1. A Free, Open Source ColdFusion Content Management System
Farcry CMS 3.0
A Free, Open Source ColdFusion Content Management System
Stephen Rittler
CounterMarch Systems
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2. about:steve Part of the CF community since 1999
Certified Advanced CF Developer
Certified Flash MX 2004 Developer
Manager of the Philadelphia CFUG
Head over heels with Flex
Also, Belgian beer
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3. What is Farcry? An open-source content management system
Formerly a commercial product sold by Daemon
Farcry is offered under the Common Public License 1.0
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4. Why use Farcry? Don’t like something? Change it!
Deployed, tested and still evolving
Active developer base, many deployments worldwide
Paid support options are available
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5. System Requirements App server: Database: OS:
CFMX 6.1+ on JRun 4+, WebLogic, WebSphere, Sun ONE
Database:
MSSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL
Others if you want to make it happen
OS:
Windows, most *nix Flavors
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6. Developer Requirements
A reasonable comfort level with CFCs
Comprehend some OO concepts
Willingness to let the COAPI and FourQ do some work for you
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7. What’s under the hood? Farcry consists of: This is not Spectra!
Database interface (FourQ)
The Content Object API (the COAPI)
A “webskin” for rendering the content
This is not Spectra!
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8. Show me some content A page has containers
These containers invoke rules
Rules return data and display methods
Display methods drive the webskin which renders the data (content)
Repeat for all content areas on page
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9. What’s so special about 3.0?
Revamped admin interface
Terminology is now less geeky
Fully customizable
Central “media manager”
No more duplicate images/files!
New default site layout “Mollio”
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10. Demonstration Now showing: The Farcry Administrator
A Live Farcry-powered website
The Farcry Administrator
Simple page creation
Content editing
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11. Security Flexible roles-based security model
Integrates with LDAP and Active Directory or any database (ships with one that works fine)
Can restrict access to admin functionality on a very granular level
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12. Integration New content types Simple integration
Managed inside the Farcry DB
Simple integration
“Included Objects”
External application integration
Looks like Farcry, but it isn’t!
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13. Another Demo Custom content types Simple integration
A “Podcast” object
Simple integration
“Contact us” form
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14. What else can it do? Content syndication Built in reporting
RSS/XML feeds built in
Built in reporting
A strong selling point, BTW…
Verity search engine integration
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15. Support Farcry-dev mailing list Farcry website Google!
Farcry website
Google!
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16. In closing It’s free and powered by ColdFusion
Extensible in every way imaginable
Works *great* and implementation is fast
The folks at Daemon and on the mailing list are very good at helping you!
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17. Thank you! This presentation: Fusebox/Frameworks conference
Fusebox/Frameworks conference
Coming in September!
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