Website CMS:Requirements

Website CMS

Requirements

I don't expect this to be perfect before we begin, just to serve as a guideline so we're all on the same page. Please ask questions.

I've prefixed requirements with (?) if I'm not sure it should be a requirement or not. Edit as appropriate. :) Please distinguish "must have" and "nice to have" features.

Outstanding Questions

• how does the review process work? ie. what is the workflow from a writer modifying a page to it going live?

Content Creation

• Directories and html files can be created through a form
• (?) Other file types are uploadable through a web form
• Content creation is not restricted to language (requirement created from current system)

Content Management

• Static and dynamic content can be modified as plain text in textareas.
  • (?) Dynamic content only (verify this?) can be modified with wiki markup

NOTE : JsToolbar allows wiki/wysiwyg editing and produces xhtml code, plus it has a dynamic xhtml source editing to add more complex markup.

• All changes to static content will be tracked and archived.
• (?) An easy way to view and revert to older versions of static content.
• (?) An easy way to compare what changed between two versions of static content.
• Input will be accepted in any language currently used on mozilla.com.

Presentation / Publishing

• Multiple pages for a single language can be published with one click
• Administrators can push an entire language live with one click
• RSS feeds of
  • Changes to pages when a writer requests review from a leader
  • Per language feed of content changes
  • others?

Administrative Process

• A user can be in one of two groups:
  • Writers (can edit static and dynamic content) (approx 40-80 people)
    • proofreaders are in this group
    • Can edit any static or dynamic content
    • Requests to go live go to a leader for review
  • Leader
    • Can edit any content, but can also request a push live
  • Administrators (approx 5 people)
    • Can push changes live
    • Can email all active members through a single form

• Users can be added to the system by administrators
• Users can be disabled
• Users will have their own usernames and passwords to login
• Simplified front end for Bugzilla (similar to IT requests (would require integration with bugzilla japan)