ID

Function

Feature

Jahia

1

Architecture and Standards

Ability to easily move content from test to production systems

Jahia can easily replicate content through its remote server publishing and import/export features.

2

Architecture and Standards

Cross browser support

Jahia supports Internet Explorer and Firefox for content managers. The system can support any browser for content delivery to visitors.

3

Architecture and Standards

CSS-based layout

There are no graphical limitations to content style and format when using CSS within Jahia.

4

Architecture and Standards

JSR 168/JSR 286 compliant

Jahia supports the industry standard for portlet communication within a portal application. Jahia is built on top of the JSR168-compliant with both JSR-168 and JSR-286 standards. It integrates Pluto and Jetspeed-2 as a portlet execution environment. Communication between the portal and its portlets is standard and personalization can be set at the portlet level if necessary.

5

Architecture and Standards

JSR 170 compliant

Jahia is based on JSR170 for all XML and Content Repository data interchange. Features such import/export or distant publishing use this standard.

6

Architecture and Standards

O/S independent

Jahia is OS agnostic, both for the server side and the client side. If enterprise class architecture is already in place, it is recommended to remain with the existing environment. On the client side, only a web browser is necessary for browsing, authoring or administrating of the system.

7

Architecture and Standards

Ability to support clustering of multiple web servers for high traffic load.

Clustering allows multiple servers to serve the web site; this allows more servers to be added as site traffic increases. In addition, a clustered environment can survive one of the servers crashing without taking down the site. Jahia supports clustering based on JBoss Cache. Configuration is easy, as clustering capability is native. Communication over TCP as well as UDP is available.

8

Architecture and Standards

CMS supports multiple databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle)

Jahia uses Hibernate as the persistence layer, thus it is database agnostic, supporting MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLServer. etc.

9

Authentication, User Management and Rights, Security

Ability to add new roles and rights

Jahia provides the ability to add a new role with unique access rights/restrictions. Not only does Jahia offer the ability to add unlimited groups, roles and users, but also the access rights within Jahia can bet set to a site, section of the site, page, container, or even at a field level. Naturally, inheritance can be broken to set new roles for a part or an entire site.

10

Authentication, User Management and Rights, Security

An administrative portlet to manage roles and privileges

Jahia provides administrators with an ergonomic and easy to use administrative module that allows, among other functionalities, to easily set users, groups, roles and profiles, in a wide range of combinations.

The following is a small sampling of the roles and features available within Jahia:

Reader: access to content for read only

Author: contributor

Area administrator: configure and manage a specific space

Validator/ access rights management

11

Authentication, User Management and Rights, Security

Captcha

External captcha solutions can be added at the form validation level and are easily integrated within a Jahia template, allowing a security feature that can reduce spam and automated registration or sign ups.

12

Authentication, User Management and Rights, Security

Integration and real-time authentication against an existing identity management system or enterprise directory (AD/LDAP)

Jahia offers a native connection to an LDAP directory or Active Directory as well as a full set of embedded user group management features.
By design, Jahia allows these multiple sources of authentication (LDAP/AD and internal) to complement each other (Jahia Groups displaying LDAP users).

13

Authentication, User Management and Rights, Security

Single Sign-On to manage authentication across multiple applications.

When applications are deployed through JSR168 portlets, Jahia presents a list of roles pre-defined within the application installed in the Jahia content zone. The author can then define the proper mapping between these roles and groups / users defined in Jahia. Access to the application is then fully transparent: the user will not be required to identify again when connecting to an application through Jahia (Single Sign On).

Authentication can also be external to Jahia: Jahia supports JAAS, CAS and NTLM standards, as well as cookie authentication. A user authentication through a third party application can be automatically transferred to the Jahia platform. This can be extended to non-standard authentication protocols by implementing a specific authentication valve for a custom user repository.

