WCM provides look-and-feel control through Presentation Templates, but Web pages from WCM are often assembled from a variety of components such as Navigators and Menus, which have limited configuration attributes. Our WCM UI provides a distinctive way to apply a unique look-and-feel at the component level using templates.
All navigator components and menus use just one set of reusable HTML components to produce one consistent output format. That output is then piped through a WCM UI template to create a unique presentation design. The templates are smart and can apply logic, which provides even more control than WCM gives right “out-of-the-box”. For example, if only one news item is found by a menu, we can render an image, title, and teaser. If more than one news item is found, we can render only the title and truncated teasers.
The WCM UI system allows smart rendering—rendering that can change depending on various attributes of the content. It also reduces the total number of components required in WCM which can improve performance and especially helps in maintainability.
Alpha Sorting
This widget presents a list of selected content in alphabetical order and includes a useful navigation bar on top.
It can be used together with the Category List and Tab widgets to provide two distinct alternatives to users.
Calendar
Easily create and keep track of events- just like you expected.
Category List
Displays a hyperlinked list of content items belonging to a site area, sorting them by category.
Use it together with the Alpha Sorting and Tab widgets to provide two distinct alternatives to users.
Image Gallery
Customers want image galleries to add visual interest to their sites, but galleries on WCM are usually graceless affairs. The Image Gallery widget integrates the Galleriffic jQuery plugin to provides a fun, usable and interactive way to present pictures.
Navigation Tree
We use this as the main contextual navigation tool in the sites of several leading companies around the world. It provides the user with a clear signpost that reinforces site branding and allows him to dig down to site areas and content.
Tabs
What you expect, but it also features an optional coda slider-style transition effect for a little extra polish.
Toggle Hide/Display
Great for displaying long lists of items in multiple categories. Show only the headers and invite the user to dig further into the ones he’s interested in.
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