What is a CWD Module?

A CWD module is more or less a custom-developed plugin which installs directly into our Evergreen Content Management System. Its purpose is to simplify otherwise complex website processes. Here, let's start small with a relatively straightforward example.

Consider the case of the Cascade Web Development site and how News articles are added. Before the existence of a News Module, our process would involve the following:

• Write news article
• Manually move all traces of the previous news article to an archive page
• Insert new news article title and short description onto our home page
• Create a new page just for the new news article body to live
• Link the home page title and short description to the new news page we just created
• Do it all again next week

A News Module takes this lengthy process and virtually automates it for you. All you have to do is drop the content in a few simple fields and click Save. The rest is handled by the module.



The beauty of modules is that they can be applied to almost every conceivable web operation. Here are just a few examples:

• Managing an online ecommerce catalog of products
• Posting News and Events articles
• Dynamically editing Flash-driven graphic content
• And everything else ...

Still have questions about how modules can help you streamline your web management? Give us a call. We'll help you see the light!