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What I Mean to Say: A Practitioner Perspective on AI, Semantics, and Content Evolution

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Hippo CMS has partnered with Commercetools — the company behind cloud-based eCommerce platform <a href="http://sphere.io/" target="_blank">Sphere.io</a> — in what the two companies have called a “technical alliance”.
As the winner of the <a href="/2014-critics-choice-award-winner-best-free-java-cms/" target="_blank">2014 Critics' Choice Award for Best Free Java CMS</a> and the <a href="/2014-best-enterprise-java-cms/" target="_blank">2014 People's Choice CMS Award for Best Enterprise Java CMS</a>, Hippo's influence and importance in the Java niche is only increasing.
<img style="max-width:400px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/hippo_logo_-_color_400x0.png" />
Sphere.io is also a well-rounded eCommerce PaaS (platform-as-a-service), servicing the likes of RedBull and Brita.
Here's what this news means for enterprises making use of either platform.
<h2>“Relevant Content &amp; eCommerce Has a Bright Future”</h2>
The integration of Sphere.io and Hippo CMS brings flexibility, agility and the insights of content performance metrics to enterprise eCommerce content strategies and the technical infrastructure supporting them.
For Commercetools, Hippo CMS brings a modern, proven Web Content Management System to support the platform's APIs with the power of relevance, personalization and onsite content targeting.
As for Hippo, partnering with Germany-based Commercetools offers a key step into the DACH region. With offices in Boston and New York both companies will work together to market their joint offering globally.
Hippo's CEO Jeroen Verberg made these comments upon the announcement.
<blockquote>“Hippo has a long history of anticipating future screens and devices, and we’ve found a shared vision in Commercetools.
At Hippo we see that better customer experiences drive results in online commerce. We believe the marriage between relevant content and E-Commerce has a bright future – and we look forward to making that future a reality with this partnership.”</blockquote>
Find out more about Hippo via our CMS Directory.

Hippo Teams With Commercetools to Bring Relevant & Content Rich eCommerce Experiences

mike-johnston

<a href="http://www.oxwall.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oxwall</a>, the social network builder, has unveiled its latest version.
The free and open-source CMS is available to anybody who wishes to self <a href="/bluehost">host</a>, while <a href="http://wall.fm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wall.fm</a> provides a hosted version of the platform.
After announcing a <a href="/oxwall-reveals-new-focus-on-interface-mobile-going-into-2015/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new focus on user interface and mobile experience</a>, Oxwall has released a slew of new updates in the form of version 1.7.4. Here's what's new.
<h2>Oxwall 1.7.4</h2>
Alongside some platform improvements and bug fixes, here's what Oxwall users can expect to find when they update their software.
Forums &amp; Photos:
<ul>
<li>Advanced search added to Forums.</li>
<li>Search results relevancy improved.</li>
<li>“Filter by user” language key Added.</li>
<li>Users can now edit/view personal photos when service “View photo” is not active.</li>
</ul>
Messages, NewsFeed &amp; Social Sharing:
<ul>
<li>Social services' management interface is now based on Ajax fixed issue with a Logged Out user showing as Online in Mobile Version </li>
<li>Like and Delete buttons now work on Oxwall mobile version.</li>
<li>Issue with Read messages showing as Unread fixed.</li>
<li>Interface issues with Conversation Windows and Messages Page fixed.</li>
<li>Issues with Status Update video upload fixed.</li>
<li>Issue with an uploaded video not playing in mobile version now fixed.</li>
</ul>
To see those comments, and to find out more about Oxwall‘s plans, <a href="http://blog.oxwall.org/2015/06/oxwall-1-7-4-is-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">check out their blog announcement</a>. The changelog can be <a href="http://www.oxwall.org/1.7.4/CHANGELOG.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">found here</a>.
Also, you can explore more of <a href="/products/oxwall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oxwall via our CMS Directory</a>.

