Experience the admin panel of the site first, and then decide whether to change the website system.
Before replacing the content system, first check the background of the experience site to see which items to replace and decide, which is more effective than reading the feature list: go through the four paths of publishing and review, column and content model, search related switches, and permission grouping, and then check each item according to the five applicable scenarios of small and medium-sized enterprise official websites, marketing websites, government portals, cross-border e-commerce stations, and personal blogs. The trial should judge whether the process can be completed, not how many features are written on the page. Concluding after looking at the page is a common reason for rework after replacing the system.
First check which pages in the trial background.
The backend entry of the online experience station is at /system, and the public demonstration account is given in the demonstration area of the official README. Follow the four paths in order:
The first step is to post. Create a document, write it, save it as a draft, and check the status to see if it is divided into formal documents, drafts, and pending release. Check if the draft link can be previewed. This step exposes the editing experience, including rich text, attachment upload, and image processing.
Step two: View the column and content model. AnQiCMS supports custom content models, and the fields required for products, cases, and articles are different. Whether to add custom fields determines whether to modify the template for each type of content. Whether the front page and site map are synchronized after renaming and adjusting the column is also visible on this page.
Step three: Check the search-related switches. Items such as pseudo-static addresses, 301 redirects, automatic generation of site maps, and pushing links to new content to search engines are the most easily missed after switching systems. Find the entry location for each item during the trial.
Step 4: Test permission grouping. Access the text once with different user groups to see if the reading range controlled by the grouping matches the settings. This step cannot be skipped when it involves paid content.
Specific rigid requirements for five types of scenarios
| Scene | Rigid requirements | What to look at during the trial |
|---|---|---|
| Official website of small and medium-sized enterprises | Column level, product model, case display | Content model and custom fields |
| Marketing website | Landing page, single page, form and comment | Single page management and form validation |
| Government portal | Permission grouping, content review, sensitive word filtering | User group permissions and review process |
| Cross-border e-commerce site | Multilingual sites, multi-site management, translation | Multilingual and multi-site entry |
| Personal blog | Templates can be modified and deployed simply | Template editing and deployment methods |
Multisite and multilingual are two types of requirements that are often undervalued: one determines whether you can manage several brand sites with the same backend, and one determines how page translation and language switching are matched.
How to turn the trial conclusion into a migration checklist
After trying, you should write a list, not a judgment. Three must-be-listed items: column structure (how do the classifications of the old system correspond to the new system, how many levels apart), attachments and images (whether you can move the entire site, whether the path rules need to be rewritten), batch import channels. AnQiCMS supports two batch import formats: ZIP compressed packages and Excel tables. When there is a large amount of old content, use a small batch to import first, which is more convenient than imagined.
The checklist should also include a rollback item: the backup method for data and static files, as well as when to perform recovery validation. The risk of switching systems is usually not in the new features, but in whether the old data can be placed in place as is.
What capabilities can only be seen after going online?
It is not possible to see the performance under real column quantity in the trial environment: the time taken for cache reconstruction, concurrent carrying capacity, and memory usage. These items can only be estimated in terms of official scale, the page loading speed is significantly improved compared to traditional PHP CMS, memory usage is reduced by about 80%, and the single machine can carry about 5 million PV, which does not constitute a commitment to a specific site. To judge the performance of your own site, it is more reliable to use equivalent data for a pressure test before going online than to look at numbers.
Common questions
How long can you try the experience site, and will the data be saved?The demonstration environment is used for going through the process, do not treat it as a production environment, and use your own data migration verification as the standard for the trial conclusion.
Can the content of the old system be directly transferred?Go through the batch import channel, both ZIP and Excel formats are supported, first validate the field alignment in small batches, and then do the full amount.
Is it enough to only look at the backend, do we need to check the template?I want to see. The backend determines editing and configuration, and the template determines the front-end presentation and SEO control, go through both sides before deciding.