How to Specify a CMS

A CMS is specified after wireframes and artwork have been produced and checked.

There are two types of specification you need:

• Definitions of document types (or Post Types in WordPress) and
• Definitions of the site map or content structure that the website editor will populate.

Here is a sample CMS specification.

Some key issues in document types:

• Identify content hierarchies
• Identify fields
  • Always identify images sizes in their names
  • Split images into different relevant folders
• Specify what is mandatory
• Show 1 to many content relationships
• Divide content types into tabs where relevant