Oxwall 1.7.4 Released

<a href="https://buddypress.org" target="_blank">BuddyPress</a>, the popular WordPress social network and community building plugin, has just released its latest version.
Following its tradition of naming versions after their favourite restaurants, BuddyPress 2.3.0 has been titled after “Chez Livio”, an Italian Pizza specialist in Paris, France.
Version 2.3.0 comes bundled with a number of noteworthy features.
<h2>New Avatar UI, Better Blog Media Handling &amp; More</h2>
First up, BuddyPress users now have better control over avatars, thanks to a new interface.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/avatar-ui.gif" />
The interface allows users to drag-and-drop upload and then quickly crop their desired image.
Users who have a webcam enables, or users who are using their smartphones will also be able to take a photo directly from the interface using the “Take Photo” tab.
BuddyPress 2.3.0 is the best looking version yet, thanks to companion stylesheets for bundles WordPress themes like Twenty Fifteen.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/twentyfourteen.jpg" />
Also, blog media, such as images and video, will now show up in activity feeds as part of the excerpt when blog posts are published.
Further features include member-type specific directories and private message starring for better inbox organization.
The initial announcement was made on the <a href="https://buddypress.org/2015/06/buddypress-2-3-livio/" target="_blank">BuddyPress blog</a>.
And as always, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/buddypress/" target="_blank">BuddyPress via our CMS Directory</a>.

BuddyPress 2.3.0 “Livio” Released

<a href="/products/craft-cms/">Craft CMS</a>, one of the winners of our CMS awards for Best Small to Midsize Business PHP CMS, has announced a slew of new updates with their 2.4 release. Here is a quick breakdown of some of the changes and additions you can expect from this great CMS.
<h2>Customizable Selection Buttons</h2>
Assets, Categories, Entries, Tags, and Users fields now make it possible to customize their selection button/input labels.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/craft24.png" alt="craft 2.4" />
<h2>Redesigned User Permissions</h2>
Each section of user permissions now has a “Select All” button which will immediately select all of the permissions in that group.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/permissions_2x.png" alt="craft 2.4" />
<h2>Two New Languages</h2>
The Control Panel has been translated into two new languages: Czech and Slovak. That brings the grand total up to <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/help/cp-languages">18 supported languages!</a>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/slovak_2x.png" />
<h2>And More!</h2>
Check out the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/updates/2.4">release notes</a> for a complete list of all that’s changed!

