The Art of Proactive Parenting

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We all spend a lot of time talking about how our lives are made easier by ExpressionEngine’s features and flexibility during the development of the websites we build.It’s easy to forget that this phase of a website’s life doesn’t even get it to infancy. It is in fact just a tiny fraction of it’s life thus far. What isn’t talked about enough is how we can make the lives of the site owners or administrators easier, giving them the knowledge, confidence, and tools to successfully manage their content and nurture their new website as it grows and develops.We’re all very reactive when we see clients managing their content in unpredicable ways. We’ve all had a good laugh/cry around the office at the latest ridiculously sized image/clipart that’s been added to the website. We’ve all had that same “Why doesn’t it look the same as in MS Word” conversation. I’m sure we’ve all felt the same frustration at the thing we’ve laboured over for all those nights becoming less and less recognisable as the weeks after launch go by.It’s time to get proactive.These are my slides from the workshop. They won't make much sense outside of the context of the workshop. I hope to follow up with some blog posts that will explain my ideas for those who weren't there.

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T H E A R T O F

proactive parentingJ A M I E P I T T O C K

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We’re reactive

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It’s time to get proactive.

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It’s time to get proactive.Have you ever wanted a way of keeping tighter control of your designs once a client takes over the management of a site?A simple set of techniques.Apply straight away.Your client will love them.You’ll be increasing their possibilities not limiting them.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

It’s time to get proactive.Have you ever wanted a way of keeping tighter control of your designs once a client takes over the management of a site?A simple set of techniques.Apply straight away.Your client will love them.You’ll be increasing their possibilities not limiting them.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

It’s time to get proactive.Have you ever wanted a way of keeping tighter control of your designs once a client takes over the management of a site?A simple set of techniques.Apply straight away.Your client will love them.You’ll be increasing their possibilities not limiting them.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

It’s time to get proactive.Have you ever wanted a way of keeping tighter control of your designs once a client takes over the management of a site?A simple set of techniques.Apply straight away.Your client will love them. You’ll be increasing their possibilities not limiting them.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

It’s time to get proactive.Have you ever wanted a way of keeping tighter control of your designs once a client takes over the management of a site?A simple set of techniques.Apply straight away.Your client will love them.You’ll be increasing their possibilities not limiting them.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

1. Model and design content2. Improve the control panel3. Case studies

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

1. Model and design content2. Improve the control panel3. Case studies

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Page frameWednesday, 28 October 2009

Page contentWednesday, 28 October 2009

Page frameWednesday, 28 October 2009

Page frameWednesday, 28 October 2009

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Custom fieldsWednesday, 28 October 2009

FieldFrame FieldtypesWednesday, 28 October 2009

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The flyer modeled as custom fieldsWednesday, 28 October 2009

WYSIWYG

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WYSIWYG

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Designer’s get lazyClient’s shouldn’t design

WYSIWYG

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Designer’s get lazyClient’s shouldn’t design

WYSIWYG

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1. Model and design content2. Improve the control panel3. Case studies

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8 ways to immediately improve the control panel.Improving understanding and reducing uncertainly

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8 Signpost using tabs.

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8. Signpost using tabsWednesday, 28 October 2009

7Remove what isn’t needed.

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7. Remove what isnʼt needed CP Home

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2. Remove what isnʼt needed Edit page

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6Improve usability.

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6. Improve usability Edit tab

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6. Improve usability Ajax filtering

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5Add extra context.

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5. Add extra context Extra columns

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4Content previews.

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4. Content previews Live look

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4. Content previews Publish Tweeks

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3Use jQuery to change stuff.

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3. Use jQuery to change stuff Entry titles

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3. Use jQuery to change stuff Option checkboxes

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6. Use jQuery to change stuff Option checkboxes

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2Use field instructions.

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2. Use field instructions Simple instructions

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2. Use field instructions Show/hide styleguide

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1. Create a new theme! Theme

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8. Create a new theme! Theme

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1. Model and design content2. Improve the control panel3. Case studies

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Make it funMake them feel like designersEnable them to do something they never thought they’d be able to doMake it feel less like work

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Make it funMake them feel like designersEnable them to do something they never thought they’d be able to doMake it feel less like work

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Make it funMake them feel like designersEnable them to do something they never thought they’d be able to doMake it feel less like work

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Make it funMake them feel like designersEnable them to do something they never thought they’d be able to doMake it feel less like work

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Thanks.J A M I E P I T T O C K

@jamiepittock

http://erskinedesign.com

Wednesday, 28 October 2009