XML to CMS: XML Editor and Content Manager

XML to CMS is a powerful flex web application (XML Editor and Content Manager) that allow to turn any valid xml files into an easy to use and instant Contents Management Solution. While you can use it to edit existing xml file, you can also use it to create your own xml to built your personal cms.

Current Release: 1.4 (see changes below)

NEW ! Screencast! Still growing, but here it is.

Features we are proud

• XML Editor and File Manager in one shot
• Handle Multiple Documents
• Multiple Users MD5 Encryption
• Image, Video and Mp3 file Preview
• Can assign Preview to any Node
• Powerful Custom Node Names Functions
• Seamless Installation
• Easy Localization System for Regular User UI
• No Database required

Other Features

• Works with any valid XML files
• Any file type management
• Intelligent assets to XML value preserved
• Instant Content Management for any XML driven website!
• Intuitive and easy to use interface
• Add and Edit Unlimited XML Files
• Create new XML files from scratch
• Upload XML from local drive
• Use existing XML file in your server
• MD5 password security
• Visual node editing
• Drag and drop XML nodes
• Visual attribute editing
• Text file editor built-in
• XML Preview
• XML Backup before each saving
• CDATA tags are automatically recognized and maintained
• UTF8 and BOM encoding preserved

Live Demo

Use admin as username and password to log-in as Administrator.

Use user as username and password to log-in as Regular User.

http://demo.xml2cms.com/application/

HotFix in 1.4 (Nov, 5 2010)

Same version number, only an hot bug fix

Changes in 1.4 (Sep, 9 2010)

• hotfix for a bug for regular users.
• added download xml in edit project.

Changes in 1.3 (Jul, 11 2010)

• Added shortcuts for adding previews, now it’s dead easy
• Alert messages are more userfriendly
• User can change background color in RTE and node content preview as well
• User can change font size in node content editor
• Attributes module better usability
• RTE can accept custom font (need recompilation)
• Fixed mousewheel bug in Firefox on Mac.
• Now Preview Module won’t be shown if attribute doesn’t exist.
• Fixed Video Preview Module which sometimes did’t work.
• Implemented the ‘edit project’ function menu
• ‘close all’ nodes function implemented
• Minor bugs fix.

Changes in 1.2 (Jun, 30 2010)

• Now it is real multiple users, you can create as many users you want.
• Big rewrite of the Preview mechanism.
• Now there is a new Preview Module called ‘Guess’ which can detect which type of file is, showing the correct preview module.
• Simpler Preview Module setting, which doesn’t need anymore the ‘Upload Root Path’.
• Added the optionally Rich Text Editor module.
• Added the option to map the node name with an its arbitrary attribute.

Changes in 1.1 (Jun, 10 2010)

• Easy localization system for Regular User UI
• A further powerful function for custom node names
• Small bugs fix
• IIS server issue solved

Overview

With the help of powerful functionality, you can personalize any existing xml file, to give to your clients a perfect solution to keep up-to-date xml based web-projects, banners, galleries or other flash components.

For example, you can define which nodes or attributes must show a media-preview, or change labels without break functionality or even manage any type of files, included text or html files which can be edited as you can do with a regular text editor.

The application comes with two-level of user (MD5 encryption) that keeps even more simpler the user interface for final users.

Beyond that, the installation process is completely seamless and any server error will be notify to the user in a human readable way. Furthermore a backup copy of each xml file is generated after each saving, so you can revert to the last version if something went wrong.

The package includes the application to be installed, the full flex and php source code and the User Guide.

Specifications

XML to CMS is built with Adobe Flex SDK 3 .5. It needs Flash Player 9 or newer installed.

The server side is written in PHP . The minimum PHP version is 4.2 or newer.

No database is required, but you need to change the file/folder permissions in some files (for example the xml files you are going to edit or folders used to upload assets), through a regular FTP application.

You can brand XML to CMS by replacing the logo.png inside the ‘application’ folder. You should keep the height to 300px to preserve the layout of the application.

XML to CMS is intended to be a powerful and flexible tool. The full source code is included, but keep in mind that it is a very complex application, editing the source code is for senior developers only.

Installation

To install XML to CMS follow these simple steps:

1. Unzip the main.zip file.
2. Copy the folder ‘application’ into your server, where you want.
3. Rename it, if you want.
4. Make sure to give read/write permission to the folder ‘data’, inside ‘application’ folder.
5. Point your browser to that directory and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
6. If everything went fine, you’ll be able to begin to edit immediately your xml file.

Keywords

XML , Editor, CMS , Content, Management, System, File, Manager, Assets, Asset, Manager, Contents, Files, Xml, Edit, Login, PHP , Application, XML Editor, Edit XML Files, Media Preview, Image Preview, Video FLV Preview, MP3 Preview, Text File Preview and Editor, XML Source Viewer.