Thursday, August 17, 2006

Flash Content Management System (fCMS)

Here is an interesting thing I found on Dope Awards. Organizing a site with lots of information can be a daunting task. Hence the creation of Content Management Systems. The fCMS is a Flash CMS component (Flash Content Management System) that allows you to update text, images and SWFs directly on a live Flash website without ever leaving your browser window. The website developer or their client has no need for a separate administration panel for managing the content of the website and all of the changes can be applied at runtime.

Key Features
  • Direct updating of content on a live Flash website
  • No client training required. As easy to use as a word processor
  • Editable textfields with built-in text editor (allows for multi-page textfields)
  • Updatable images and SWFs - includes auto size, auto fit, positioning and captions
  • Customizable font list, font size list and color palette
  • Hidden login - type blindly a predefined word to access the CMS
  • Allows for multiple users with different file upload permissions
  • All data stored in an XML file - suitable for small to medium website content (no database required)
  • No end user coding or HTML knowledge required
  • Easy to use and customize
  • Secure - username and password are securely stored on the server side only
  • Light weight - adds only up to 20kb to your Flash movies