CMS Deployment System Flat HTML Export
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing content management systems (CMS) like WordPress are resource-intensive and prone to security vulnerabilities, leading to performance issues and increased costs when handling large traffic volumes or managing multiple websites.
Innovation Solution
The CMS Deployment System (CDS) or CMS Deployment Application (CDA) allows users to create and manage content locally, isolate CMS instances, and deploy websites as flat HTML files, reducing resource consumption and security risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If WordPress and other CMS environments are used to create and deploy websites, then ease of operation and content management capability are improved, but resource consumption increases leading to performance degradation and higher costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the CMS functionality from the production environment by using a separate development environment. The system allows content to be created and managed in a local WordPress instance, then exports the content as flat HTML files that can be deployed to production servers without requiring WordPress to be installed. This separation removes the resource-intensive CMS software from the production environment while retaining its content management benefits during the development phase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the WordPress development environment locally on the user's machine. This local instance serves as a sandbox for content creation and testing. The content from this copied environment can then be exported and deployed to production without needing to copy the entire WordPress installation, thus avoiding the resource consumption issues in production while maintaining ease of operation during content creation.
2Ease of operation
If WordPress and other CMS environments are used to create and deploy websites, then ease of operation is improved, but security vulnerabilities increase due to hacking risks and plugin weaknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the vulnerable CMS software (WordPress) from the production environment and confines it to a local development environment. By exporting content as flat HTML files rather than keeping the dynamic CMS environment in production, the system removes the attack surface that hackers typically exploit in WordPress installations, including vulnerabilities in plugins, themes, and the core WordPress software itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent treats the local WordPress development instance as a temporary, disposable environment. Content is created in this environment and then exported as static HTML files for production. The local WordPress installation can be reset or replaced without affecting production, allowing for easy updates and security patches in the development environment without risking production security.
3Reliability
If additional security plugins and updates are implemented to protect WordPress installations, then security is improved, but resource consumption increases and maintenance complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the need for security plugins and continuous security maintenance in the production environment by extracting the CMS functionality to a local development environment. Production servers only host static HTML files that require no security plugins, no database connections, and no ongoing security updates, thereby eliminating the resource consumption associated with security maintenance while maintaining security through the absence of attack vectors.
4Reliability
If WordPress installations are kept up-to-date and security measures are implemented, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and maintenance effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex WordPress maintenance requirements from production by confining WordPress to a local development environment. Production servers only need to host static HTML files, which eliminates the complexity of keeping WordPress core, plugins, and themes updated. The local development environment can be updated independently without affecting production, significantly reducing maintenance complexity while maintaining reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and techniques for deploying target websites, especially those created using a third party content management system (“CMS”) for developing websites such as WORDPRESS are provided. Example embodiments provide a CMS Deployment System (“CDS”) or CMS Deployment Application (“CDA”), which enables users to create content locally using all of the resources of the CMS and then manage and deploy the target website using a versioning process and in a more secure form on a target server. In one embodiment, the CDS/CDA exports the CMS website instance as flat HTML files, manages these files using a versioning system, and then deploys them on the target server without requiring user expertise. An example CDS/CDA includes an install facility, an export facility, and a deployment facility, which cooperate to deploy secure websites created using standard CMS tools.