Discuz! Latest X3.0 function: static portal

"Static Portal" seems to be a function that can be easily implemented. many websites perform static or pseudo-static processing. This function can effectively reduce website pressure and increase website indexing, however, it also brings about a series of problems, such as the difficulty of secondary website development, high webmaster maintenance costs, and increased editing and operation costs. In recent news, Discuz

"Static Portal" seems to be a function that can be easily implemented. many websites perform static or pseudo-static processing. This function can effectively reduce website pressure and increase website indexing, however, it also brings about a series of problems, such as the difficulty of secondary website development, high webmaster maintenance costs, and increased editing and operation costs.

Discuz! The portal system of X3.0 implements static. So, based on what considerations, Discuz! Does X3.0 perform this change? Why is this feature unavailable in previous versions? What problems will occur after the portal is static? Discuz! How does the Portal system of X3.0 develop? In response to this series of problems, the webmaster is connected to Discuz! X3.0 product manager Chang Hua, for Discuz! X3.0 highlights feature for series exposure.

Webmaster: Hello, Chang Hua! Welcome to the webmaster interview room. can you talk about Discuz for us! X3.0 Portal system?

Chang Hua: webmasters have always had a great demand for portal-related functions, and their voices are also high. In addition to optimization details, Discuz! The biggest change to the X3.0 portal system is the addition of static functions, which makes the portal and forum better integrated. After you select a time period in the background, the webmaster can generate static pages for all channels, columns, articles, and topics, and independently generate the homepage. The static portal function has good effects on the overall performance improvement of the entire website, the speed of user access, and the optimization of web page SEO. it can help webmasters better operate websites.

Figure: static portal

Webmaster: Why is the previous version not static, but Discuz! Has X3.0 made this change?

Chang Hua: This is because of our positioning of the portal system and the trade-off between website operation capabilities. We have always positioned the Portal system as a website window, which gathers the essence of the forum to facilitate reading by new and old users. Although the portal contains many contents such as channels and columns, it is only an aggregation page, rather than a powerful CMS system. If you use the portal system as CMS, it will make Discuz! The program is heavily loaded.

On the other hand, the main body and Operation focus of many websites are on the Forum side. The portal is just a supplement. Besides, the portal DIY must be equipped with professional editors or artists, resulting in high operating costs. If a professional portal system is provided for a small and medium-sized website, the website's operation center may deviate from the forum, just like a "dancing hammer kid, instead, they hurt themselves.

Based on the above two considerations, Discuz! The previous versions did not achieve static portal, and the portal is not a powerful CMS system. In Discuz! X3.0 made a change because we found that many webmasters have already said goodbye to the single-node era. they have already formed a group or have provided artists and editors with clear responsibilities, the ability to control the portal system is greatly improved, so Discuz! X3.0 is taking advantage of this trend, so that those websites that are gradually growing can focus on the portal system.

Webmasters: What are the impacts of static portals on small and medium-sized websites and how do they respond?

Chang Hua: the good impact is the improvement of website performance, the speed of user access, and the optimization of SEO. the bad impact is the increase in website Cost of webmasters, which requires the separation of energy and manpower to manage the portal pages.

For websites, use Discuz! The static portal created by X3.0 can achieve almost the same effect as the portal system created by using a relatively professional CMS, but the former takes much less energy. Discuz! The X3.0 static portal can be searched and installed from the application center. it is easy to set, has a low operation threshold, and is more customizable.

So, with the same effect, Discuz! X3.0 static portal is lighter than CMS.