Craft CMS 2.4 - Chock full of Improvements and Additions

<a href="https://processwire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProcessWire</a>, the open-source PHP platform, has some updates well worth noting.
CMS Critic itself is powered by ProcessWire, an exciting product that was recently <a href="/2014-critics-choice-award-winner-best-free-php-cms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">crowned winner of the 2014 Critic's Choice Award for Best Free PHP CMS</a>.ProcessWire 2.6.1 has been made the new master version, pushing ProcessWire 2.6.2 to the dev branch with all new field-level access control and overrides support. Let's dig a little deeper.
<h2>What's New With ProcessWire (Version 2.6.2)</h2>
Updates including the <a href="https://processwire.com/blog/posts/processwire-core-updates-2.6.1-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">page editor reminding you to save your work</a> have been made to vesion 2.6.1, making it the latest master version of ProcessWire.
Version 2.6.2 is now the latest dev release, which adds the following:
<h3>Field-level Permissions: A Whole New Level of Granularity for Built-in Access Control:</h3>
The introduction of field-level permissions into 2.6.2 has been labeled as a “big announcement” by the ProcessWire team.
Until now, permissions have been managed at a template level, meaning essentially that the superuser can decide which roles have view and/or edit access to any given template.
Because permissions are inherited from the parent page to any other pages using a template that doesn't define its own permissions, this system should be both simple and (relatively) flexible. Various 3rd party modules already provide features for users wishing for more control than the template-level access control system can offer, but lately, we've also seen increasing amounts of requests for a more granular core-level access control system.
This latest core update brings very similar access control to the fields themselves, meaning that instead of giving a specific role edit access to a template as a whole, you can actually specify which individual fields a given role can view or edit.
Additionally, these settings can be redefined on a per-template basis, giving superusers a whole lot of new control over how site content is managed (or viewed, for that matter).
<a href="http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30485604/processwire.com?p=eyJzIjoiUUIxSXpNX29GR2I4WE1EVFg0YTQ4c0ZaM3NRIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4NTYwNCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvcHJvY2Vzc3dpcmUuY29tXFxcL2Jsb2dcXFwvcG9zdHNcXFwvZmllbGQtcGVybWlzc2lvbnMtb3ZlcnJpZGVzLWFuZC1tb3JlLTIuNi4yXFxcLyNncmFudWxhci1hY2Nlc3MtY29udHJvbC13aXRoLWZpZWxkLWxldmVsLXBlcm1pc3Npb25zXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiNmVhMjk2MTA5NTk5NDllNDhlMDJhYzQ3OWQ0M2YwZmZcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI5MTU4NjUxMTZhZjJjZGIwMGM0YmQ0NWE1YTNiMmIwMDMzMGJlNjNkXCJdfSJ9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more about ProcessWire's new field-level permissions</a>.
<h3>New Overrides Tab: Improves Manageability of Per-template Changes (Or Overrides)</h3>
Another new addition to ProcessWire 2.6.2 also affects fields.
When editing a field, there's a new tab by the name of “overrides”, and what this tab contains is a list of all the per-template changes made to the settings of the current field. Per-template values are displayed right next to global ones, making this view very easy to read and understand.
Not only does the overrides tab allow you to see changes made to field settings, but it also allows you to remove them if you so choose. Especially considering the new per-template field-level permissions, this new tool can really come in handy!
<a href="http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30485604/processwire.com?p=eyJzIjoiVDlOT01WM0VQcUVRZkVOZmJUUmlBZmRZQW44IiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4NTYwNCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvcHJvY2Vzc3dpcmUuY29tXFxcL2Jsb2dcXFwvcG9zdHNcXFwvZmllbGQtcGVybWlzc2lvbnMtb3ZlcnJpZGVzLWFuZC1tb3JlLTIuNi4yXFxcLyNuZXctb3ZlcnJpZGVzLXRhYi1pbi1maWVsZC1lZGl0b3JcIixcImlkXCI6XCI2ZWEyOTYxMDk1OTk0OWU0OGUwMmFjNDc5ZDQzZjBmZlwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcIjkxNTg2NTExNmFmMmNkYjAwYzRiZDQ1YTVhM2IyYjAwMzMwYmU2M2RcIl19In0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more about ProcessWire's Override tab</a>.
For more information on ProcessWire 2.6.2, check out the <a href="http://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30485604/processwire.com?p=eyJzIjoibGhRZkEycjU1NlV5eDdpd1hFUzhIWVl0dHRRIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4NTYwNCxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvcHJvY2Vzc3dpcmUuY29tXFxcL2Jsb2dcXFwvcG9zdHNcXFwvZmllbGQtcGVybWlzc2lvbnMtb3ZlcnJpZGVzLWFuZC1tb3JlLTIuNi4yXFxcL1wiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjZlYTI5NjEwOTU5OTQ5ZTQ4ZTAyYWM0NzlkNDNmMGZmXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiOTE1ODY1MTE2YWYyY2RiMDBjNGJkNDVhNWEzYjJiMDAzMzBiZTYzZFwiXX0ifQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProcessWire blog announcement</a>.
To find out more about ProcessWire, <a href="https://processwire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit their website</a>.
Additionally, be sure to check out <a href="/products/processwire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ProcessWire through our CMS Directory</a>.

A Look At ProcessWire's Latest Core Updates

“Finally!”, will be the word on the lips of most Pinterest users this week. Buyable Pins are now becoming a reality, with Shopify becoming the first avenue for small and medium-sized businesses to sell using Buyable Pins on Pinterest.
Shopify is one of the world's leading eCommerce solutions, powering thousands of online stores across the world. The platform is known for its excellent level of integration with a wide range of popular third-party apps and platforms — which now includes Pinterest.
Here's how Shopify users can now profit from Pinterest.
<h2>Blue Means Buy</h2>
<a href="https://business.pinterest.com/en/buyable-pins" target="_blank">As Pinterest announced</a>, Buyable Pins will start appearing across desktop, iOS and Android devices within coming weeks. To spot them, just look out for Blue.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/pinterest-buy-button.png" />
The Blue “Buy it” button lets consumers checkout and pay for products they discover on Pinterest. Currently, Apple Pay and credit cards make up the only two payment gateways.
To sell products on Pinterest as a Shopify users, all you need to do is add the new Pinterest sales channel to your Shopify account. This will automatically enable Buyable Pins for all of your products found on Pinterest. All of your Pinterest orders, products and customers will automatically be synchronized with Shopify, just like any other sales channel.
Also, there’s no additional cost to list or sell products using this new Shopify channel.
The setup process sounds very Shopify-like, by being remarkably simple.
To find out more about this new Shopify and Pinterest feature, check out <a href="https://www.shopify.com/blog/27719428-you-can-now-sell-on-pinterest-with-buyable-pins-and-shopify" target="_blank">Shopify's blog coverage</a>.
Also, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/shopify/" target="_blank">Shopify via our CMS Directory</a>.

