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Agentic AI for Agencies in 2026

bmckeiver

The progress continues for <a href="https://awards.www.cmscritic.com/vote/" target="_blank">The People's Choice CMS Awards 2015</a>, with the voting stage now well and truly underway. In fact, 500 votes were cast in the very first hour of the polls being open.
<a href="https://awards.www.cmscritic.com/vote/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/votenow-1.png" /></a>
This year marks the fourth consecutive year of <a href="https://awards.www.cmscritic.com/" target="_blank">CMS Awards</a> here at CMS Critic. The awards are made up of; The People's Choice Awards, and The Critic's Choice Awards.
The awards were originally designed to give the public a way to get behind their favourite products, and also to recognise and reward the progress made by CMS vendors large and small, new and established.
Today, the awards play a big role in the decisions of many soon-to-be webmasters hunting for a sutiable CMS. In fact, <a href="/the-cms-awards-what-they-mean/" target="_blank">CMS vendors themselves have vouched for the importance and relevance of the CMS Awards</a>.
<h2>The Most Inclusive Category List. Ever.</h2>
With the nomination stage now complete, a range of vendors (all of which were selected by you) are now battling within their respective categories.
We've worked hard to make the categoriy list as inclusive as possible this year. The list includes:
<ul>
<li>Best eCommerce Solution for SMB</li>
<li>Best Website Builder</li>
<li>Best Enterprise Portal</li>
<li>Best CMS for Marketers</li>
<li>Best CMS for Developers</li>
<li>Best CMS for Personal Websites</li>
<li>Best CMS for Enterprise</li>
<li>And Many More</li>
</ul>
The full list of categories, along with the three products nominated for each one, <a href="https://awards.www.cmscritic.com/vote/" target="_blank">can be found on the voting page</a>.
To make voting easier and more informed, we've linked to each individual solution so you can explore the candidates before voting for your preffered CMS.
With that being said, it's time to <a href="https://awards.www.cmscritic.com/vote/" target="_blank">get voting for your favourite CMS</a>. Don't delay, though, because the voting stage ends on January 1st, 2016.
Who are you voting for? Let us know in the comments below.

The People's Choice CMS Awards 2015: Let the Voting Begin!

