EdmontonEE

1http://edmontonee.com/

Welcome:)

EdmontonEE

2http://edmontonee.com/

Thanks

EdmontonEE

3http://edmontonee.com/

Who the heck?

sou

rce:

da

ilym

ail

.co

.uk

EdmontonEE

4http://edmontonee.com/

Why have this meetup?

EdmontonEE

5http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

6http://edmontonee.com/

Community <3

EdmontonEE

7http://edmontonee.com/

Content ManagementSystems

EdmontonEE

8http://edmontonee.com/

Content CMS

YoU

webSite

EdmontonEE

9http://edmontonee.com/

Who uses EE? aka name-dropping

EdmontonEE

10http://edmontonee.com/

The Big Boys

EdmontonEE

11http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

12http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

13http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

14http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

15http://edmontonee.com/

Variety of Sites

EdmontonEE

16http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

17http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

18http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

19http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

20http://edmontonee.com/

Variety of Studios

EdmontonEE

21http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

22http://edmontonee.com/

EE Versus...

EdmontonEE

23http://edmontonee.com/

Every tool sucks / rules it really depends on:how you work, what you want, what you needgreat designers / developers can use anything... but we all prefer certain systems

but ee rules more :)

EdmontonEE

24http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

25http://edmontonee.com/

...custom aka hand-rolled system

EdmontonEE

26http://edmontonee.com/

Pros Cons• customized to exact client and

site needs• great for massive site projects• "ideal"

• time consuming• can be the most expensive

solution• in-depth knowledge of

programming languages, servers, etc. needed

• often lacks proper documentation / resources

• can become burdensome to support

EdmontonEE

27http://edmontonee.com/

...WordPress aka the most popular / known system

EdmontonEE

28http://edmontonee.com/

Pros Cons• free• large user and community base• tons of documentation /

resources / add-ons• years of development mean

optimized/friendly interface• arguably best blogging system

on the market

subjective!

• free• such a thing as "too large"• no guaranteed support / largely

DIY / slightly hostile to n00bs• PITA to customize = cookie

cutter designs / time waster• blogging system != CMS• knowledge of PHP preferred

EdmontonEE

29http://edmontonee.com/

...Drupal aka the giant

EdmontonEE

30http://edmontonee.com/

Pros Cons• free• everything AND the kitchen sink• large user and community base• extremely customizeable

(functionality-wise)

• free• everything AND the kitchen sink• user base = primarily

programmers = harder for n00bs• MUST know PHP• clunky / unfriendly UI• a bajillion updates every 2

seconds• hard to design for

subjective!

EdmontonEE

31http://edmontonee.com/

Why use EE? the point of this meetup

EdmontonEE

32http://edmontonee.com/

Hint:

EdmontonEE

33http://edmontonee.com/

Community <3

EdmontonEE

34http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

35http://edmontonee.com/

FunInclusiveClose-knitCollaborativeResponsive

EdmontonEE

36http://edmontonee.com/

... by actual EllisLabemployees!• All, including president Leslie Camacho,

are active in the forums• Often get responses straight from CTO Derek Jones• Tech support specialists all hired from the community

EdmontonEE

37http://edmontonee.com/

Commercial product = more controlled growth =better signal to noise

EdmontonEE

38http://edmontonee.com/

Real conflict

EdmontonEE

39http://edmontonee.com/

Paid Free• BOO! I like money in my pocket!

but...• Saves time AND money in learning/

development b/c features are often built in already and:

• guaranteed people fixing bugs and adding features

• guaranteed support / friendly to n00bs

• user = customer = livelihood at stake• community is naturally filled with

professionals

• holy moly, it's FREE?!?!? but...• "hidden fees" aka time for

learning, customization, and development to do what you want it to do

• no guarantees of developers availability or support

• treat you poorly, who cares? you're just another schmuck

• community mindset more casual or hobbyist, less professional

EdmontonEE

40http://edmontonee.com/

For DesignersWhy ExpressionEngine is Great for DesignersFront-End Conference http://www.vimeo.com/591974327 min video!

