The kiz operates the content management system for management of websites (web cms) for the university. A web CMS is a complex editorial system which enables a complete seperation of the content creation and maintenance from the technical generation of the HTML code. For editors it makes it a lot easier to create websites which fulfill all requirements of international HTML standards and of the corporate design because they only have to take care of the actual content.

The WEB-CMS is supposed to replace the Web classic in the long run for institutes and other facilities of the university. For the time being both services will be oprated parallel. Websites which still use web classic will be accessible under their old URL for an unlimited time. You decide for yourself if and when you want to change to WEB-CMS. Please note that only the kiz operates the technical platform of the WEB-CMS and maintains all features according to specifications. The institutions are responsible themselves for the editorial creation and transfer of the content from the old internet apperance.

Login: Web-CMS

Using the service

Modalities for usage
Who can use the Web-CMS and how to get an access?

FAQ
Frequently asked questions and questions about Web-CMS which we assume could be asked.

Orders & Support

Setup of an editorial area

Change order
Changing access rights and group memberships of an existing editorial area.

Free order
The order will be sent to the helpdesk of the kiz which is also the place to contact for support requests.

Courses and materials

kiz courses: Web-CMS - the Content Management System of the University of Ulm
In each semester introductory courses for the usage of WEB-CMS are offered on several dates (each on 3 days). In the Web-CMS the teaching material is stored including the topics of the course, demo pages with basic features and a short manual. Registrations always possible on the kiz course websites in ILIAS möglich.

TYPO3-manual for editors (PDF)
The official manual for the Typo3 software with a general introduction into the handling.

TYPO3 4.0 for editors (DVD-ROM)
8 hours video training for a self study. The DVD gives an easy to understand and a vivid introduction on how to use the editorial environment in Typo3. For the preparation of the introduction of Web-CMS the kiz has purchased 10 editions of this DVD for borrowing via the library system. Shelf mark: QAA 975/2006 C

Guidelines for editors in the Web-CMS (PDF)
In order to realise a continuous appearance we offer you a guide which describes among other things how to format markups, headlines, HTTP links, mail links, telephone numbers, addresses etc and what other things should be considered within the editorial layout of a text.

Sample site
With this sample site you can view the different layout possibilties of sites, plugins and formatting from the view of a website user (frontend) as well as from the view of the editor (backend).

Features

The service Web-CMS includes following features:

• Individual editoral and data area for institutes and other institutions of the university
• Password protected access to the editorial area for authorised people
• Authentification with the kiz basic account
• Easy creation and maintenance of websites by seperating the content and layout respectively the generation of HTML
• Compliance of the official corporate design without any special HTML or programming knowledge
• Individual news features
• Individual event calendar
• Full text indexing
• Versioning of sites and content elements (Seiten und Inhaltselementen (access auf ältere Versionen)
• Optional intranet: If you do not want to make certain contents of your website accessible for everybody you can create a proteced area which is only accessible with a username and password. The needed frontend user can be managed on your own.
• Optional workflow for realising of a reviewing proceedure (chief editor/editor)

Technical Basis

• Operatingsystem: Sun Solaris 10
• Web server: Apache 2.x
• CMS: Typo3 Version 4
• Database: mySQL Version 5
• Application Framework: PHP Version 5
• Authentification: LDAP