mike-johnston

eZ Systems is the company behind the open source publishing platform, eZ Publish and we recently had a chance to interview their VP of Community, Nicolas Pastorino. Mr. Pastorino has been with eZ Systems for many years and offers up some interesting insights into the company, the products and the future of the platform.
<h2>The Interview</h2>
Please tell us a bit about yourself, your background and how you ended up with eZ Systems.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/nicolas-pastorino-ez-conference-2011-250x165.jpg" alt="Nicolas Pastorino eZ Conference 2011" />I have seven years of experience in Open-source software edition and Content Management, with eZ Systems since 2005, in international context (Western Europe, USA, Norway) as Consultant, Trainer, Software Engineer, in Product Management, and now as Vice President Community at eZ Systems. My role today is to manage the eZ Publish Community (43 000+ members), intensifying and structuring it around our product and mission. I am educated from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) in Lyon, France and Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) in Norway in the fields of Telecommunications, Software, System and Network Engineering. When not happily busy with the eZ Publish Community, I can be met in the mountains of our world, rock &amp; ice climbing or ski-touring. As a voracious user of those, I can name a few of my social media profiles, feel free to get in touch:
<ul>
<li>Twitter  <a href="http://twitter.com/jeanvoye">http://twitter.com/jeanvoye</a></li>
<li>Google+  <a href="http://bit.ly/nicolas-on-gplus">http://bit.ly/nicolas-on-gplus</a></li>
</ul>
For those who are unaware, what is eZ Publish?
eZ Publish is now dubbed eZ Publish 5 Platform, an Experience Management Platform for online services. Based on a strong legacy of high-end Content Management, we capitalized on our field experience to transform our flagship product into a centerpiece, a platform for organizations to create fully-fledged online services. All elements a UXP (User Experience Platform), notably Marketing Automation, are served by means of built-in features, or connectors to external products and services, tightly integrated. This allows to implement end-to-end CXM (Customer Experience Management) stories.
The base product is open-source, distributed as “eZ Publish Community Project” in its bleeding-edge version. The full Experience Management platform is distributed as part of a subscription, packaging all experience management features &amp; services around the powerful content management engine.
What types of verticals see the most value in using your product? What kind of adoption rates have you seen in the various verticals?
eZ is historically strong in the media vertical, many of the leading publishers in Europe having chosen eZ Publish as their standard technological platform today. But other verticals like Finance and Telecoms have been ramping-up significantly in the past years, finding eZ Publish Platform as solid, secure and flexible as their usage demands.
<h4>What do you think makes eZ Publish such a strong publishing platform?</h4>
Here are the key points in my opinion:
<ul>
<li>The tight integration of several Experience Management features and services, based on a proven application framework,</li>
<li>It now embeds a rock-solid, modern, well-spread and easy-to-use application development framework: Symfony 2 + a brand new Content Management PHP/REST API,</li>
<li>Strong and long-run experience in the high-end, demanding publishing world,</li>
<li>Innovative and vast feature-set of our content management engine,</li>
<li>Extremely extensible platform, easy integration in large IT systems,</li>
<li>Power of a professional open-source community providing a dramatically extended product portfolio,</li>
<li>Large partner network, meaning tenfold expertise spread across the globe.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What separates your product from the other products in the market?</h4>
Here is the synthetic view on our competitive advantages:
<ul>
<li>Freedom and Openness at heart,</li>
<li>“Platform” rather than shrink-wrapped, constrained product,</li>
<li>Existing tight integration of the required bits to build online services (Marketing Automation, Analytics, eCommerce, Recommendation to name a few),</li>
<li>State of the art scalable architecture and code-base,</li>
<li>Both on-premise and cloud versions available.</li>
</ul>
<h4>The CMS market is a rapidly changing one, what trends do you see coming down the pipeline?</h4>
Content Management is becoming a commodity, we can hardly speak about a dedicated market for this anymore. It might be a touch market-overshooting, but today is about building compelling online services, touching customer journeys, underpinned by a flexible and cohesive technology platform, supporting the increasing, demanding needs of online marketing teams, in any vertical. Silos are steadily taken down between the IT departments and the Marketing departments, leading to joint reflections and decisions on their tools, the technology, and cost-efficiency is more actual than ever: maintaining multiple vendor-relationships to be able to run one's business is decreasingly appealing, they need few, tightly integrated, future-proof tools to do their job.
The CMS market is merging into the bigger one of Experience Management, opening-up the M&amp;A and alliances mercato, placing the “Experience Architects” (the ones who care about their end-users' faint-smiling out of pleasure when using their service) in key decisional positions, even in the traditionally less “fancy” industries, or in case of internal non-public projects.
Continuity with the “past” needs to be enforce though, whereby
<ul>
<li>still rock-solid and innovative content management features,</li>
<li>native multichannel support,</li>
<li>compelling end-user experience in administration interfaces,</li>
</ul>
still need to be continuously improved, not to forget the constantly increasing amount of data (big data) that must not hamper performances in any way.
To adapt and anticipate on this change, eZ Publish Platform is positioned as the “Create Deliver Optimize” TM platform, solving the “CXM challenge”, in other words the “How to create a compelling seamless experience” challenge.
<h4>If you were asked to define a CMS, how would you do so?</h4>
I think this definition is transforming a lot nowadays, this question being related to the evolution of the CMS market. A piece of a whole…larger thing, like an experience management platform for example. By itself, as a stand-alone piece, the use-cases are getting more and more limited for CMSes. Today, even somebody's simple blog requires more than advanced content management features. Value resides in the quality and relevancy of the services provided in the product (less in the software itself), as much as in the quality of the integration of these services with the base.
<h4>How do you see social media changing the way publishers interact / share their content online and how is eZ Publish capitalizing on this?</h4>
My 4 year experience in Community Management led me to understand that social media, on top of nurturing live exchanges, represents a set of key two-ways distribution channels for content marketers. Not only are they an efficient way to rapidly diffuse their content with great “ripple out” effect, but they instantly “close the loop”, providing immediate, direct feedback to the author, who can subsequently, on the fly, optimize their post. The “O” in our “Create Deliver Optimize” TM  paradigm.
eZ capitalizes on this by…understanding what online marketers, content marketers and community managers do to be successful in their jobs, and baking the required tools within our Experience Management platform. Sounds trivial right? Still, simple things like that make our products far better and help us focus. Note: this does not prevent us to embed anticipative features that are not yet needed by the vast majority of our users ?
<h4>From a marketing perspective, what advantages does your product give marketers that they cannot find elsewhere?</h4>
We now provide, as value-adding layers on top of a very powerful and flexible (scalable, extensible) content management engine, unique Analytics and Optimization capabilities. In other words, the large spectrum of tools and services that are required by online marketing activities are integrated into the platform. The Experience Management platform.
<h4>Clearly eZ Publish has a strong presence in Europe, how has it fared in North America and other geographies?</h4>
Indeed, eZ has a large footprint in Europe and we continue to develop it. But North America and Asia-Pacific are in the limelight as emerging regions, very clearly, slightly more nascent markets for us compared to Europe. Plans are already under execution for tapping into these areas and intensively grow them to exceed what we have achieved on the old continent. To be noted: we have had active presence in Japan since a long time, this market having matured a lot throughout the years.
<h4>What do you see for the future of your product?</h4>
We will continue extending the rock-solid WCM platform to fully integrate Customer Experience features and services, including Analytics, Marketing Automation, Recommendation. eZ Publish 5 Platform will become a reference product for high-end marketing-savvy businesses, and digital services of all kinds, in the “Internet of Things”. This positioning comes as a complement, and not a replacement of the high-end WCM projects that we are successfully addressing today.
This comes along with diligent, constant care to usability (major enhancements coming-up) as well as scalability, whereby eZ Publish 5 Platform will be the Experience Management tool that can handle big content, big data.
— end —
Thank you Mr. Pastorino for the time you took with us today, we appreciate it. If you would like to learn more about eZ Systems or their products, visit the <a href="http://www.ez.no">eZ Systems website</a>. You can also check out our <a href="/ez-publish-review/">eZ Publish review</a> to get a birds eye view of their product.