Buyable Pins: Shopify Teams Up With Pinterest

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When it comes to choosing a LMS (<a href="/search/?q=learning+management+" target="_blank">Learning Management System</a>), the choice is usually based on a number of criteria, making it a seemingly overwhelming task.
However, if you keep your eyes peeled, you will see that most vendors provide similar opportunities and features (testing, reporting, live conference, communication capacities etc).
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/macbook-606763_12801079x0.jpg" />
But really, the key difference lies in the LMS installation type and it is one of the primary points that should be taken into consideration while choosing LMS. Why? Let’s figure it out.
<h2>Learning Management Systems Come In Two Types:
</h2>
<ul>
<li>SAAS (Software as a Service) or Cloud LMS (other titles are “on demand” and multitenant);</li>
<li>Installed LMS (“on premise”, deployed, licensed or in-house).</li>
</ul>
The key difference is that in the first case LMS is offered as a service and is hosted on the vendor’s servers while in the second one – as a product and is run on the servers within the company’s network.
So, why the installation type is a primary criterion? The reason is that the two above mentioned LMS types require completely different technical experience, hosting capacities, resources, company’s structure, budget and implementation goals. That is why it seems pretty logical to decide which of two types to choose and only then consider other points such as scalability, reporting capacities or others.
Let’s look closer at each eLearning software type, its benefits and disadvantages.
Cloud Or SAAS LMS SAAS LMS represents a network of remote servers hosted in the Cloud. All the clients purchase access to separate parts of standardized LMS version, run the same infrastructure and are charged monthly depending on the number of registered/enrolled users and the features necessary. The learning is delivered via browser from anywhere and anytime. SAAS LMS is a great solution if you don’t run your own website
The main benefits of acquiring on-demand LMS is no need to carry out the LMS installation and maintenance. The LMS deployment is done quickly, no need to have any hardware infrastructure or employee resources to manage the software. It means no back-ups, upgrades or licenses (everything is done directly by the LMS vendor).
However, there are Cloud data storage risks and higher total cost of ownership in the long-run period.
On-Premise Or Installed LMS Installed LMS is a software that is stored on the servers that belong to the company. The buyer acquires a license (usually annual) and after the purchase the LMS software becomes his property. Initial set-up and maintenance are internal staff’s concern (usually vendors offer installation services for an additional price). The owner has full control of LMS software and it is more cost-effective in the long-run.
The main benefits of in-house LMS are high customization opportunities, security of stored data and third-party extensions integration. 
However, in comparison with hosted LMS, the installed LMS initial deployment and maintenance requires much more time (especially when customization is necessary), resources and technical experience. In some cases, additional staff training is required.
When to Choose a Cloud LMS?
Hosted (SAAS) Learning Management Systems is an ideal solution for small companies that don’t possess necessary internal resources (both hardware and staff) and need to implement LMS and start delivering knowledge quickly without any delays.
Cloud LMS solution is to a large extent standardized and can be rarely customized or integrated with third-party extensions. That is why if the company prefers scandalized learning approach, then SAAS LMS is exactly what is needed.
One more case, when SAAS LMS is preferable, is when the company is not sure whether eLearning approach is the one and doesn’t want to invest a lot of money (hosted LMS solutions are characterized by lower initial investments.
When to Choose an On-Premise LMS?
Installed LMSs are usually chosen by large companies that have internal resources for LMS implementation and maintenance. Another case is security restrictions for storing proprietary or sensitive information (banking, financial organizations).
As on-premise LMS software can be highly customizable, it is widely used for unique idea realization (in most cases such ideas are more likely to pay off than standardized ones). 
Installed LMS Software, though it requires more significant initial investments (license, installation, customization, hosting, employee training etc.) is much more economic when considering a period of 3 years and more. As studies show, the bigger the company gets, the more it inclines to choose in-house LMS as it acquires necessary infrastructure, IT resources and expertise.
Plus, if the company already hosts another management software such as talent management or HR (which is typical for huge corporations) the implementation of one more system doesn’t involve any difficulty.
Examples of SAAS LMS software:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.blackboard.com/">BlackBoard</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.litmos.com/">Litmos LMS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.totaralms.com/">Totara LMS</a></li>
</ul>
Examples of in-house LMS software:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.joomlalms.com/">JoomlaLMS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sakaiproject.org/">Sakai LMS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.learndash.com/">LearnDash LMS</a></li>
</ul>
As we see, only one point, such as LMS installation type, is capable of dividing all the eLearning software available on the market into two different groups that suit various business needs, budget and experience.

