After several sites created with CMSMS, here are things I need to improve this tool :
Pages edition :
- Only the minimum options, no need for 'image, thumb, extra1, 2, 3, ...', because you when you don't need them, it's hard to explain users that there are options, but no, it's not for you...
. These options should be customisable by the main admin : when you setup the default page, you could have a 'custom fields' section where you add/edit/remove/order custom fields (like in the News module), with field name + field type.
But to be more accurate, here is how i see that :
Fields types :
- - input text : same as existing.
- - checkbox : nothing to say.
- - upload file : setup file extensions allowed + max upload size, to attach a file to a page.
- - upload image : the most important option for me. You setup here the file type (jpg, gif, png...), the max upload weight AND post upload operations : I want to be able to setup automatic image resize (width or height), automatic image resize+crop (width and height) and it would be cool to setup 'multiple image creation', where you define differents images resolutions, to create 'special' thumbails (because using the default thumbail is not a good idea for me)
- When you define your page layout, when you write your {content} tags, it would great to have a 'div' or 'class' option that allows TinyMCE to use this id or class to use specific CSS.
- A limit for page imbrication : sometimes, stupid users believes it's interesting to make pages in pages in pages ... so you have a site structure that doesn't meet your navigation system. Setting up a 'max page level' could be interesting.
Images and files manager
- I just hate the way it works. I think it would great if we only have 1 tool to manage images and files : a sort of universal 'File manager' that would allow you upload files AND edit images. Just and ergonomic change of the tools actually existing : the image manager is killed, and the file manager now have the option to edit a file if it's an image (popup image editor).
- Please, please, please, add an 'automatic file rename after upload', because at this time, users can upload files with incorrect names, like 'éèç...', so these file have trouble with integration.
- Option to setup 'maximum disk space allowed' : a simple option for main admin to say 'the max size of uploads directory is XX Mo', so a little jauge indicates the free space remaining (in the files manager), and forbids upload if the limit is reached. It would force users to clean unused files or very big images.
Image editor
- a dropdown list that allow users to choose a predefined image size to resize the image. These sizes are defined by the main admin, to allow users to easily adapt images to diffrents pages layouts.
- the possibility to overwrite the edited image by it's result after edition. It seems that at this time, when you edit an image, you have to save the result in a different file...it's very hard to explain to users
- fix the bug that makes the temporary edited images to stay on the server if the edition is canceled by closing the editor popup (editorXXXXX files). These images are not visibible in the image manager, but you can see them in TinyMCE image selector.
Ok, I stop because I have to go
. I will complete this post later. Just let me know if these suggestions are stupid because I see that from my personnal usage of CMSMS.
