How everyone feels when I talk about the technical details…

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CAISSIE Framework

  • WordPress – Thompson Rivers University multisite installation
    • Open source
    • Extensible with plugins
    • Built-in content organization (pages, posts, categories, tags, etc.)
    • Longterm sustainability
  • Plugins
    • Toolset – front-end content submission, custom fields, custom posts, map
    • Smush – automatic image optimization
    • Enhanced Media Library – additional media organization options
    • Relevanssi – Including custom fields and categories in the WordPress search

CAISSIE Goals

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  • Highly visual, image-focused
  • Efficient image organization and management (Media library, categories, tags)
  • Simple interface for front-end users (navigation, viewing and submitting images, image search)
  • Easy to use back-end administration for image curation

CAISSIE Challenges

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  • Collecting and managing user-generated (student) content that may or may not be copyrighted
  • WordPress plugin and theme conflicts
  • Organizing and displaying content for both the front and back-end (custom WordPress functions, CSS, JavaScript)