DOI: 10.17587/prin.10.334-343

Development of a Software Solution to Automate the Operational Change of the Content of Sites Created Using CMS WordPress

V. V. Drachev, vowa.drachyov@yandex.ru, LLC iRidium mobile, Nizhny Tagil, 622000, Russian Federation, N. V. Buzhinskaya, nadezhdabuzh@gmail.com, E. S. Vaseva, e-s-vaseva@mail.ru, Nizhny Tagil state socio-pedagogical Institute (branch) of Federal State Autonomous educational institution Russian state vocational pedagogical University, Nizhny Tagil, 622031, Russian Federation

Corresponding author: Vaseva Elena S., Associate Professor, Nizhny Tagil state socio-pedagogical Institute (branch) of Federal state autonomous educational institution "Russian state vocational pedagogical university", Nizhny Tagil, 622031, Russian Federation, E-mail: e-s-vaseva@mail.ru

Nowadays, a majority of people as well as companies has a website. One of easy ways to create a site is to use CMS. Developers and users stick to a CMS called WordPress. To update site content developed in WordPress it is necessary to use a control panel after being logged in. Then it is necessary to choose a site area and after that to update the content. The procedure takes significant time and that is why the development of duly updates software is a top priority objective. The article describes software for duly updates at websites developed in WordPress. The updated area is determined by a shortcode. Attributes and content of shortcodes are in a database. A technology for developing a plugin to accept the shortcode, choose a string in the database and show the content after a request from a mobile app is described. Plugin consists of two Events handlers, codes for Events handlers in PHP are described. The technology of a mobile app using Kotlin language is described. This software ensures the interaction of the website developed in WordPress and the mobile app. The scope of the system is illustrated in the diagram of precedents. These mechanisms were tested. Tests showed that every possible circumstance and users action have the expected result. A conclusion can be carried out that the software coordinates with the demands: to change exterior of the website and text on any page. Changes depend on triggers and can be arranged by a task manager.

Keywords: content management system, shortcode, plug-in, event handler, use case diagram, mobile application, class

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For citation:
Drachev V. V., Buzhinskaya N. V., Vaseva E. S. Development of a Software Solution to Automate the Operational Change of the Content of Sites Created Using CMS WordPress, Programmnaya Ingeneria, 2019, vol. 10, no. 7—8, pp. 334—343'