussitecontenteditorswereresponsibleforknowingHTMLandCSStocreatetheirpages.Wewantedaneasierwayforthemtopushcontent.Italsoallowsustohavemorecontroloverthecodebeingwrittentohelpensureanaccessibleandresponsivesite.WordPresshaswaytoomanymenuoptionsandIgetconfusedastowhichoneIneedtomakechangesoruploadsomethingnew(it'snotobvious).SomeoptionsIdon'tseemtohaveeverneeded.
Q32_6_TEXTWhatwereyourprioritieswhenselectingthecurrentplatform?CommentsAbilitytomakearesponsivewebsiteBetterresourcesavailableandeasiertoturnaroundanewsiteinWordPressoverSitefinity.CostandavailabilitycostandavailabilityofsupportforsmalldepartmentwithlimitedITexperience/abilitytostaycurrentwithtechnologywithoutretraininglimitedstaffDean'sofficewantedtohavecontroloflayoutDesireforourwebsitetohaveasimilarlookandfeeltootherUWMadisonwebsites.easeofuseEaseofuseFreeoption,formatisinlinewithuniversitybrandingandfewerdecisionstomakeregardinglayout
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HavingalargersupportstructureatCALS,weanticipatebettersecurityandmoreseamlesspatching/maintenancethanwhatwehadtryingtodoeverythingourselves.HostedandsupportedbyLSSatnocost.OthermembersofourstaffhadexperiencewithDrupal.Ididn'tknowtherewereoptions.Iignoredcost,whichIprobablyshouldpaymoreattentionto!/IlovethesupportIwasnotconsultedIwasnotpartofthatdecisionmaking.Itisfreeandthesupportisgreat,evenwhenrequestingtightturnaroundtimes.Thetrainingshavealsobeenappreciatedandeasytounderstand.ItwasfreewithongoinglongafterI'mgonefreesupport.Itwasalreadybeingusedbyseveralgroupsoncampus(asisDrupalandWordpressbutthosewouldhavecostmoneytocreateANDtomaintain).DoITisrighthereoncampusandveryaccessibleandknowledgable.lookingfora"bestpractice"experienceforprovidinguserfocusedcontenti.e.,notjustforinternal,notjustfor"us"forourstakeholders.//brandingveryimportant,whichwasnottruepriortocurrentsite(weloveit,butmostimportant,ourusers/visitorstothesiteseemtoloveit,too!)lookingforsomethingflexiblethatcanbeeasilychangedandadoptnewdesignneeds.MovingfromDreamweavertoacontentbasedmanagementplatformwasapriorityduetoeaseofeditingaccess.Wealsoknewthiswouldsetusupbetterforfuturewebupgrades.Mygroupwantedtomovefromacustomsolutiontoacampusstandard.Wewantedourdepartmentalsitetohavealookandfeelsimilartothatofothercampusdepartments.WealsowantedaCMSthatwassupportedbycampus,somydepartment'sITstaffwouldnotneedtosupporttheCMS.HavingacentralizedCMSservicesavesustimeandmoney.neededtoallowustosimplifycontentcreation,manageuser(editor)access,simplifytechnicalsupport,anduseasystemsupportedbyothersupportgroupsoncampusOurchoicewastohireanoutsidewebdesigneroruseDrupal,assistedbyLSS.Duetocost,weselectedDrupal.Drupalhasotheradvantages,includingeaseofupdatingformultiplestaff.Responsivedesignwasthetoppriority.Reusingasmuchcontentaspossible.Seeabove;didnotmakethechoice,don'tknowwhytheyshifted.Sincemostapplicationdevelopmenthappensinhouse,wemostlylookedforasystemthatwouldbeeasyforcontenteditorstouseandhadbroadsupportoncampus.TheDeptITpeoplechosetheWordpressformatforus.WedontlikeitthatmuchTheeditingexperienceneededtobeuserfriendly,thecosttodevelop(intime)neededtobelow,theplatformneededtobeinastateofconstantsecurityupdatesandpatches,andthereneededtobealotofgoodpluginsupport(activedevelopmentcommunity)theplatformwaschosenformeIhadusedaformer,easierversionofWordpressinthepastbutthiscurrentversionseemsveryadvancedTimetorevisetheoldsitewasmorethanadecadeolduserfriendlyformembercontributorsUsers'preexistingknowledgeofselectedCMS.(Wordpress)
UWstoppedsupportforDrupal(whichtheyhadfullyendorsedseveralyearsbefore)andofferedsupportforCMSWantedtotakeadvantageoftheUWtechnicalsupport.WealsochoseWiscWebCMSinordertobuildredundancywithinourdepartmentandenablemultiplenontechnicalstafftoeasilybeaddedaseditors.Wasnotinvolvedinthis.WasnotourdecisiontochangetoWordPress.Wasn'therewhennewwebsitewasdesigned.
