EPiServer 8: First Release Since Ektron Merger

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EPiServer 8: First Release Since Ektron Merger


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In February 2015, EPiServer released the latest CMS update, version 8. This was the first release since EPiServer's merger with Ektron.

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In these slides, I will discuss how to use Projects, one of the new features introduced

in the version 8 CMS update.




New Feature: Projects

Content Editors and Authors typically prefer to publish sets of changes together. For example, a content page may have several components like page content, images, blocks, etc. An update process for one page maybe related to or dependent on other pages or blocks.

EPiServer created a new feature "Projects" in order to facilitate and control the process of publishing several components together to save time and avoid confusion during the publishing process.




How To: Using Projects

1. Click the Settings icon

2. Click the Projects Gadget




3. Choose the items you want to manage in your project

• Create name of project

• Drag and drop pages, blocks, etc.

to the body of the project




Note: You can sort the project items, rename or delete easily. Also, you can add or remove other components as needed without restrictions and once you have all the projects' components ready, you can publish all of the projects with one click.




Utilizing Projects

I have created an example to illustrate how EPiServer's Projects feature can be utilized.

User: A large hotel that owns several properties worldwide.

Challenges: Managing content and its translations into several languages is a bit tricky, time consuming and also very difficult for a central department to handle.




The hotel's properties are (A), (B) and (C). Currently all the content authoring and related translations are managed by the Content Department. Each of the three hotel properties

have multiple departments: Rooms, Restaurants, Entertainment, and Family Activities.




Some of the features Projects will allow the hotel to do, per project, include:

• Create new projects

• Add departments

• Assign managers

• Create necessary workflows to manage translation and authoring scenarios




Once project items are ready, the hotel can publish individual projects without affecting other projects. Furthermore, for managing maintenance and translated content in a global

environment, having an organized structure where you can oversee all of your projects allows you to preserve the

consistency of the content.




GPI Connector: Upgraded for Version 8

EPiServer has introduced some technical changes related to the "Language Selectors." As a result, Globalization Partners International (GPI), a certified EPiServer Solution Partner, has upgraded their EPiServerTranslation Service Connector to work with the newest features of version 8.

The upgrade was done in order to adhere to the latest technical changes and to provide the same enterprise solution for users of EPiServer-based websites to launch and manage multi-language websites, while streamlining content exports and reimports for web content translation workflows with a single click.


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Further GPI Resources on EPiServer Website Translation and Development

GPI has previously localized and published several EPiServer web applications and presented detailed presentations and case studies about CMS and scalable website

development. You may find the following references about website localization, globalization, development and EPiServer Localization useful:

Deploying a Multilingual Website with EPiServer (Part 1)Deploying a Multilingual Website with EPiServer (Part 2)

EPiServer Website TranslationWebsite Translation and Localization ServicesEPiServer CMS Website Translation Connector

Please feel free to contact GPI at [email protected] with any questions about our language and technology services. Also let us know if you

have any interesting blog topics you would like us to cover in our future blogs. You may request a complimentary Translation Quote for your projects as well.


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