14

Authoring

Browser-based WYSIWYG editing that allows non-technical users to author and maintain their own content

Content is dynamically edited with Jahia. Through the in-site editing interface, an author can easily preview and compare changes in real time. Jahia integrates the WYSIWYG FCK editor that delivers rich content management including:

Page setup (title, paragraph)

Font management (typography, colors, size, etc)

Picture and media file insertion

General file and link insertion

Ability to cut/paste from text editors

Ability to select among predefined style sheets

15

Authoring

DreamWeaver Integration

DWT can integrate JSPs, allowing for direct integration with Jahia.

16

Authoring

Editable Help Subsystem

This feature can be easily integrated and customized to user specific needs.

17

Authoring

Implicit metadata assignment.

Jahia allows for implicit metadata assignment; specific content type can be automatically assigned with a predefined set of metadata.

18

Authoring

MS Word Integration

The FCK editor can clean up Word-specific tags, allowing for easy import of content from sources outside the browser.

19

Authoring

Must support metadata entry as part of the authoring process

Jahia supports metadata entry as part of the authoring process. In addition, all metadata is compatible with the Dublin Core standard. Existing metadata compatible with the Dublin Core standard are supported within Jahia. It is also possible, within Jahia, to define a specific list of metadata via an easy-to-use user interface. Access to metadata can also be restricted according to user and group membership.

20

Authoring

Spell check.

Jahia integrates the FCK editor that delivers rich content management features, including Automated Spelling correction.
Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox can also integrate a spell checker to complement to FCK.

21

Authoring

WebDAV support

Jahia integrates a fully functioning file server built on the WebDAV standard. Each user or group owns public or private folders, allowing for collaboration through secured authentication. Files can be copied and pasted for the user’s computer or saved from MS Office. The Jahia web project checks for the integrity of rights between these files and containing web pages.

22

Collaborative Tools

Blogs

Jahia provides users with a powerful blog template that can be customized for specific needs.

23

Collaborative tools

Group Collaboration - discussion groups

Jahia bundles several forum/discussion templates, including the “Jahia Blog” template and the integrated “j Forums” portlet

24

Collaborative tools

Group Collaboration - project areas

Jahia integrates a fully functioning file server that works under the WebDav standard. Each user or group gets a public or private directory in order to allow for collaborative and authentication-based work. Files can be uploaded or downloaded by a simple copy/paste from a desktop or save from a Microsoft® Office program (for example) to a Jahia server.
The web project tests access rights integrity from files and pages available on the file server.
File management can be done via a WebDav client or Jahia’s file management system -entirely developed with Ajax from version 5 on- and allows for tree navigation, or Windows®-like file management, that includes automated thumbnail generation to simplify image selection. The author also has access to the precise list of file usage within Jahia.

25

Collaborative tools

Group Collaboration - wikis

Jahia is built as a wiki (through its in-site editing presentation), and allows for any type of wiki customization through template customization.

26

Collaborative tools

Inbound RSS syndication

Jahia natively supports imported XML content, including RSS feeds. Portlets that allow subscribing to RSS feeds are also provided.

27

Collaborative tools

Outbound RSS syndication

Jahia supports multiple template types for content, including generating RSS feeds.

28

Content Management

Ability to publish effective date content automatically

Automated publishing is achieved through the Jahia time based publishing feature. When content is created, the author specifies when it will start to be visible to authorized users and when it will expire. Advanced preview mode allows the authors to view the state of the page at a given date or time of their choice.(The author can view the content at anytime).

29

Content Management

Ability to stage content

Content preview is available natively in Jahia; it is one of the principles of “In-site Editing”. Jahia also supports server staging (replication of the live site) through its XML import/export module, which allows for easy publication and content replication between Jahia instances.

30

Content Management

Content validation

Content definition is separated from content presentation. The validator can be set at the content form entry level. Validation is also an obvious step for the publication workflow.

31

Content Management

Facilitate content life cycle management

Jahia allows for validation of content created according to N-Step configurable differential workflows (with an inheritance mechanism): this includes notification, global or specific validation. Content being validated is locked in order to maintain its integrity, and workflow can be made language specific.

Notifications are sent to process stakeholders and validation can be performed globally or specifically thanks to a dedicated workflow dashboard. The in-site editing view provides an immediate status (with a traffic light) of all zones where a specific workflow applies.

