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One year anniversary of Silverstripe CMS 5

On year on from the release of Silverstripe CMS 5, we take stock of how the experience has turned out so far and how it has altered our thinking on what’s next.

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Tag: CWP

Introducing a new approach to deployments

Introducing an exciting new feature to the deployment dashboard for SilverStripe Platform and the Common Web Platform, allowing customisation in how you build the code you deploy to your site.

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Team Collaboration Discovery for CWP

Posted in UX/Design, Developers

Tagged CWP

Paul Clarke

by Paul Clarke

Posted 12 July 2018

Delivering the best user experience for SilverStripe CMS users requires ongoing research. This recently led us to conduct a discovery initiative on behalf of the CWP community.

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CWP 2.0 major release and upgrading

Last month the first major version release was made for CWP since its inception in 2013. CWP 2.0 marks a huge milestone for the platform and allows CWP customers to now upgrade their sites to be compatible with SilverStripe 4. Here is a technical overview of the release.

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Product development & collaboration across public and private sectors

The public and private sectors operate very differently across a number of processes. In light of the recent Digital Nations conference, here are the key differences that Benn Crawford has noticed from working in both areas.

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Driving government digital innovation across the ditch

The recent Driving Digital event in Canberra presented a great opportunity to get involved with other New Zealand tech companies and hear from the CDOs in the Australian federal government. SilverStripe attended this event and outlined some key insights about the future of New Zealand tech in Australia.

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Don’t reinvent the block

After extensive user research and feedback, a commercially supported SilverStripe module for content blocks is on its way. SilverStripe Principal Designer, Paul Clarke, talks us through what to expect. 

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Busting Google Analytics engagement myths

In this guest post, Lana Gibson from Lanalytics busts some of the most common myths surrounding analytics while also clarifying how data can help to define success for your website. 

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First CWP meetup reveals what makes or breaks an intranet

The first Common Web Platform (CWP) meetup attracted over 30 people eager to learn, revealing what trends we’ve seeing in intranets, what to watch out for when building one, and demonstrations of what NZ government agencies are doing in this space. 

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Relaunch of the Common Web Platform website

Posted in Platform

Tagged CWP, themes

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 16 May 2017

We’ve just revamped the website for the Common Web Platform (CWP), a platform as a service for NZ government sites.

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PATCH: 5 quick and easy web accessibility techniques

In this guest post, Zoe Beaucamp gives you PATCH—5 simple but effective ways to start patching up any inaccessible web content.

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Talk video on the CWP new themes

Talk video on the new themes developed for the Common Web Platform – from SilverStripe meetup in Auckland on 7 March, 2017.

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Releasing two new themes for the Common Web Platform

We have just released two new themes for the Common Web Platform (CWP), a platform as a service for New Zealand government sites.

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Site of the month: The NZ Transport Agency

This month’s ‘Site of the Month’ is more than just a website. The NZ Transport Agency has built a digital platform that improves their customer experience and transforms the way the agency works in the public sector.

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All out to the public: no privacy for privacy information

With our award winning technology, we help Office of Privacy Commissioner open up to New Zealanders on privacy questions.

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Site of the Month: Christchurch City Council

Built with users in mind and developed through an Agile mindset, Christchurch City Council's website is May's "Site of the Month".

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Video: SilverStripe—Winner in 2016 NZ Hi-Tech Awards

Posted in Company

Tagged CWP, award

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 24 May 2016

Last week, we became the proud winner of the ‘Best Technology Solution for the Public Sector’ in 2016 NZ Hi-Tech Award.

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2016 Hi-Tech Awards and tips on how to get there

Posted in Marketers, Company

Tagged award, CWP

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 11 April 2016

We are a finalist for the Best Technology for the Public Sector category in NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2016. We've included a few tips for you to make your submissions smooth sailing.

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Getting New Zealand local government towards a digital leader

Recap of the 35th ALGIM conference - a digital future for local government.

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Common Web Platform – Under the Hood

Posted in Company

Tagged CWP, PaaS

Vinh Nguyen

by Vinh Nguyen

Posted 2 November 2015

Video of SilverStripe CTO Hamish Friedlander talking about the Common Web Platform's architecture and its architectural patterns.

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The Dream Platform

On Friday and Saturday SilverStripe will be joining many of the industry leaders at LocalGovCamp... read

Cupcakes vs Gateaux: How Scrum Helped Christchurch City Council Deliver

Posted in Platform, Agile, Developers, Marketers, Company

Tagged CWP, local govt, council, public sector

by Tony Dale-Low

Posted 14 July 2015

Christchurch City Council recently launched their new website built on the NZ Government Common Web... read