Why I liked Mezzanine CMS

Why I liked Mezzanine CMS

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  Mezzanine CMS
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  Dependencies • Python 2.5- Python 2.7 • Django 1.3x
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  Optional • Python ImageLibrary (PIL) • South • Grappelli-safe • FileBrowser-safe • django-mailer • django-compressor
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  Mezzanine Features • Hierarchicalpage navigation • Scheduled publishing • WYSIWYG Editor • Twitter Bootstrap • SEO friendly URL, Metadata
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  More Features • ConfigurableAdmin Widgets • Shopping Cart (Cartidge) • Tagging • Disqus, Google Analytics, bit.ly integration • User Account with email verification • ... (more here, http://mezzanine.jupo.org/)
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  Why I likeMezzanine
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  1) Most dependencies built-in • Blog • Gallery • Twitter Feed • Rating, Tagging, Threaded Comments • Twitter Bootstrap • Mobile Theme
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  2) Models Mixin •class Slugged(models.Model): • class MetaData(models.Model): • class Displayable(Slugged, MetaData): • class RichText(models.Model): • class Ownable(models.Model):
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  Example Mixin • classBlogPost(Displayable, Ownable, RichText): • class BlogCategory(Slugged):
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  3) Content Architecture • Page Model • parent • in_navigation • in_footer • titles • content_model • login_required
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  Example • from mezzanine.pages.modelsimport Page • class Gallery(Page, RichText): • class GalleryImage(Orderable): • gallery = Gallery() • file = FileField() • description = CharField()
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  4) Build ingeneric types • class ThreadedComment(Comment): • class Rating(models.Model):
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  4) Mobile theme •mezzanine.core.middleware.DeviceAwareU pdateCacheMiddleware • mezzanine.core.middleware.TemplateForDe viceMiddleware • mezzanine.core.middleware.TemplateForH ostMiddleware
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  Why I likedmezzanine (summary) • Most dependencies built-in • Models Mixin • Content Architecture • Built-in generic types • Twitter Bootstrap/Mobile Theme • ofcourse.... because it’s python • and because it’s django
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  Try it .... •>> mezzanine-project test_project