32

Content Management

Facility to reuse content

Jahia allows users to publish content by pushing structured data (content categories and metadata). The content is authored once and published in several locations and formats. A good example of nested content is the RSS 2.0 feed built in Jahia blogs templates. Content is generated and the JSP leverages an XSLT RSS 2.0 style sheet to parse the XML flow on the fly.

Content can also be gathered from another Jahia site through the content picker module. When the source is modified, target destinations are also modified.

33

Content Management

Hierarchical taxonomy support

The taxonomy is hierarchical, allowing for a simple list of terms or a much more complex tree of terms. There is no limit to the depth of hierarchy.

34

Content Management

Metadata management and taxonomy support

It is possible, within Jahia, to define a specific list of metadata via an easy-to-use user interface. Access to metadata can also be restricted according to user and group membership (see prior answers).

35

Content Management

Must support content at the chunk/paragraph level

Jahia delivers a full content personalization engine. Administrators can define access rights for an identified user or a group, for an entire site, a section, a page and/or a content zone (even for a field) in a page. This offers a maximum level of granularity. Administrators and/or users can define or specify personalization through a simple graphical interface and specific CSS. The content personalization may also be done using a “user properties system” linked to a profile. The content personalization can be changed either manually by the user or according to automated parameters (i.e. specific criteria).

36

Content Management

Staging not just content, also templates, JavaScript etc

Jahia supports replication of a complete site to a testing/staging server through its XML import/export module, which allows for easy publication and content replication between Jahia instances.

37

Data Repository

Ability to easily add fields to documents/ content records - extensible metadata

Content can be managed through categories and each category can have its metadata extended.

38

Data Repository

Methods to manage structured versus unstructured data

Content can be managed through categories and rules can be assigned based on these categories.

39

Integration & Development Tools

Ability to integrate with existing applications.

Jahia relies on different mechanisms to integrate existing application. Based on the technical and functional characteristics of each application, one of these mechanisms will be used:

Out-of the box integration of JSR-168 and JSR-286 compliant portlets

Webclipping is also available, andJahia offers HTML or SQL web clipping features generating portlets to present information from third party systems. This web clipping mechanism allows for encapsulation in a site of any application: the integration of applications residing, or not, on the same standards, is complete and includes navigation (without iframes).

Custom Web Services integration can also be implemented in the JSP templates to fetch data from a business app. This solution usually involves significantly more integration work that the two previous solutions, but can be useful in cases where standard complicant portlet and webclipping do not match technical constraints.
Thanks to its compliance with the JSR168 standard, other portlets can be included as well.

40

Integration & Development Tools

Automatic import/migration from legacy sites.

Jahia's XML import/export module enables content from a legacy Jahia to be imported seamlessly. Content from a legacy non-Jahia site can be imported with one or possibly a series of simple XSL transformations.

41

Integration & Development Tools

IDE support (Integrated Development Environment)

Jahia development can be performed through any Java/J2EE IDE.

42

Integration & Development Tools

Current Web Development Languages

Jahia is a full java J2EE application, and offers taglibs/API to ease JSP integration

43

Integration & Development Tools

XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) or open source frameworks for templating

Content is structured through JSP templates where integrators can define a variety of additional logic (SOAP calls, Struts framework usage, etc.). There isn’t any proprietary language to be used within Jahia: it comes with a full library for JSP integration.
Leveraging the Jahia framework, any field added to a JSP will benefit from services like multi language, versioning, access rights management, indexation and all other features provided by the application.
For example, another CMS would impose a full modification of the database schema and Jahia does not. Jahia also offers interoperability through its XML Import/Export module: all Jahia data can interoperate with any application through XSLT transformation.

44

Integration & Development Tools

Integrating remote data sources (e.g. XML).

Jahia’s Import/Export of content is done through XML standards. The Jahia module is compatible with the JSR 170 DTD standard. Content structured through this standard can easily be imported and deployed in Jahia. Jahia can also allow content from an external web service or application to be integrated through its web clipping or Portal management feature.