Interview with Nicolas Pastorino of eZ Systems

<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/buildyourowncms-620x356.jpg" alt="build your own CMS?" />
I had a recent conversation with a developer at a web agency. He told me this, “We've been using Joomla, but we're not really satisfied with it. I think we might just make our own CMS.” I understand where they're coming from. As an agency, they are committed to providing their customers with high quality websites. They want their clients to be able to maintain those websites with ease. It would seem that making their own CMS might be a good choice. But is it really?

It's a great question. In fact, there are quite a few agencies, mid-sized firms, and other organizations that might want to make their own CMS. We're going to break the question down and submit a suggestion. The bottom line is this: you probably don't want to build your own CMS.
Here is our rationale.
<h2>Customize, don't innovate.</h2>
If you have the skills required to build your own CMS, you probably have the skills to modify an existing open-source CMS. Doing so would save the hundreds of hours that you would spend if you were to start from scratch. Plus, you would be able to ride upon the shared knowledge of millions of current users for help, insight, advice, and tips. Open source CMS are highly customizable. Take Joomla, for example. You can use Joomla as the basis for a souped-up and customized version that better meets your needs. WordPress allows for the same level of adaptation. When you build your own CMS, you're going to be all alone. Instead of a innovating a brand new CMS, customize an existing one. More power. Less work. Better ROI.
<h2>Survey the options before going it alone.</h2>
There are a myriad of CMS options that may do exactly what you want a CMS to do. “We can't find one that meets our needs” is a complaint of some potential DIYers. I'm skeptical. There are thousands of CMS, ranging from backyard brews to vast enterprise powerhouses. There are CMS that can mange your newsletters, track your Facebook ROI, autotweet blog updates, and just maybe serve you breakfast in bed. To claim that there isn't one that meets the need is to claim that you've surveyed and reviewed thousands of CMS. Keep looking. You may find that the ROI of finding and then paying for a big, powerful proprietary CMS is far better than the ROI of making your own.
<h2>Can you keep up with change?</h2>
Making a CMS isn't a one-and-done kind of thing. That CMS is your baby. You've got to take care of it. The digital world is constantly evolving. In order to be truly effective, your CMS must adapt to meet the changes.This is a process that requires a lot of time and effort. Many of the large CMS are on 2-year upgrade cycles. Is it worth your time to create a CMS that demands constant improvement? Adapting a CMS to meet the needs of a changing technology environment is tough work. Wouldn't it be better to buy a CMS or  to make changes to an existing open-source CMS? Most companies come to understand that the ROI of a roll your own CMS is pretty dismal.
<h2>Consider the cost.</h2>
As mentioned before, undertaking a CMS project is a big deal. You may create the world's next WordPress. But is that what you need to be doing right now? Before you make your own CMS, just count the cost and make sure it's worth it.
And if you do decide to make your own, please let us know. We'd love to check it out.