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Wearestrugglingwiththetechnicalsupportrightnowbecausewedon'tknowwhatwedon'tknowandIthinkwearegoingtohavetohireaPTexperttohelpwiththetechsidealthoughI'dprefertoworkwithDoITandnotcommittoastaffpositionrightnowWejustupgradedwhatwehadintoanewversionofwhatalreadyexisted.WenowuseWordpress.Easeofusewaskeybecausewehavedistributedediting/publishingrightswithstaffthatmightonlydowebworkoccasionally.
Q16(Optional)Please,elaboratewithanyotherrelevantdetailsastowhythecurrentplatformchosen.Alignwiththecampusstandard.Becauseitwasaknownproduct.BothofournewsitesareonDrupal.Drupalwasselectedbecauseofit'sabilitytomeetmostofourbusinessneedsoutoftheboxwithlesscustomizationthanWordPresswouldhavelikelyrequired.ThetradeoffwasDrupal'sadmin.interfaceisalittlelessuserfriendlythanWordPress',butitisstillsustainable(nontechnicalfolkscanupdateandmaintainthesitewithminimaltraining).Campussupport,low/nocost,abilitytohavevarioususers/rolescostisamajorfactor.weneedtotakeadvantageofcampusresourcesthatareaffordable.Easeofusewasbigaswedonothaveadedicatedwebdev.FromwhatIunderstandtheoldversionofDNNwasnotgoingtoworkanylongeronaserversowehadtobemovedovertothenewversion.ImaintainthewebsiteandhaveusedDreamweaverinthepast.Wantedtohavefullfunctionality.IwantedtokeeptheplatformwithinUW;hopingtointegratewithotherinfotechideas(eventually)IwaspleasantlysurprisedtolearnthatDoItprovidedtechnicalsupportonWiscWebCMSfreeofcharge.Itookadvantageofthatlastyearsothatwecouldmakemajoroverhaulstooursite.overall,Iamquitesatisfiedwithboththewayithasturnedoutandhowuserfriendlyitis.thereissomecounterintuitivepartstoaddingcontent,butI'mabletofiguremosteverythignout.Inswitchingtoresponsivedesign,wedeterminedthatWordPresscouldprovidethelayoutwedesired,withlessregularupdates,andandeasiereditortoworkwithItwasfreeandsupportedbycampusItwasfree,flexible,accessibletonontechnicalusersanddoitwashelpfulasaresourceIt'sauserfriendlyplatform.Joomlawaschosenasitwastheplatformthedesigner/developerwehiredwasmostexperiencedwith.ManyotherswereusingWPandweresatisfiedwithit;itiseasytosetupanduse.Mobilefriendlypersonresponsibleforcontentmanagmentalsousesplatformforgradandundergradcatalogs,wasfamiliarandabletouseeasilyPrimaryreasons:FREE!andeasilyupdatedamongourstaffwithouttheneedtosendallupdatestoonewebmasterwhocanneverseemtobefoundoreasytocommunicatewith.Ilikethefreedomofbeingabletolearnsomethingnewandapplyitrightaway.Sorry,Idon'tknowanythingaboutplatforms,Ijustwritethecopyandgiveittoourwebpeople.specificallylookedforeventhandling,multiplelayersofadministration,veryeasycmsaswehaveover40+usersforoursiteSupportfromWiscWebCMSstafftomigrateoursite(atnocost)wasextremelyattractivewhenchoosinganewplatform.ThecurrentplatformhadthebestsupportforourLDAP