45

Integration & Development Tools

Relates database information to documents

Within Jahia, documents can be associated with a user or administrator-defined set of metadata.

46

Integration & Development Tools

Extensible and customizable (APIs and Web Services).

Jahia not only allows for templates to be customized and extended, but its portal management and web clipping features also allow for easy integration of third party functionalities. Jahia features can also be extended through collaborative development.

47

Integration & Development Tools

Binary file support such as spreadsheets and media assets.

Jahia offers Digital Assets Management capabilities, seamlessly integrated into the application. Binary files are indexed and can be tagged specifically for faster access.

48

Personalization

Ability for users to subscribe or unsubscribe to content and services.

Jahia provides the ability for users to subscribe to newsletters, RSS feeds, discussion forum, etc…

49

Personalization

Configure alerts and notification services and direct to roles or users.

Jahia allows for alerts and notifications. For instance, administrative users will receive alerts/notices for administration tasks such as workflow tasks validation or publication, as well as server issues.

50

Personalization

Offer ability to set themes.

Jahia offers the ability to define and use different stylesheets or themes.

51

Personalization

Personalize at the role or individual level to set the look and feel.

After login, the user can have access to personalized content. Personalization can be pushed to its limits: personal home page, personal site, etc. The fine granularity of access right management also allows sharing all corporate needs (stylesheet, look and feel, control of available template for use, etc…).
Jahia delivers a full content personalization engine: administrators can define access rights for an identified user or a group for an entire site, a section, a page and/or a content zone (even for a field) in a page. This personalization definition is done via a simple graphical interface and / or specific CSS. The content personalization may also be done using a user properties system linked to a profile that may be changed manually by the user or according to automatic parameters.

52

Personalization

Personalize at the role or individual level to set the service provisions provided

Jahia offers the ability to apply different stylesheets or themes based on the role of the end-user.

53

Personalization

Provide the ability for individuals to configure layout and utilities.

Jahia provides the ability for end users to configure layout and utilities, via WYSIWYG tools. A provided template also demonstrates Jahia’s ability to feature drag and drop of content items by the end users, in a way similar to iGoogle or My Yahoo.This functionality will be pushed even further within Jahia’s next release(drag and drop of content).

54

Reports & Analytics

Ability to create custom reports

Jahia is out-of the box compliant with Google Analytics, but any other similar mark-up based tool can be integrated in the templates.Jahia has its own statistics system from which data can be exported to reporting tools.

55

Reports & Analytics

WebTrends or integration with other web log processing tool

Integration with WebTrends or Google Analytics can be done easily, from a simple integration of Jahia logs.

56

Search

Ability to search in other languages

Apache Lucene can support different character sets required for multi-language indexing and search.

57

Search

Support current search

See below.

58

Search

Full text searching

Jahia supports full text searching using Apache Lucene. Other search engines can easily be integrated as part of a Jahia system.

59

Search

Support of key-word search and taxonomies.

Jahia includes a powerful open source search engine (Apache Lucene) that indexes all metadata as well as PDF and Microsoft Office files. A search API is also available to retrieve content as a function of its categorization and/or metadata. Search results are displayed according to the user’s access rights. Keywords are highlighted in the results and users are able to save their searches for a faster access to targeted information updates. Jahia also offers advanced search capabilities, and the search results pages can be fully configured through customized templates.

60

Site Management

Ability to automatically archive content

Jahia offers several means to archive content:

A piece of content can have a publication end date: therefore even if it isn’t accessible online, it will always be available to the author.

A piece of content can be deleted: but it will always be available in the versioning system, and authors can roll back previous content versions when necessary.

A piece of content can be moved from an archive zone to an online zone ruled by different access rights.

Finally, any content, from a single element to an entire site, can be exported as an XML archive, allowing for a full backup at any time.

61

Site Management

Automated code validation

Jahia embeds the FCK editor that bundles standard validation. This tool supports validation using the XHTML transitional DTD.

62

Site Management

Automated Link checking

URL integrity for document and internal links are checked in a file/url typed field as well as in bigtext typed field. All page deletions and moves are instantly propagated throughout all navigation bars pointing to the content.

