Yup, totally agree! Although when we finally get around to writing a MODES provider - or you guys are welcome to - it’s open source :-) - then the CSV limitations should go away..
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On 21 April 2016 at 12:57:13, Richard Langley ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
Mike
Just to clarify, I meant ‘rather limited’ in the sense that Modes has a rich hierarchical data structure which can only be flattened by an export to CSV.
> The upside of having records actually _native_ to WordPress is that you can do “WordPressy” things to it.
I can’t disagree with that. I suppose I would say that working with the native Modes database you can do ‘Modesy’ things with it, which make use of the rich data content.
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> On 21 Apr 2016, at 12:48, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> | rather than a limited export from Modes.
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> Just to highlight that we’ve run fairly extensive imports (up to 50k records at time of writing but no reason for this not to be unlimited) so this isn’t really a differentiator between these two.
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> Both approaches have their advantages, TBH - if you’re changing your data records all the time then a live feed from backend systems is probably worth looking at. But we’re pretty confident this rarely happens in reality.
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> The upside of having records actually _native_ to WordPress is that you can do “WordPressy” things to it. So rather than having a collections site which is online but not really properly integrated with the rest of your site, you can build rich narrative experiences. You could for instance write a couple of paragraphs of text, drop in some object references (and the system automatically pulls in images / short description / link), add an “object of the month” sidebar, etc etc.
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> More on our reasoning here: http://docs.cultureobject.co.uk/introduction/
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> Over and out
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> On 21 April 2016 at 12:36:20, Richard Langley ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
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> Hi Jon
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> Take a look at the Modes WordPress plugins here: http://www.modes.org.uk/services/web-hosting/ <http://www.modes.org.uk/services/web-hosting/>.
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> This describes the fully hosted version, but is is also possible to host WordPress on the client’s own server, or a third party hosting service, using Linked Data. It has the advantage, we think, of integrating with a ‘live’ Modes database rather than a limited export from Modes.
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> I’d be happy to set up a demo, or show you some working projects.
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>> On 21 Apr 2016, at 11:36, jon pratty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi all
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>> I'm assisting a small museum with an HLF application to help them get their
>> first real digitisation work off the ground. The museum in question are
>> already clear they want to use MODES as their collection management system;
>> other museums nearby are using similar and there seems good logic in
>> encouraging the local network to grow using the same systems.
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>> My question is this: knowing they are using MODES, what kind of web
>> platform would sit neatly alongside MODES? How cost effective id the MODES
>> Wordpress plugin? Any other options people have tried?
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>> Any comments or pointers would be appreciated
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>> Jon
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