2.5.2. CMS Richie Administrator#

2.5.2.1. What is Richie?#

Richie is a content management system (CMS) designed for online education and e-learning purposes. Richie CMS is built using the Django web framework, which is a popular Python web framework.

Richie CMS is known for its features that make it suitable for educational websites and platforms. Some of its key features include:

Course Management: Richie provides tools for creating, organizing, and managing courses, including course cataloging, scheduling, and enrollment management.

User Management: Richie CMS includes user management features, making it possible to create and manage user profiles, roles, and permissions, crucial for handling students, teachers, and administrators.

Multilingual Support: It includes multilingual support to cater to a diverse audience.

Customization: Richie can be customized and extended to suit the specific needs of educational institutions or online learning platforms.

Integration: It offers integration capabilities with other educational tools and systems, such as Learning Management Systems (LMS).

2.5.2.2. The Role of the Richie CMS Administrator#

The CMS RICHIE Administrator plays a pivotal role in maintaining the functionality, security, and usability of the CMS. They collaborate with content creators, web developers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the CMS serves its intended purpose effectively. Here are some common tasks and roles associated with this role :

  1. User Management:

  • Create and manage user accounts with appropriate permissions

  • Create and maintain the different user groups or roles.

  • Provide training and support to users, including content editors and publishers.

  1. Content Management:

  • Oversee content creation, editing, and publishing.

  • Monitor the quality and consistency of content.

  • Ensure that content follows branding and style guidelines.

  • Implement content workflow and approval processes if necessary.

Note

Most of the content must be created manually and some other can be synchronized from the Open edX platform.

  1. Troubleshooting and Support:

  • Identify and resolve issues and abnormal circumstances in the CMS.

  • Provide technical support to users and address their queries and concerns.

  1. Content Archiving and Cleanup:

  • Manage the archiving and deletion of outdated or unnecessary content.

  • Ensure that content remains organized and accessible.

2.5.2.3. Accessing the Administrator Console in Richie CMS#

To login, go to https://<CMSDOMAIN>/admin with your user credentials:

Richie CMS login fields.

2.5.2.4. Managing the Site Sections and Objects with Richie CMS#

As the administrator of the CMS, you can create, modify, or remove different sections of the website and most of the objects that populate the application. This section describes each of those components and the way to manage them.

2.5.2.4.1. Home Page#

  1. The Home page is created by default. Go to the edit bottom to start adding the page content.

Edit button for home page.

  1. Here you can add content to the page like the large banner, a brief description, and the logo. Also, you can add sections with more content or additional banners.

Banner fields for home page.

  1. To create a new banner or a new section, go to EXPAND ALL and from there you can find the two options.

Banner options for home page.

  1. In Add plugin to Section, the system allows plenty of options like create a simple text, assign a category, person, courses, links and more.

A list of options to add a plugin to section.

2.5.2.4.2. Organization#

  1. Go to the Create button to create a new organization page.

Create button for organization.

  1. Select the blue box New Organization, and then clink on Next.

Add new organization field.

  1. Create the organization title. The page slug will appear automatically, then go to the button Create.

Enter the organization page title.

  1. Once the page is created, go to the menu tab to start populating your page.

Banner options for home page.

  1. Here you can add a banner, logo, select a category, a brief description called “excerpt” and then a longer description in plain text.

Add information about different page settings.

  1. A finish organization page looks like this:

Example screenshot of the category page.

2.5.2.4.3. Categories#

  1. Go to the Create button to create a new category page.

Create button for organization.

  1. Select the blue box New category page, and then clink on Next.

Add new category field.

  1. Create the category title. The page slug will appear automatically, then go to the button Create.

Enter the category page title.

  1. Here you can add a banner, logo, and a description.

Add information about different category settings.

  1. A finish category page looks like this:

Example screenshot of the category page.

2.5.2.4.4. Courses#

  1. To create a new course page, you must create an organization first, and then, from the organization page you will be able to create the course.

Create button located on the organization page.

  1. Select the blue box New course page and then click on Next.

Screenshot of new course page button.

  1. Here you can populate your course with the option marked with the red arrow: catch phrase, teaser, icon, add a category, a cover image and more information related to the course.

Add course information in fields.

Important

To configure the date and time for the course you must double click on course runs to add the information.

Add course run dates.

The information you add on course runs will appear here:

Display view of course run dates.

  1. A finished course looks like this:

Display view of course run dates.

2.5.2.4.5. Programs#

  1. Go to the Create button to create a new program page.

Create button for programs.

  1. Select the blue box New program and then click on Next.

New program button.

  1. Create the program title. The page slug will appear automatically, then go to the button Create.

New program page title field.

  1. Here you can populate your program page with the option marked with the red arrow: cover, excerpt, body, and courses related to the program.

Fields to enter additional information about program.

  1. A finished course looks like this:

Example of a new program page.

2.5.2.4.6. People#

  1. Go to the Create button to create a new person page.

Create button.

  1. Select the blue box New person page and then click on Next.

Button to create new person page.

  1. Create the person’s full name. The page slug will appear automatically, then go to the button Create.

Button to create new person page.

  1. Here you can populate your person page with the option marked with the red arrow: categories, bio of the person, portrait, mail content and link the person with a category of knowledge previously created.

Section to add new person information.

  1. A finished person page looks like this: the person photo, bio, organization he/she/they belongs to, courses she/he/they is part of, and a blog written by the person.

Example of a new person informational page.

2.5.2.4.7. News#

  1. Go to the Create button to create a New blog post page.

Create button.

  1. Select the blue box New blog post and then click on Next.

Create new blog post button.

  1. Create the page title. The page slug will appear automatically, then go to the button Create.

Create new blog post page title field.

  1. Here you can populate your blog post page with the option marked with the red arrow: categories, author, cover picture, excerpt, body, and headline.

Enter news related information into fields.

  1. A finished blog post page looks like this:

Example news page posting.

2.5.2.5. Additional Information#

If you want to learn more about Django administration console, please refer to the documentation Django administration console.

If you want to learn more about Django User Guide, please refer to the documentation Django User Guide.