PORTAL DEVELOPMENT

What is a portal?

A portal represents a web site that provides a single point of access to applications and information.

Portals provide the following benefits to the user :

• Aggregation – The user can go to a single place for all content and applications.

• Customization – The preferences for a user determine how the portal looks and feels.

• Personalization – The user can obtain content that is specific to their interests and needs.

• Organization – The user can arrange the content and applications to make better sense of the information.

• Integration – The user can work with multiple applications and content sources in a unified fashion.

Portals typically include the following features and benefits :

• Search – Enterprise and web-based search facilities.

• Content Management – Creation, management, and delivery of content.

• Content Repurposing – Including content from multiple disparate data sources.

Portals optionally include the following features and benefits :

• Workflow – Business process management.

• Single Sign-On – Allows users to log on once for all applications within the portal.

Portal Development and the Portal Life Cycle

The creation and management of a portal flows through a portal life cycle. The portal life cycle contains four phases :

• Architecture

• Development

• Staging

• Production

Web Development Trends :

• Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)

• Voice Search Optimization

• API-first Development

• Push Notifications

• Motion UI