In The Cloud Or On-Premise: Choosing a Learning Management System

<a href="http://www.jahiaone.com/" target="_blank">Jahia One 2015</a> is right around the corner. The three-day event will take place between June 10th and 12th in the heart of beautiful Paris.
Last year, the CMS Critic team (made up of Mike Johnston and myself) attended Jahia One 2014, the company's first ever international conference. <a href="/search/?q=jahiaone" target="_blank">We covered the event in detail here on CMS Critic</a>, and also <a href="https://twitter.com/cmscritic" target="_blank">live-tweeted</a> all the best parts to keep you all updated.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/logo-1.png" />
Thanks again to the hospitality of Jahia, Mike and I will be in attendance again this year, providing the same level of coverage.
Here's what you can expect to see from Jahia One 2015.
<h2>Six Customer Testimonials, Feedback &amp; Free Certification</h2>
No less than six of Jahia's customers are coming to share their experiences with the platform.
Europcar, Delta Faucet, National Governers Assocciation, Belambra, MAAF and B4Bank will all be presenting their stories and testimonials at allocated times throughout the event. These testimonials typically offer an awesome insight into how the product in question works on the ground, facing real-life obstacles.
<a href="http://www.jahiaone.com/register" target="_blank"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/jahia1079x0.png" /></a>
Attendees will get to know Jahia's Tech Partner Program a little better, too. The program is aimed at offering off-the shelf integration with 3rd party software to enable users to build their own UXP, fully-integrated with popular third-party products. Some of those Tech Partners will be present at the event, so users can get to know them a little better.
Developers can also grab themselves a free certification exam to validate their skills and knowledge on Jahia Digital Factory 7.
And finally, Jahia have welcomed direct feedback and suggestions from users attending Jahia One 2015. They have requested that all ideas be submitted here, as the top three suggestions will be announced at the Jahia One 2015 Gala Dinner, held on June 12th.
To learn more about Jahia One 2015, and to register for the event, <a href="http://www.jahiaone.com/" target="_blank">check out the official website</a>.
And of course, stay tuned for our coverage of the event, and <a href="https://twitter.com/cmscritic" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter for the live-tweets</a>!

Jahia One 2015 Is Just Days Away!

There's always space in the market for easy to use tools that small business owners can use to create their websites. Today, the folks responsible for the popular uCoz website builder have announced the release of their new drag and drop website builder designed specifically for small businesses.
<h2>Meet uKit.</h2>
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<a href="https://ukit.com/"> uKit </a> is a drag-and-drop website builder that empowers micro and small sized businesses to create personalized websites in an easy yet effective way.
The user-created websites are designed to adapt seamlessly across all devices including mobile tablets and smartphones. While offering a range of templates and custom design options, the site limits user customizations based on recommendations from design professionals to help customers avoid “development gone wrong” scenarios like mismatched fonts, awkward color combinations, unprofessional headers and other design mishaps.
<blockquote>
“Micro, small businesses and freelancers account for over 95% of the world’s enterprises and with increasing competition, an online presence has become even more vital. In the United States alone, around 50% of the businesses don’t have a website. We want to help business owners save on initial start-up costs with a do-it-yourself solution that is highly flexible and professional, yet affordable,” says Evgeny Kurt, uKit’s CEO and Co-Founder of uCoz.
</blockquote>
Currently available in English and Russian, uKit appears to be a great new option to consider trying before making your decision on which website builder you'll choose for your business.
In addition to the existing functionality, more features are planned for later this year including: A landing page generator; a “magic wand” tool — an automatic AI-assisted conversion from the FB pages and outdated websites to new, redesigned responsive business websites and a white label solution for partners.
<h2>Screenshots</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/ukit_admin_interface803x0.jpg" alt="Website Builder for Small Business" />
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/ukit_template_editing803x0.jpg" alt="Website Builder for Small Business" />
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/ukit_mobile_view803x0.jpg" alt="Website Builder for Small Business" />
<a href="https://ukit.com/">Learn more about uKit.</a>