EdmontonEE

41http://edmontonee.com/

Best system to design for,bar none

EdmontonEE

42http://edmontonee.com/

Flexible templateseasy syntax, XML logicdesign first, code afterunlimited custom fieldsno PHP knowledge required

EdmontonEE

43http://edmontonee.com/

teMplate groUp

teMplate teMplate teMplate

EdmontonEE

44http://edmontonee.com/

EdmontonEE

45http://edmontonee.com/

{embed="_includes/.header"} {details}{embed="_includes/.signup"}{sponsors}{credits}{footer}

EdmontonEEHomepageTemplate

EdmontonEE

46http://edmontonee.com/

<div id="speaking-ops"> <h2>I Spoke Here</h2>{exp:weblog:entries weblog="promos" category="58"} <h4>// {entry_date format='%M %d %Y'}</h4> <h3>{if promo-link} <a href="{promo-link}">{promo-title}</a> {if:else}{promo-title}{/if}</h3> <small>{if event-link}<a href="{event-link}">{title}</a> {if:else}{title}{/if}</small>{/exp:weblog:entries}</div>

Snippet from Lealea.net sidebar

EdmontonEE

47http://edmontonee.com/

jasonsantamaria.com

EdmontonEE

48http://edmontonee.com/

gregorywood.co.uk

EdmontonEE

49http://edmontonee.com/

Examples &Demos

EdmontonEE

50http://edmontonee.com/

For DevelopersKnow PHP and MySQL? Web standard advocacyStrong support systemGreat developer network

EdmontonEE

51http://edmontonee.com/

http://expressionengine.com/docs/development/guidelines/index.html

Guidelines & Documentation

EdmontonEE

52http://edmontonee.com/

ExtensionsModulesPlugins

Add-onDevelopment

EdmontonEE

53http://edmontonee.com/

• Extends the base functionality of ExpressionEngine• Allows developers to interpose their own code into EE's codebase.• Restrained by where hooks are placed in the code and what

arguments are sent with the extension call• Typically no DB tables, but there are always exceptions

Examples: jQuery for Control Panel, Edit Remember

Extensions

SOURCE: PAUL BURDICK, ADD-ON DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION @ EECI2009

EdmontonEE

54http://edmontonee.com/

• The Mighty Workhorses of EE • Complete and expansive Control Panels. • Database Tables• Template Tags• Own extensions possible

Examples: Forum module, Mailing list

Modules

SOURCE: PAUL BURDICK, ADD-ON DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION @ EECI2009

EdmontonEE

55http://edmontonee.com/

• No settings, no tables, no CP, no install• Text manipulation either via Template Tags or Custom Fields• Or, functionality "plugged" into your Templates.

Examples: Textile, Image Sizer

Plugins

SOURCE: PAUL BURDICK, ADD-ON DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION @ EECI2009

EdmontonEE

56http://edmontonee.com/

Community <3

EdmontonEE

57http://edmontonee.com/

Friendly collaboration and "co-opetition"

EdmontonEE

58http://edmontonee.com/

Examples &Demos

EdmontonEE

59http://edmontonee.com/

CodeIgniter

EdmontonEE

60http://edmontonee.com/

EE2 + CIBuilt on the fastest PHP framework out there

Inventor of PHP Rasmus Lerdof calls CodeIgniter the best framework "because it is faster, lighter and the least like a framework."

EdmontonEE

61http://edmontonee.com/

EE 2.0

EdmontonEE

62http://edmontonee.com/

NDA ;_;sorry, can't show anything!

EdmontonEE

63http://edmontonee.com/

...but...EllisLab annoucned that ExpressionEngine 2.0 will be released on December 1, 2009

• Non-commercial $149 (used to be $99)• Freelancer: $99 (for own website, not clients)• Commercial $299 (used to be $249)• Upgrade: $50 (from 1.6.3+)

Also: Each 2.0 license purchase includes a download to the current 1.6.x version.

EdmontonEE

64http://edmontonee.com/

• EEInsider.com: EE News/Magazine• Devot-EE.com: Add-on respository and articles• EE-Podcast.com: Self-explanatory• EE Help Chat: http://www.eescreencasts.com/go-chat (every Wed @ 9PM eastern, 7PM mountain - FREE)• EE forums and EE Wiki!

Resources

EdmontonEE

65http://edmontonee.com/

Questions?