Drag & Drop CMS alpha version
Due to the outrage, I repeat laying out the post, but now with screenshots attached at the bottom of the page.
After analyzing the current leaders in the market of ready-made content management systems, I found that there is not a single product that would “just work”. Why are there already environments for creating computer programs that allow you to practically not think about the system component, but not for creating sites? More precisely, there are, but on their basis the sites are template and of the same type.
It was such thoughts that prompted me to develop a new type of interface that would allow you to create sites without the help of a technical specialist. A kind of pacifier (the only intuitive interface) for the user is the drag-and-drop method, which is why I focused on it.
At the moment, the first prototype is ready, which makes it easy to build a one-page site. You can familiarize yourself with it at
http://avtorsoft.org/avtor/
Note: it is fully functional in FireFox, IE, Opera. There are issues with Chrome.
Note 2: because now everyone is working on a single field, then if something strange happens, try again later, maybe someone is also editing now.
To get started, click "Edit" in the upper left corner of the screen. Next you will see blocks that you can move and stretch. You can also add a new module for this, click "Add Module" and you will see a new block in which there will be 2 drop-down menus and the "Apply" button.
At the moment, the modules "News Feed", "Blog" are available only in the "full" version. But in the “Login and Registration” module, you can add both the full (registration form) and mini (login form). To save changes, click "Save Data". To delete a block, simply select the block you need and click “Delete”.
Also, in none of the existing CMS I did not see the opportunity to install the add-on directly from the admin panel of the site. That is, in order to install any module, a person must:
1) go to the manufacturer’s website.
2) select the required module
3) download it to your computer
4) copy it to your website
5) go to the admin panel, indicate where the desired module
6) click "install"
Personally, this scheme seems to me too complicated, so I drew attention to Linux deb-repositories where installing applications is simplified to "choose - install." So what is the problem to implement such a system for sites? Then, instead of 6 steps, there is only 3 left:
1) go to the admin panel
2) select the desired module
3) click install
And then the site itself already works, which downloads the required code from our repository, installs it in the right folder and voila, the module is ready for work. The first prototype is also ready for this kind of installation.
Now we are working on the following functions:
User part:
1) it will be possible to set the position of the block not only from the upper left corner, but from any of the angles, including the position in the middle.
2) It will be possible to combine these blocks into groups, and set the positions relative to each other.
3) There will be an opportunity to create new pages
4) It will be possible to make not only static, but also "rubber" pages.
Admin:
1) the file integrity accounting system will be further developed.
2) The “Restore” option will appear, which will download the necessary data from our server and restore the original state of the entire code.
3) Each module will have its own settings sections, which cannot be placed on the main page.
This is the first stage of the project development; if successful, there are plans for further development.
avtor@avtorsoft.org - development questions and those who want to stick up
bugs@avtorsoft.org - bugs found and
offers@avtorsoft.org - other questions
After analyzing the current leaders in the market of ready-made content management systems, I found that there is not a single product that would “just work”. Why are there already environments for creating computer programs that allow you to practically not think about the system component, but not for creating sites? More precisely, there are, but on their basis the sites are template and of the same type.
It was such thoughts that prompted me to develop a new type of interface that would allow you to create sites without the help of a technical specialist. A kind of pacifier (the only intuitive interface) for the user is the drag-and-drop method, which is why I focused on it.
At the moment, the first prototype is ready, which makes it easy to build a one-page site. You can familiarize yourself with it at
http://avtorsoft.org/avtor/
Note: it is fully functional in FireFox, IE, Opera. There are issues with Chrome.
Note 2: because now everyone is working on a single field, then if something strange happens, try again later, maybe someone is also editing now.
To get started, click "Edit" in the upper left corner of the screen. Next you will see blocks that you can move and stretch. You can also add a new module for this, click "Add Module" and you will see a new block in which there will be 2 drop-down menus and the "Apply" button.
At the moment, the modules "News Feed", "Blog" are available only in the "full" version. But in the “Login and Registration” module, you can add both the full (registration form) and mini (login form). To save changes, click "Save Data". To delete a block, simply select the block you need and click “Delete”.
Also, in none of the existing CMS I did not see the opportunity to install the add-on directly from the admin panel of the site. That is, in order to install any module, a person must:
1) go to the manufacturer’s website.
2) select the required module
3) download it to your computer
4) copy it to your website
5) go to the admin panel, indicate where the desired module
6) click "install"
Personally, this scheme seems to me too complicated, so I drew attention to Linux deb-repositories where installing applications is simplified to "choose - install." So what is the problem to implement such a system for sites? Then, instead of 6 steps, there is only 3 left:
1) go to the admin panel
2) select the desired module
3) click install
And then the site itself already works, which downloads the required code from our repository, installs it in the right folder and voila, the module is ready for work. The first prototype is also ready for this kind of installation.
Now we are working on the following functions:
User part:
1) it will be possible to set the position of the block not only from the upper left corner, but from any of the angles, including the position in the middle.
2) It will be possible to combine these blocks into groups, and set the positions relative to each other.
3) There will be an opportunity to create new pages
4) It will be possible to make not only static, but also "rubber" pages.
Admin:
1) the file integrity accounting system will be further developed.
2) The “Restore” option will appear, which will download the necessary data from our server and restore the original state of the entire code.
3) Each module will have its own settings sections, which cannot be placed on the main page.
This is the first stage of the project development; if successful, there are plans for further development.
avtor@avtorsoft.org - development questions and those who want to stick up
bugs@avtorsoft.org - bugs found and
offers@avtorsoft.org - other questions