Summary | | Authoring Pro streamlines professional content authoring, transforming the ILIAS Page Editor into a powerful, user-friendly tool for creating structured, visually consistent, accessible and fully responsive learning pages. It tackles common editorial challenges by providing intuitive tools that simplify page design, maintain layout consistency, and ensure content displays seamlessly across devices.
This session presents Authoring Pro, a plugin designed to optimize the workflow of content editors and instructional designers. Tailored to real production needs, it accelerates content creation while improving both the quality and usability of ILIAS pages.
With Authoring Pro, the ILIAS editor gains modern, intuitive interaction patterns, including:
- In-page media resizing: Resize images and videos directly within ILIAS pages for precise visual control without relying on external tools.
- Column layout management: Interactive column resizers allow editors to adjust page structures and balance content effortlessly.
- Responsive preview modes: Instantly see how pages render on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices, supporting mobile-first and responsive design decisions.
- Drag & drop section templates: Predefined sections can be freely moved and rearranged to build complex layouts quickly.
- Reusable content blocks: Create and configure custom templates, such as title + text + icon blocks, multi-column layouts with separators, and structured text, to reuse across the repository for faster editing and consistent design.
Through concrete examples, the session will demonstrate how Authoring Pro allows editors to focus on content rather than layout mechanics, producing pages that are visually coherent, accessible and device-friendly. Enhancing the authoring experience also directly benefits learners by delivering consistent presentation, accessible structures and better usability across devices. The talk highlights the importance of treating content creation as a first-class UI/UX priority and offers a practical approach for organizations aiming to scale high-quality digital learning content efficiently.
Learning objectives:
• Explore how advanced authoring tools improve efficiency and consistency in ILIAS content creation.
• Identify common limitations of the standard ILIAS Page Editor in complex authoring scenarios.
• Learn how reusable layouts and content blocks improve consistency and efficiency.
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