63

Site Management

Support for multiple language usernames

Jahia supports multiple languages and unlimited users creation.

64

Site Management

Support for multiple languages

Jahia supports all languages compatible with the UTF-8 standard. Jahia allows for content versioning and management as a function of language. Languages can be mandatory (no publication possible without the required language), or optional. If an element isn’t translated, language can be specified as uniform (a single language) or multiform (more than one language). New languages can be added easily through the user interface at any time.

65

Site Management

Traffic analysis package or service

Jahia is pre-configured for use with Google Analytics (a form in the administration module allows entering Google Analytics credentials, and the system takes care of all the tag integration). The concept of content viewing / creation is integrated into Jahia in the form of an administration module. This module is designed to complement specific tools like WebTrends and any other log analysis tool. This module is for administration use only –but access can be opened to other profiles- and its logs can be exported using XML / XLS / CSV.
Other analytics systems such as Google Analytics can also be easily integrated at the template level.

66

Site Management

Versioning - compare any two revisions

Versioning is automated in Jahia: any published content is archived and can be found easily, even restored to replace more recent content. The version can be previewed in the versioning module before being recalled in the editing module. This type of modification is published only after workflow validation, like any other modification.

67

Site Management

Versioning - roll back to any revision

It is possible to display and publish any previous version of content (with the maximum level of granularity).

68

Site Management

Versioning and version control - all revisions kept

Versioning is automated in Jahia: any published content is archived and can be found easily, even restored to replace more recent content. The version can be previewed in the versioning module before being recalled in the editing module. This type of modification is published only after workflow validation, like any other modification.

69

Site Management

Web accessibility - Section 508 compliant.

Jahia allows for generation of WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative, compatible with section 508) compliant content. Jahia does not automatically correct HTML content to make it WAI compatible.

Generation WAI compliant content is a complex project that implies specific templates definition. Jahia provides with two tools to allow authors to create compliant content:

The template developer can create rules that apply to his template: for this purpose, Jahia integrates the Apache Struts Common Validator framework. It creates rules on form fields, for example, or makes the ALT tag mandatory for images.

The HTML editor analyses content and will send errors pointing to the W3C website error description.
In both cases, Jahia would mark the blocked field in red

70

Site Management

Short, meaningful URLs that can be bookmarked.

Jahia offers a tool that allows for URLs to be customized, ensuring the URLs have good search engine optimization characteristics.

71

Workflow

Ability to assign content to a user

Jahia access rights and user management features allow for administrators to assign any content to any user.

72

Workflow

Ability to customize workflows

Jahia provides users with a multiple step differential validation workflow, allowing for content approval. Notifications are sent to process stakeholders and validation can be performed globally or specifically. The workflow process also differentiates validation per language and content is locked during the validation process. The in-site editing view provides an immediate status of all zones where a specific workflow applies.

73

Workflow

Ability to define the set of status's that a piece of content can have

Multiple workflows can be defined for the same site. In Jahia, the workflow is inherited by default from the parent but the inheritance can be broken to set different workflows. Workflow can be set at the site, section, page, list and content level.

74

Workflow

Ability to set the status for a piece of content

Jahia workflow can be set at the site, section, page, list and content level.

75

Workflow

Support task as well as content based workflow

Jahia workflow is mainly content based, but Jahia offers a BPM module that allows for task-based workflow.

76

Workflow

Workflow generated alerts and audits

The Jahia workflow notifies content stakeholders during the publishing process.

77

Workflow

Workflow branching or looping

The workflow mechanism is sequential in Jahia. Any group of users can access the same tasks.

78

Workflow

‘view all’ of pending approval (an overview, not just in an individual version of a single page)

Jahia provides users with a multiple step differential validation workflow, allowing for content approval. Notifications are sent to process stakeholders and validation can be performed globally or specifically. The workflow process also differentiates validation per language and content is locked during the validation process. The in-site editing view provides an immediate status of all zones where a specific workflow applies.

79

Workflow

Visual workflow editor

Jahia comes with a WYSIWYG workflow control panel.