CommonSpot 10 Basics
Learning CommonSpot is easy. We have split the CommonSpot Fundamentals class into 57 recorded lectures and exercises that will walk you through the basic principals of CommonSpot. You can watch a video as many times as you like and learn at your own pace.
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Training Class Sessions
- CommonSpot 10 Basics (00:15:53)
- CommonSpot User Interface - Logging in (00:06:34)
- CommonSpot User Interface - My CommonSpot (00:10:44)
- CommonSpot User Interface - Dashboard (00:16:25)
- CommonSpot User Interface - Finding Content (00:16:59)
- Exercise - CommonSpot User Interface (00:03:28)
- Exercise - CommonSpot User Interface - Finding Content (00:07:23)
- Pages in CommonSpot - The Page (00:10:01)
- Pages in CommonSpot - Page Creation (00:17:24)
- Working with elements on a page - Part 1 (00:19:13)
- Working with elements on a page - Part 2 (00:10:04)
- Exercise - Working with elements on a page (00:06:25)
- Content Publishing, Collaboration & Approval (00:21:45)
- Exercise - Content Publishing, Collaboration & Approval (00:13:58)
- CommonSpot Templates - Overview (00:12:56)
- CommonSpot Templates - Creating (00:18:19)
- CommonSpot Templates - Converting (00:07:20)
- CommonSpot Templates - Restricting (00:22:50)
- Exercise - Restricting CommonSpot Templates (00:06:33)
- Responsive Design/Grid Row Layouts - Overview (00:09:41)
- Responsive Design/Grid Row Layouts - Configuring (00:17:10)
- Introduction to Standard & Custom Metadata (00:22:18)
- Exercise - Custom Metadata (00:08:22)
- Images, Documents & External URLs - Part 1 (00:12:43)
- Images, Documents & External URLs - Part 2 (00:22:41)
- Images, Documents & External URLs - Documents (00:17:21)
- Images, Documents & External URLs - External URL, Page Set (00:10:08)
- Exercise - Working with Images, Documents & External URLs (00:08:30)
- Custom Elements (Local & Global) - Overview (00:13:59)
- Custom Elements (Local & Global) - Demo (00:22:04)
- Exercise - Custom Elements (Local & Global) Creating (00:04:14)
- Custom Elements (Local & Global) - Data (00:20:32)
- Content Reuse (00:18:24)
- Content Reuse - Building Dynamic Page Lists (00:10:24)
- Simple Forms & Datasheets - Simple Forms (00:21:21)
- Exercise - Simple Forms & Datasheets (00:12:29)
- Simple Forms & Datasheets - Datasheets (00:27:55)
- Navigation - Overview (00:14:00)
- Navigation - Creating Trees (00:14:44)
- Navigation - Using Trees (00:14:00)
- Exercise - Navigation Builder (00:10:43)
- Vanity URLs (00:07:01)
- Exercise - Vanity URLs (00:02:29)
- Multimedia (00:08:13)
- Multimedia - YouTube (00:18:24)
- Search Form, Results, Collections, Elements (00:18:12)
- Search Analytics (00:11:14)
- Personalization - Why and How (00:07:58)
- Personalization - Schedule Element, Container (00:12:56)
- Personalization - Rules and Groups, Setting Up (00:08:13)
- Social Media Manager - Channels, Creating Posts (00:14:29)
- Social Media Manager - Dashboard (00:09:40)
- Creating Users & Groups / Permissions (00:14:04)
- Exercise - Creating Users & Groups / Permissions (00:05:57)
- Syndication with RSS (00:15:40)
- Exercise - Syndication with RSS (00:07:48)
- Administration Overview (00:13:49)
Instructor Info
I've been programming in ColdFusion since version 1.5 was released in 1996. Back in 2000 I became one of PaperThin's first customers, utilizing CommonSpot for an online magazine and community site. I then joined PaperThin in 2008, becoming part of PaperThin's professional services team to help customers build world class sites with CommonSpot. I've helped dozens of customers, and look forward to helping you.
Training Materials
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Training Agenda
|
Duration (min) |
Activity |
Description |
|
15 |
Introductions |
|
|
15 |
Lecture |
CommonSpot Basics |
|
45 |
Lecture |
CommonSpot User Interface (using CommonSpot) |
|
8 |
Exercise |
Getting acquainted with CommonSpot |
|
7 |
Exercise |
Finding content within CommonSpot |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
10 |
Lecture |
Pages in CommonSpot (The makeup of a page) |
|
10 |
Lecture |
Pages in CommonSpot (Page Creation) |
|
15 |
Exercise |
Page Creation |
|
10 |
Lecture |
Working with elements on a page |
|
15 |
Exercise |
Working with elements |
|
Duration (min) |
Activity |
Description |
|
15 |
Lecture/Q&A |
Review of Day 1 |
|
15 |
Lecture |
Content Publishing, Collaboration & Approval |
|
15 |
Exercise |
Content Collaboration |
|
15 |
Lecture |
CommonSpot Templates (overview) |
|
15 |
Exercise |
Converting Pages to Templates |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
20 |
Lecture |
CommonSpot Templates (Restrictions) |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Restricting and Securing Templates |
|
20 |
Lecture |
Responsive Design/Grid Row Layouts |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
20 |
Lecture |
Introduction to Standard & Custom Metadata |
|
20 |
Exercise |
Custom Metadata Properties |
|
Duration (min) |
Activity |
Description |
|
10 |
Lecture/Q&A |
Review of Day 2 |
|
15 |
Lecture |
Working with Images, Documents & External URLs (Images) |
|
10 |
Lecture |
Working with Images, Documents & External URLs (Document Management) |
|
5 |
Lecture |
Working with Images, Documents & External URLs (Registered URLs) |
|
5 |
Lecture |
Working with Images, Documents & External URLs (Page Sets) |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Working with Images, uploaded documents & External URLs |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
15 |
Lecture |
Custom Elements (Local & Global) |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Creating an element |
|
20 |
Exercise |
Working with Custom Element Data |
|
10 |
Lecture |
Content Reuse |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Building Dynamic Page lists |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
10 |
Lecture |
Simple Forms & Datasheets (demo building a simple form) |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Simple Form |
|
10 |
Lecture |
Simple Forms & Datasheets (demo building a datasheet) |
|
Duration (min) |
Activity |
Description |
|
10 |
Lecture/Q&A |
Review of Day 3 |
|
25 |
Lecture |
Navigation |
|
10 |
Exercise |
Navigation Builder |
|
5 |
Lecture |
Vanity URLs |
|
5 |
Exercise |
Vanity URLs |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
30 |
Lecture |
Multimedia |
|
30 |
Lecture |
Search |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
30 |
Lecture |
Personalization |
|
Duration (min) |
Activity |
Description |
|
10 |
Lecture/Q&A |
Review of Day 4 |
|
30 |
Lecture |
Social Media Manager |
|
20 |
Lecture |
Creating Users & Groups / Permissions |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
15 |
Exercises |
Enabling Users |
|
20 |
Lecture |
Syndication with RSS |
|
15 |
Exercises |
Syndicating Custom Element Content |
|
10 |
Break |
|
|
30 |
Lecture/Q&A |
Administration Overview: Site Admin, Subsite Admin |
|
Questions and Answers |