Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development By allowing multiple users to create and update web pages without the use of HTML or specialized editing software, SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Managament (WCM) is a fascinating system that organizes web content and design edits from each one of the site's contributors and then compiles all those changes into a finished product. Author and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MVP Andrew Connell presents the first book to focus on the features and fundamentals of WCM as well as the various services that are offered by the Windows SharePoint Services platform. Tackle each core aspect of a typical Publishing site development project using the techniques outlined in this book. You'll walk through key points, design elements, and development approaches that will demonstrate how WCM brings the power of content management to a large audience, and you'll quickly grasp why SharePoint Server is a robust platform for hosting content-centric Web sites. What you will learn from this book * Optimal methods for embarking on web content management projects * Leveraging the provided Publishing Web Parts and creating custom Web Parts * How to create custom field types and field controls * How to customize the SharePoint authoring environment * Techniques for implementing sites with multiple languages and devices * Ways of creating a minimal SharePoint site definition * Implementing an offline authoring experience * Various performance tips, tricks, and traps Who this book is for This book is for Web development professionals, particularly ASP.NET 2.0 developers who are building content management sites with the SharePoint platform. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.