Fundamentals is a course for users who want to master the essentials of CommonSpot.This in depth training provides technical users whether marketers, administrators, trainers, developers with a comprehensive overview of CommonSpot's powerful content management features. The class is appropriate for anyone tasked with delivering, developing, improving or managing your organization’s web presence. Attendees will gain a complete understanding of how to use CommonSpot as well as learn best practices, expert tips, and techniques that will save valuable time.
You'll learn how to...
- Organize a site for conversion to CommonSpot
- Create custom templates for a site
- Construct a flexible template hierarchy
- Lock down templates for use by page authors
- Reuse content within pages of a site
- Construct custom page metadata to categorize content
- Drive dynamic page links with custom metadata
- Create and use custom elements
- Create RSS feeds
- Leverage user and group permissions for users and site visitors
- And more!
Agenda
The following topics are covered in-depth during five days of CommonSpot Fundamentals training.
- Introduction to CommonSpot
- Architectural Overview: CMS 101
- Main CommonSpot View and Menu
- My CommonSpot
- Administrator Modules
- Working with Content
- Page Creation, Architecture and Properties
- Incorporating External Content (documents and links)
- Collaboration and Workflow basics
- Element Fundamentals
- What are CommonSpot Elements?
- Using Elements
- Template Fundamentals
- What are CommonSpot templates?
- Best Practices for building and Restricting Templates
- Custom Properties/Metadata
- What are Custom Metadata Forms? Why are they useful?
- Creating and using Metadata Forms
- Content Reuse using CommonSpot
- Using the Page Index element
- Filtering and layout options
- Creating RSS feeds
- User/Group Management & Security
- User/Group Management
- Security Overview: CommonSpot Security Levels
- Custom Elements: User Defined Content Objects
- Custom Element Overview & Examples
- Creating and using Custom Elements (design, layout, authoring, reuse, feeds)
- Forms and Datasheets
- Creating and using Forms
- Creating and using Datasheets
- Building a Simple Application
- Use a Global Custom Element to build a simple application
- Dynamic display of content on pages
- Build a back-end dashboard for adding and editing content
- Control access to specific fields
- Create a custom workflow
- Marketing Tools
- Vanity URL's
- Personalization
- Multimedia Overview
- CommonSpot Administrator
- Site and Subsite Administration
- PaperThin.com Documentation/Support
- CommonSpot Community
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this class.
Delivery Options & Costs
Format | Cost | Duration | Description |
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Live Online | $1,950 per seat | 15 hours(5 three hour sessions) | Class taken online with live instructor. Offered once per quarter on scheduled basis. Up to 8 individuals per class. |
On-site | $2,000 per day + expenses | 3 Days | We come to your location and deliver the training. Up to 10 individuals per class. |
Public | $1,950 per seat | 3 Days | You travel to a public PaperThin location. Offered twice annually on scheduled basis. Up to 10 individuals per class. |
Recorded | $600 per seat | 60 days | Access to recorded training is provided for 60 days, plus 2 hours of Q&A with live instructor. |
Upcoming Dates
No classes currently scheduled. Please contact your account representative for more information.