5 Technical Things to Consider When Getting A CMS Site Ready


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It is an existing time when your site gets developed. But, on other site, it can also be stressful as there are many things you have to consider. There are many common rules applied just like to purchase anything online. Moreover, some technical consideration are also that must take into consider to avoid some problems. What are those considerations? Read this post and know in details.

Describe what “Delivered” Means

‘Delivered’ can mean different to various parties. There are developers that define delivered to install and working on designated web servers while other means to consider delivery that offering access details of downloading a copy of new site. One can have to upload to a web server and configure it by your own from there. No one is correct as both have equal importance in accordance to your requirements.

Those people, who want to test their site in their own environment, can upload enough products or custom design and they don’t find any problem in uploading site then simply click on the downloading link. Moreover, if you are providing confirmation that your site is not working well on the web server then ensure to check pages and links along with contact form and. For eCommerce sites, you have to check order page and check out place as well.

Identify That Only the Latest CMS Version Is To Be Used

We have seen such type of issue many times that a site is delivered by using an out of date version of the CMS like Joomla!, Drupal and WordPress. The content management system requires updating with the latest features along with the latest security updates. Additionally, you have to ensure to get your site developed with the latest versions of the CMS and updated plug-ins or extensions.

Know who Responsible is for Updates

We already has discuss that your CMS must be updated and you have to know who’s responsible for updating. There are some Open Source CMS Solution providers offering support for site regarding functionality or updating minor details like changing contact information. It is not reasonable to expect from your developer about managing site after launch until your post delivery support agreement like site updates.

It would be great to search out a hosting company for enjoying a managed service, where you can easily access your site’s update as the part for their package. It is an excellent option for that company, who want to host and manage in the same location.

Always Backup First

If you are not backing up your site before launch, you are running your business without insurance. When it comes to the website, you have to backup often an addendum. Sometime, a small event like system’s crash can destroy your site and your money is gone.

Backing up site is not easier as we are thinking. The major CMS has to use backup tool that can be configured and installed in the small period of time. It is advisable to talk to your developer about back up setting that they can do for a small fee or even for free of cost.

Get Hosting Service from Where you Want

Sometimes, content management developers have to change your site as the part of redevelopment and such site is hosted through which can have positives and negatives points. There are many criteria needs hosting on other side, developers are trying to best to help you out. Developers might needs to cut down hosting cost by offering foregoing elements of support as they don’t require help and want to pass on the savings.

Getting A Site Built Or Redeveloped Can Be A Big Undertaking

One of the simplest rules applied on the business is to get rid of site build. It would be great to do your own research and ensure to be clear of what is an important for you. It would be great to create a relationship of honest and clear communication so you and developers can work with a common shared goal.

These are five excellent technical things that you should consider while taking your CMS into your hands. If you have more questions about CMS site or its development, share with us through comment section.
 

Moodle 2.8.1 Available to Download – New Features to Check-out

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Finally, Moodle 2.8 is obtainable for download that is the result of extremely hard work of the core team and community contributors. The all new version 2.8 brings lots of important revolutionary enhancements to the Gradebook tool, analytics, forums, usability and many other areas to empower teachers and enhancing other functionalities for everyone across all other devices.


As we all know that Moodle is a free e-learning software platform that gained huge popularity across the world due to its rich features, functionalities and incredible performance. Before launching this new version, a serious regression has been introduced because of the harshness of the issue, so the company release this new version with errors fixed and removed earlier versions from download channels.

However, if you have upgraded your website to Moodle 2.8.0, you make sure to upgrade your site again as soon as possible. Moodle 2.8.1 comes with lots of new features and updates that you should know, so go through this blog:

For all users –

Text Autosave: With Text Autosave, you can automatically save your text as you type, keeping your content fully secure before publish it.

New User Menu: Now, users can get a quick access to personal pages like My home and profile settings as new user menu makes it easy for you.

Email to private files: Now, you can easily send yourself an email with an attachment and it will be saved to your private files for later in different courses.

Grade Improvements –

Improved Grader report: Lots of enhancements have been made to the gradebook as the grader report now functional on different devices with smooth scrolling. Moreover, it becomes easy for you to quickly edit cells without any reloading.

New Single view: With a new single view, you can make quick edits to one item or one user.

Natural weighting: Natural weighting is a new and best aggregation method, which combines grades with a clear interface for using weights. Moreover, hidden grades, extra credit and excluded grades are supported with it.

New Grade History Report: Now, users can also track the grade history of particular users and markers in this report.

Forum Enhancements –

Subscribe to Individual Discussions: It becomes easy for you to subscribe to single forum discussions and get email copies of the replies that you are looking for.

Excellent Navigation Through Threads: Now links that taken to the earlier and next thread make it extremely easy to move between essential discussions.

Email replies to forum posts: You can easily reply to forum posts by email and include attachments as well for added convenience.

New Options For Quiz, Assignment & Choice

Enhanced Quiz Edit Screen 7 Completion settings: For enhanced accessibility, the edit quiz page has been rewritten as it make it easy to add and manage questions. Moreover, you are also able to set completion conditions that based on a passing grade or when all the obtainable attempts have been used-up.

More than one choice with Choice: While creating a choice, you can allow users to select more than one choice.

Some extra Files for Assignments: For students, teachers can easily attach files at the time of setting up assignments like submissions or answer templates.

Cohorts

Cohorts can be developed on upload: With the help of a csv file either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users, admins and managers are able to develop cohorts. By default, teachers can enroll cohorts visible to them.

A new 'All Cohorts' screen for Admins: Now, administrators can get a clear overview of all the system and category cohorts from the new cohorts screen.

Analytics and Reporting

Stay in touch by subscribing to events: With event monitoring, teachers, admins and managers can easily develop and subscribe to events.

New events: Lots of detailed logging and events have been added specially in to grades.

So, these are some of the new updates and features of Moodle 2.8.1 that allow users to get lots of new facilities and functionalities. Moreover, if you are looking to get Moodle customization service, you should hire an expert Moodle developer from any professional Moodle development company.
 
 
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