Site Management Strategies

As you're working through your content strategy for your site it's important to think about how you will maintain each page. There are several tools you can use to reduce the burden of keeping your site up-to-date.

Let Dynamic Content Do the Work

The dynamic content tools discussed above can save you a lot of time by giving you an easy workflow for adding content to pages. Think of these tools as structured bits of content that can be scheduled to display on your site. On each page think about how dynamic content could be used to keep the content fresh.

Remove the Bottleneck through Delegation

It sounds scary but allowing your ministry leaders to edit their content on the website can be safe. The secret is in the configuration. Below are some tips to make this a success.

  • Give the ministry leaders access to small pieces of content, not the whole page.
  • Use the HTML editor's pre/post text to ensure that the wrapping markup cannot be changed. Say for instance you give the ministry access to edit a Bootstrap alert box on the page. Be sure that the markup for the alert is in the pre/post text so the user cannot remove or edit it.
  • Enable the HTML editor's approval system. This will allow you to review the changes before they are published to the site.
  • Use security wisely. Don't give a single user access to edit a specific content block. Instead, consider creating reusable security roles (e.g., Website Editors – Childrens). This will allow you to add similar user permissions in the future.