Mobile Usability: Using Joomla as the core to Mobile CMS systems - by Dan Pietroske, AAG
Mobile Apps meet Web Apps Businesses have finally embraced the power
of the web Now they are just starting to see the power of Mobile Why not leverage the lessons learned on web for mobile? Why not integrate them so admins do not have twice the content to keep track of
The Power of Joomla – going mobile These same issues were present for web 5-
10 years ago Joomla CMS provided great solutions Content Management Extensible functionality – open source
Connectivity to existing Joomla Sites Goals: No mods to Joomla core Use Joomla at base, all other content is imported into Joomla (RSS feeds) Mapping functions to identify content for app Import functions to bring in new content
Interface All content uses Articles and
Categories ONLY Article and Category ordering is honored on app App update protocol based on edit dates Used Cat. images from Joomla Delete, Published and Trash supported
Expandable Import content from RSS feeds Import content from other sites Component data webservice Extensions already
implemented
AcePolls MobiForms
Demo
Future Plans Define Gadgets on mobile app (add to my
schedule, user favorites, etc) Control Gadgets from CMS Video library control
Questions to address How can your users use Joomla for mobile
apps? What do your users need in mobile apps? What features are missing? Are there other products like this?
Next Steps…
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