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TherewasnowebsitebeforeIstartedworkinghere.Istartedone.Iaskedsomeoneandtheytoldmehowtostartone.Ireallydidntchoose,didntknowtherewereotheroptions.userfriendlyWechoseadesignerandadeveloperbasedontheircapabilites,cost,andinitalconcepts.Wetheninturn,askedthemtosuggestaplatformthatwouldbetheCMS.Ididn'tcaretoomuchabouttheplatformaslongasitmetbasicrequirementsof1)Easytoupdate2)Easytoteach/delegatetostudentemployeestoupdate3)Easytomakeiterativechangestodesign/functionality.4)comfortablethatwecouldplug"mostdevelopers"intotheprojectshouldwebecomedissatisfiedwiththeinitialvendors.WechoseWiscWebsowecouldeasilyandcheaplycreateawebsiteforourdepartment.Iwaswhatwasavailablenoncmapustouseforfree.WechoseWiscWebtoconformtotheUniversity's"look"andtohaveDoITsupportandtraining.WechoseWordpressbecauseitwouldworkwithourotherITsystemsandwethoughtitwouldbeeasytofindwebdeveloperswithWordpressexperience.WeconsideredDrupal,butthecorewasmoreapplicationdevelopmentfocusedandwasabittrickyfornontechfolkstouse.LookslikeDrupal8willimprovethisalot,butitwasjusttakingtoolongtogetout.WecopiedtheschoolofagricultureandlifesciencesWeneededamoresustainablemodel.Mostupdatedwerebeingdonebystudentstaffbuttheyallhaddifferentlevelsofexperience.Weneededsomethingthatwastrainable.Wewantedeaseofmaintenance.Iamnotatrueprofessional,sosomethingintuitiveandeasytouseWewereextremelyhappyandimpressedwiththesupportandprofessionalismofLearningSupportServicesthroughL&S.
WhenIstartedtheprojectIincorrectlyassumedthatthedepartmentstaffhadsomeDrupalorHTMLknowledge.Afterfindingoutthesadhistoryofchangingconsultantsevery2yearsforthelastdecade,IdiscoveredthattherereallywasnogoodreasontostickwithDrupal,butthatdiscoverywas8monthstoolate.WiscWebCMSwaspresentedandunderstoodtobetheplatformofchoicefortheenterprise.WordPresshassomuchmoresupportanddocumentationthanSiteFinitythatmakesdeveloping,addingplugins,etc.muchlesspainful.Wordpresswaschosenduetothelargecommunity,quickpatchesandupdates,andeaseofcontentcreation/editing
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Contribute,SquarespaceCustombuiltwebappsandPlone.customCMSbuiltbymarketingfirmcustomcodedplatformcreatedfortheorganizationIworkedfor.CustomplatformcreatedbyBigRoseWebdesignCWIS(http://scout.wisc.edu/cwis/)Desire2Learn,DNN,ActiveServerPages,Confluence,MSExchange,UWKnowledgeBasedjangoDjangoCMS,MezzanineDNNDNNDNN7DoesLearn@UWcount?DoIT'sKnowledgebaseprogramDotNetNuk,RedDotDotNetNukeDreamweaverDreamweaverdrupalscholaredithtmlfilesbyhandExpressionEngineExpressionEngineExpressionEngine,CraftCMS,PerchCMS,Jekyll,SquareSpacegoDaddy,networksolutionsGoogleDriveHomegrownCMSHtml/css(handcodedorwebtemplates,notDreamweaver)HTML/CSSwithnonWYSIWYGeditor(BBedit,NoteTab+)IdonotknowIdon'tknow.IsendupdatestoourITpeopleandtheymakeitallhappen.I'mnotsurewhatourpreviouswebsitewasmanagedon,butitwasn'tWiscWebInhousebuiltCMScalledPAT(builtbyeHealthOfficeUWHospitalandClinics)InhousecustomASP.netCMSInternalRubyonRailsapplicationJoomlaJoomlaJoomlaJoomlaJoomlajoomlajoomlaJoomla!Joomla!,Mambo,Zope/Plone,MediaWikiJoomla,MyWebSpaceJoomla,RedDot(maybethat'swhat'snowreferredtoas"WiscWeb"?)Joomla,WeeblyJSframeworks(Angular,Backbone,Ember),Node.jsbloggingplatforms(Ghost),Joomla(why?!)
