An Introduction to eZ Publish Concepts
Tuesday 22 May 2007 1:00:00 am
This article is the first in a series that will provide a sample of the material contained in the book eZ Publish Content Management Basics. It described the key concepts of eZ Publish, including the significance of the separation of content and design, the template system and an overview of the content model.
The following is a list of key terms and definitions introduced in this article:
- Content Management System (CMS): Used for collecting, managing and publishing content.
- Content: Information (actual data) organized and stored in a structure.
- Design: Visual presentation, layout and data markup.
- Siteaccess: Tells the system how to recognize the site interface that is being accessed.
- Template: A custom HTML file that determines layout and design for a specific type of content.
- Content object / class: A content type is called a content class, while a specific piece of content is called a content object. A content class can be thought of as a structural blueprint for a particular type of content. The properties of a class are referred to as "attributes".
- Content node: In eZ Publish, content objects are wrapped (or encapsulated) and structured using content nodes. Nodes allow objects to be placed in the node tree.
- (Content) node tree: Nodes are organized in a node tree divided into three major branches: the Content, Media and Users branches. The node tree is also known as the "content hierarchy".