TUG Conference: The Titan Users Group (TUG) met in May to view the newly released Titan CMS v4.5. Users also weighed in on future features and got a healthy dose of advanced training on Titan CMS.

Keynote Session

John Piechowski reviews key new features in release of Titan CMS v4.5

Overview and TitanLite Workstation Interface
Titan CMS 4.5 features and our new user interface which supports occassional and beginner users. View Video

Filter Block - Sort by View
The Filter Block has been enhanced to allow the author to sort results by the number of views on the site. This feature enables the author to show the most popular items at the top of the results. The author can also optionally show the view count on the site. View Video

System Tray Icon Notification For Editor
Installed at each client, the system tray notifies the user of Titan action items at desired intervals and opens the Titan workstation from system tray application. View Video

Mobile Web Site Support
Titan v4.5 includes a new page processor, which produces very thin websites for the mobile environment. View Video

Enhanced Results Grid and Edit Flow
The results tab has been enhanced, providing users with AJAX searching (including children) and views based on the content type being navigated. "Jump" and "Edit" links were added to the item list, making it easier and more obvious to take action within the results tab.  Finally, the results tab is now the default tab opened when selections are made in the left navigation as well as after save/publish events. View Video

Photo Block
This new block will produce a Photo Gallery on Titan pages and supports display of multiple directories (folders) as well as thumbnail generation.  View Video

Future Titan CMS Features
A quick tour of the many enhancements planned for Titan CMS. View Video

Technical Track

The conference also had break-outs in marketing, advanced user and technical tracks. The following sessions are for technical users who want to go beyond the Titan CMS workstation.   

Templates And How To Edit Them  Part 1 - Orientation
Orientation for the design and modification of page templates including general Titan CMS principles as well as CSS editing. View Video

Templates And How To Edit them Part 2 - Changing Page Lay-outs
Overview of what you need to know to modify a page lay-out. View Video

Templates And How To Edit Them Part 3 - Creating New Page Lay-outs
Overview of how to create a new page lay-out. View Video

Templates And How To Edit Them  Part 4 - Adding Zone Content
Overview of how to organize and stucture pages with the use of zone content. View Video

Templates And How To Edit Them  Part 5 - Tweaking CSS
Overview of of CSS tweaks to support your new templates. View Video

Advanced User Track - Filterblocks

Make the most of the Filterblock in Titan CMS.

Filterblock  Part 1 - Orientation
The Titan CMS Filterbock is a powerful tool for managing web pages  View Video

Filterbock Part 3 - Multiple Classification
How the Filterblock can help you target a specific audience View Video

Filterbock Part 4 - Search Results
Manage search results based on specific keywords View Video