Become a web content management guru

For Programmers

This programme is for the ultra techies who want to tailor and optimise their web content management system. Does the prospect of getting your hands dirty in the web content management system's technical architecture or tinkering with the API rock your world? Do you have the skills not just to use and manage TERMINALFOUR Site Manager, but to customise it and extend its functionality? If so, our Programmer Training is for you!

We have trained hundreds developers like you to become ultimate TERMINALFOUR Site Manager masters. This programme is delivered by our own developers and software engineers. These are the guys who work at the coalface of the web content management system's technical architecture every day. They have the most intimate knowledge of TERMINALFOUR Site Manager. They can deliver to you the tools and knowledge you need to unlock the software so you can customise and extend it.

Yes, we're on the ball and we’re going to ensure you know the web content management system inside-out. But we balance theory and practice, with lots of time for doing and experimenting. Our trainers are hugely knowledgeable, but also open to ideas and experimentation, with lots of expertise and insider info up their sleeves.

This programme is about giving you exactly what you need to take full control of your web content management solution. We make it our business to ensure you walk out the door at the end of the day with the knowledge, the practice and the confidence you need to customise, extend and optimise your TERMINALFOUR Site Manager.

The typical training workshop for web programmer training is between two and three days. This workshop can be tailored to the specific focus or area of interest of the trainee.

Content Covered:

  • TERMINALFOUR Site Manager Technical Architecture
  • TERMINALFOUR API overview
  • Automated importation tools
  • Integrating with third party systems using TERMINALFOUR web objects or data objects
  • Using the TERMINALFOUR API to provide extended functionality including plug extra functionality into the Site Manager publish process (Brokers & Navigation Objects) and the user interface using request handlers
  • Using the TERMINALFOUR API to import data into TERMINALFOUR Site Manager as Content *
  • TERMINALFOUR Site Manager Database Structure **
  • eForms and xForms ***
  • TERMINALFOUR Site Manager Skin Customisation ***

* Includes a workshop that requires coding experience

** Requires knowledge of relational database structures and SQL

*** Requires knowledge of HTML / XML

Courses are available for End Users, for Web Developers / Designers and for Trainers.



Excellent. Well paced and well informed

Roger Zender Web Coordinator, Case Western University