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LiferayMarquiCMSMediawikiMicrosoftFrontPagemoodleMoodlenetobjectsfusion,inhousedesignedsoftwareNetBeansNotepad;custombuiltCMS;TerminalFouroldMyWebSpace,OpenAtriumOmekaphpphp/mysqlPHP/MySQLphp/mysqlphp/mysqlcodedsitesPHP/SQLSiteandFTPsharingaswellPloneProprietarytoolforpostingnewsstoriesdevelopedbyNickyearsagoRails,CustomPHP,JekyllrapidweaverSilverstripe,Craft,ExpressionEngineSitecoreSiteCoreand.NetApplicationsSitefinitySiteFinitySitefinitySitefinitySitefinitySitefinitytheContentManagementSystemthatisusedbymostunitswithintheSchoolofEducationSquarespaceSquareSpaceTemplatebasedautomatedgeneration(Sphinx)hostedonGithubpagesTumblr,blogspot,bloggerTypePad.Also,proprietarysystemsdevelopedinmypreviouscampusdepartment.variousproprietarysystemsvendordevelopedcustomCMSvim:)WeusetheDOItpageextensivelyforinternalpolicycommunication.web2pyWeeblyweeblyweeblyandplainHTMLcodewikispaces,FrontpageWixWix,SquareSpace,DreamweaverWix.com
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Q18_9_TEXTWewouldliketoknowwhatcontentmanagementplatformsortoolsyouhaveusedanywhere,notlimitetoyourcurrentwebsite.Please,checkalltherelevantitemsbelow.CommentsBeforewemovedtoWiscWeb,departments/programsloggedintoabranchofourserveranddowloadedWordand/orhtmlfiles.Deptpublicsite+intranetsiteuseDrupal6.PlanwastomigratetoDrupal8,butdelaysinreleaseledustostartdevelopinganewdeptsitewithWordPress.DoingokaywithDreamweaverbutIthinkthefilesaregettingmessy.Dontknow.Dreamweaverisdifficultforustouse.example:http://www.uhs.wisc.edu/occhealth/ergonomics/index.shtmlFoundDreamweaverhardtouseHaveusedgooglesitesforotherorganizationalsupportofcampuswidegroups.Iamnotskilledinwebdevelopment,buthavetodoittohaveawebpresence.ItwouldbesomuchbetterifIhadaprofessionalIcouldusecontinually.IamnotsurehowtoanswerthisIamnotthewebprogrammeranddonottypicallyuseaCMS.Iamthestaffpersonwillingtolearnwhateverplatformthecollegedecidestogowith;thereforeIlearnenoughtoputourcontentupandmaintainthesite.IdonotknowIdon'tknowIdon'tknowwhatifthe"CMS"Iuseisoneofthese.Orforthatmatter,whattheKBis.IhavehadforreasonsoranothertousemanyoptionsbutotherthanWordPressorDrupalmostareinflexiableformostneeds.DrupalhasbeenthemostusefulandflexiableforawiderangeofpurposesalbeitWordPressisusefulforasimplecontentsite.Ihavenoidea.Idon'tmanageourstation'swebsite;mycoworkerdoesthat.IknowWrodPressbutIamnotsurewhatelseIuseWordPressformypersonalwebsiteIusuallyeditmyHTMLbyhand.OurofficestaffusesDreamweavertoupdatethesite.I'mnotsureifdoingablogonWordPresscounts,butIaddedit.IalsoincludedGoogleeventhoughI'veneverhadalivepageonit,buthaveplayedaroundwithit.I'mnotsureofallcontentplatformswe'veused.I'vebuiltalotofwebsitesusingmanydifferentCMSsandtools.Butcurrently,weareexclusivelyusingWiscWebCMS.LiferaywasmiserableMainsiteisSitefinity,othersarecustomcodedASP.NetorplainApache.
MostsitesareinWorpdress/Wealsohavesiteswrittenwithstraight/HTMl/CSS(wedonotusedreamweaver)usingRubyforneededfunctionality.//WehaveoneJoomlasitewearemigratingoffofinaaweekMyDNNwebsitelaunchedinJanuaryof2006.IconvertedtoCMSinMarchof2012.MyroleismoreadministrativeandadvisingNewssystembasicallyworksfinebuthassomelimitationsandglitches.Ourcollege'smainwebsiteisrunonWiscWeb,whileournewswebsiteusesWordPress.Ourwebsiteisancientandembarassingwehavenoresources(stafftimeormoneytohire)toimprovePHP
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RailsappintegrateswiththepublicandintranetDrupalsitesviawebservicesSincethecreationofourdepartment(formerlyadivision)wehaveusedDOITwebhostingandCMS.SMPHcontrolsformat,weworkthroughthemtomaintainandupdatecontent
Socialmediacouldbecon