Announcing uKit, a Drag and Drop Website Builder for Small Business

LightCMS Developer Program users will be excited to hear about a newly improved pricing feature, making it easier to bill clients according to differing resource needs.
<a href="https://www.websitebuilderscritic.com/website_builders/reviews/lightcms/" target="_blank">As demonstrated on Website Builders Critic</a>, LightCMS, is a website builder suited for building blogs, business websites, and online stores in a matter of minutes. LightCMS is a growing force in the website builder niche thanks to over 275,000 users and a recent <a href="/the-winner-of-the-2014-peoples-choice-cms-award-for-best-cloud-cms-for-smb/" target="_blank">People's Choice Award for Best Cloud CMS for SMB</a>.
This latest update focused on a new pricing plan for Developer Program users, as well as featured images for blog posts.
<h2>Price Plans &amp; Featured Images</h2>
Developer Program users can use the newly introduced Price Plan Builder to make up to 5 unique pricing plans for their clients.
The Price Plan Builder lets user set; Plan Names, Maximum number of pages, Maximum GB of storage, Maximum number of products and of course an actual price for the plan(s).
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/pricingplans.jpg" />
For the bloggers out there, LightCMS now allows for each blog post to be given a featured image.
A new image can be uploaded, or an existing one can be used.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/blogpostwithfeaturedimage1079x0.jpg" />
To find out more about this release, check out the official announcement.
And of course, be sure to explore more of LightCMS via our CMS Directory.

LightCMS Gives Greater Pricing Power to Developer Program Users

It's usually a good sign, when a product emerges from a team which would otherwise be part of the intended target market.
<a href="http://mbsy.co/webydo/cmscritic" target="_blank"> Webydo</a> was unveiled in 2012, crafted by a web design agency who confess that, “we needed Webydo ourselves”. The cloud-hosted solution works on a WYSIWYG basis, giving users a browser based and completely codeless website builder.
<a href="http://mbsy.co/webydo/cmscritic" target="_blank"> <img style="max-width:144px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/webydo-logo.png" /> </a>
The platform powers thousands of websites, and boasts a wide range of user-friendly features. Here's an introductory video to get started with.
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<h2>Drag, Drop, Animate</h2>
Let's now take a look at some of Webydo's core features.
As with most website builders, Webydo is designed from the ground up to be accessible to everybody. That means there's no code to worry about, and features like drag-and-drop page building are deeply rooted in the user experience.
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Users can drag-and-drop page elements like images, text, flash, forms, galleries, and so forth. Elements can then be resized, relocated and edited accordingly.
Webydo also gives its user base animation options, through its Parallax Scrolling Animator.
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The Animator enables users to animate any element on a page with unique motion paths, transitions and speed using a simple, codeless visual interface. It's the type of tool which can bring a website to life in ways that many other website builders don't allow.
Further features include eCommerce capabilities, responsive design, custom domains, automatic backups, as well as blogging and article management.
Webydo as a whole portrays itself with a sense of minimalism. Black and white interfaces are everywhere, with pretty much no clutter for the sake of beauty. It's a platform aimed at serious web designers looking for a serious website builder.
<h2>A Community Effort</h2>
As previously mentioned, Webydo sprung from a web design agency in need. Today though, it's a community effort.
Webydo's CMO Yam Regev explains.
<blockquote>“Webydo was founded as an internal solution, but quickly grew into a product after we witnessed a massive demand within the web design agency industry.
We quickly generated huge interest and now we have over 150k users in our community. These days professional designers don't have an independent SaaS solution and Webydo plans to be the solution that empowers designers to take full control of the web publishing space.
Our community is fully involved with the development of the product and will ultimately determine the success of the product.”</blockquote>
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The Webydo forum is where the community congregates.
Users are encouraged to share suggestions and even vote on popular ideas. It's a system rarely embraced by top-tier CMS, and it's nothing less than refreshing to see in action at Webydo.
To find out more about Webydo, <a href="http://mbsy.co/webydo/cmscritic" target="_blank"> visit their website</a>.
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Webydo: SaaS Design Canvas for Web Design Professionals

