New features in Content Template Catalog 4.0
New features for CTC 4 take advantage of enhancements in IBM WebSphere Portal version 8.0.0.1 and also integrate with Site Builder.
Content Template Catalog includes these new features.
- Updated CTC Demo
- The CTC demonstration site highlights many of the new features.
- List Presentation component
- This component combines the definitions for header, footer, and result design in one component that can be reused in lists, slideshows, and carousels. The CTC Design library includes List Presentation components for the most frequently used definitions.
- Inline editing
- The ability to edit text directly on a page is built into many Content Template Catalog components. Inline editing allows authors to change content directly on a page without needing to return to the authoring portlet. Inline editing has built-in workflow functions for review and approval cycles.
- Page templates
- This release includes templates for Search pages and Blank pages.
- Slideshow enhancements
- Slideshow features include swipe-based slideshows for mobile devices and new slideshow formats assigned through the List Presentation component.
- Video component
- We can use the video component to add videos to any page.
- Content Template Catalog theme extensions
- Content Template Catalog contributes modules to the Portal 8.0.0.1 theme that allow CTC portlets to be used on any portal page. Content Template Catalog includes the Content Profile for the theme.
- Device-responsive design
- We can add design instructions to force websites to adjust their designs to display well for all devices, including tablets and mobile devices. For example, the Slideshow and Carousel components use swipe-based navigation when they are viewed through mobile devices and Index pages use the phone's native date picker.
- Design Translations plug-in
- The Content Template Catalog Design Translations plug-in frees you from having to localize any of the strings in the CTC Design library used throughout the Content Template Catalog templates. This plug-in can also be reused to bring in translations to the custom designs.
- Site Builder
- This application lets we create starter web sites quickly. When we install it with CTC, we have many more design elements to choose from.