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How To Future Proof Your Website
1. How to future proof your website
Issues:
resources invested into website
procurement process for CMS
building CSS templates
getting new CSS to work within CMS
migration of content into CMS
learning how to use CMS
work to customise CMS to do what really wanted
limited number of suppliers who can customise CMS
CMS supplier go out of business/taken over
CMS supplier ceasing support
2. How to future proof your website
Principles:
build in flexibility
keep CSS portable and reusable
keep content portable and reusable
keep text portable and reusable
avoid getting tied to one CSS vendor
assume that a CMS has a three year life span
3. How to future proof your website
Solutions:
have a ‘flexibility framework’
consider choosing an open-source CMS
draw up a list of all elements of a site: CSS, CMS code,
content, text etc
work out lifespan of each element
work out value of each element and depreciation etc
work out how to keep reusing these elements for ever