<a href="https://ghost.org/" target="_blank">Ghost</a> users can now preview their posts within their chosen theme before publication.
The free and cloud-hosted blogging solution was crowned winner of the <a href="/2014-most-promising-cms/" target="_blank">2014 Critics' Choice Award for Most Promising CMS</a>.
As one of the most exciting blogging platforms on the market, Ghost already does a lot of things right. But post previewing was certainly a missing feature, and will no doubt be welcomed by Ghost users.
<h2>See It &amp; Share It</h2>
Now, Ghost users can open the post settings menu and hit the post preview link to see exactly what the post is going to look like before it goes live. Users will see the post in the context of their active theme — exactly as any visitor would see it.
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Interestingly, users can also send a preview link to others for proof-reading or feedback purposes.
Ghost Pro users already have access to this new feature. Self-hosted Ghost users will need to upgrade to <a href="https://ghost.org/download/">Ghost 0.6.3</a> in order to benefit.
You can see the <a href="http://blog.ghost.org/post-previews/" target="_blank">official announcement right here</a>.
Otherwise, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/ghost/" target="_blank">Ghost via our CMS Directory</a>.

Ghost Introduces Post Previews

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<a href="http://www.clarabridge.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clarabridge, Inc.</a> today announced the acquisition of <a href="https://engagor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Engagor,</a> the most comprehensive platform for real-time social customer service and engagement. The combined offering provides a complete, end-to-end technology solution for marketers, customer care organizations and operations teams to create more profitable customer relationships.
Founded by Folke Lemaitre in 2011, Belgium-based Engagor offers a robust social listening and engagement platform for marketers and customer care organizations at Fortune 1000 businesses. With the acquisition of Engagor, Clarabridge now offers more extensive customer experience management capabilities. The Clarabridge platform, which collects, analyzes, and activates customer feedback data from all channels, gains the additional functionality of advanced social listening, publishing, governance, along with real-time social customer service and engagement.
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“As the market has expanded, leading enterprises are looking for solutions that can bring together customer feedback from all channels into one intelligence hub, and a robust mechanism for intelligently engaging with customers,” said Sid Banerjee, CEO of Clarabridge. “This acquisition is a tremendous opportunity for us to solidify our position in the marketplace as the most comprehensive CEM technology provider, with a platform that operationalizes customer experience insights. Our vision is shaped by our clients, and we’re focused on operationalizing the customer voice through the wide distribution and adoption of intelligence tools.”
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Clarabridge continues to gain and keep the momentum that started with <a href="http://www.clarabridge.com/press/clarabridge-secures-80m-in-new-funding-to-drive-customer-experience-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">$80 million in growth funding</a> in late 2013, followed by the 2014 <a href="http://www.clarabridge.com/press/clarabridge-acquires-market-metrix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">acquisition of survey software provider MarketMetrix</a>. The addition of Engagor’s 360 clients in the enterprise space, including Volvo, Ikea, Pepsi and Nintendo, brings Clarabridge’s base up to more than 800 clients worldwide.
Direct engagement with customers on social channels boosts sales and leads to increased customer loyalty. The Engagor solution acquires and analyzes social data, and provides customer service and marketing staff the ability to interact directly with the customer. The platform also enables customer service teams to manage and monitor individual and team performance. Using the platform, businesses resolve customer complaints and process customer requests.  
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“We strongly believe that you have to put the data into the hands of people that can do something with it to truly impact business performance,” said Folke Lemaitre, founder and CEO of Engagor. “I’m excited that we are joining Clarabridge with a shared mission of helping businesses fully understand their customers in order to better serve their needs—creating long-term loyalty and increasing profitability.”
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Clarabridge plans to sell the Engagor solution as a standalone product, as well as part of the Clarabridge suite. The Engagor product is already integrated with the Clarabridge Intelligence Platform. The Engagor team will join Clarabridge with offices in Ghent, Belgium and San Francisco, California.
<a href="http://www.clarabridge.com/clarabridge-engagor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Find more details here.</a>

Clarabridge Acquires Engagor CEM

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