Phylo will run on drupal, an open source content management system (CMS). After a few months of development, we’ve realized the need for several things:
- a robust tracking system that can record additions and changes, including user information and comments on why changes are being made,
- a secure sign-in area for user information,
- a search engine with advanced capabilities, and
- a general system that can be updated without heavy time investment in new coding.
drupal is one of the leading CMSes and will be able to meet all of these needs, and more. One of the most user-friendly features will be a site-wide login system. Once you’re signed in through the website, blog, or forum, you’ll automatically be signed in to the other two as well, allowing you to upload or change information, make comments, and post messages without addition logins. Hopefully this will help to encourage discussion on information, since the forum will always be one click away through the main menu.
drupal will also come in handy long-term as well. Once the core visualizations and functions are complete, we’ll be able to export a Phylo drupal module for use in other fields. So when someone in (say) English or sociology wants to create a Phylo in their own discipline, they’ll just need to install drupal and then activate the Phylo module.
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