Should You Build Your Own CMS?

daniel-threlfall

<a href="https://instapage.com/" target="_blank">Instapage</a> is a popular landing page builder that allows you to design and publish landing pages for your product or service.
The platform, which starts from $29 per month, makes use of a drag-and-drop interface, and integrates with over twenty marketing tools and CRMs, including Mailchimp, InfusionSoft and Salesforce.
<a href="https://instapage.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/8x5txlt3f7st.png" /></a> Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or a marketer with a deadline, Instapage promises to churn out a good looking landing page in just three minutes.
With this review, I’m going to run through the entire landing page construction process, to test just how good looking (and how well functioning) those landing pages are.
<h2>Getting Started</h2>
The sign-up process with Instapage is pretty simple. You can create your account via email or various social networks and there’s no need to get the credit card out either, thanks to the 45 day free trial.
Once you’ve completed your sign-up, you’ll receive a welcome email from Instapage with an invite to attend a webinar called ‘Mastering Instapage in 30 Minutes’. It’s definitely worth a watch, but don’t worry if you don’t have the time – it’s all pretty easy to navigate.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 20.05.00.png" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7AYSdHNLcZCqAMR8UWiu4JxXzZTUjSYkgxshug5008WHmzK0jmyaShS6ty5Up9jggu8OTaCCv4gY9EZRoJBy-HyzBEzbrdT9CqOiAlBQlxZBKIU2esYxlQ37ugOLmizX83kpxlbr" />
<h2>Building Your Landing Page</h2>
You have a few options to choose from when building your landing page. You can customize it from scratch, or you can opt for a pre-built template depending on how much time you want to invest in it.
There are over 70 templates available and they’re categorized into lead generation, webinars, click through, mobile app, and thank you pages. However, if none of the available templates take your fancy, Instapage also partners with Themeforest to provide a number of premium templates.
Personally, I think many of the free templates are just as good – if not better.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 20.39.47.png" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ChD35qrPAk8xDZExPNYi8d3ErXPNIEjjFYTHoJme7ZUjkLCVgQTHf3QZLlkofoFkO0C40WkwuK77v_FSnqd2Ibr8TRuL3FRBXBzYC0bRMSVsXbCZh5Chl-kuQxwGhfhhV1OR_jRH" />
Once you have selected your template, the WYSIWG (What You See is What You Get) editor is your next port of call.
The drag-and-drop functionality will ensure that your landing page looks exactly as you had envisioned, and you can edit or add elements using the menu bar on the top left hand side of the page. Instapage is also mobile responsive and you can preview your page on both a desktop and mobile device before hitting publish.
<h2>Support Options</h2>
If you get stuck – the ‘help’ button is on hand. Honestly, though, you’re not going to get stuck. This stuff is simple. I had a landing page designed in less than 30 minutes, and my level of IT knowledge ranks just slightly above ‘turn it off and on again’.
By clicking the help button, you can restart the Instapage tour, talk to a support rep, or simply have another read of the ‘how-to’ documentation. The undo/redo button is also available if needed.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 21.02.13.png" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/fxGONwNvtprWra88qtvSvEC1IXdYtEPLH8jqS8Vvzv_P2iPAVuVZ6DNiNP_DkoI2AOzPySp8PQ56CLECh_vYRLdupPQ4nMkUpRzsrARp2TSa7uwvxAvSD0op0iuQ2J6_immTdMO8" />
<h2>Onboarding Your Team</h2>
With the Pro account, Instapage allows you to add users as either ‘admin’ or ‘members.
<ul>
<li>
Admins have access to manage the account, edit pages, and add domains and users.
</li>
<li>
Members can only view or edit pages which you allow them to access.
</li>
</ul>
This option is available by clicking on the (+) sign in the upper right hand corner of the dashboard.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 21.07.19.png" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FinIroZYWLesdYNEuwl9YBa6Jp2gJdqRPq8mEt-svTo2nwWqJlKnOSEYySQ26pJ5kmPneIMiRvajdTGti7iWwSRFYvIxg4JljZjJWlNjndWCIFqk7oAitUbTxc0tFRqYWevyNoDj" />
To add a new user, you simply insert their name, email, permission status, and which pages they can edit and/or view. After you’ve added a user, they will receive an email notification to let them know.
<h2>Marketing Integrations</h2>
Instapage recently launched a new integrations dashboard offering over 20 other Saas tool integrations, including <a href="http://mailchimp.com/">Mailchimp</a>, <a href="http://www.aweber.com/">AWeber,</a> and <a href="https://www.zoho.com/crm/">Zoho CRM</a>. The new dashboard makes it simple to connect your CRM provider, optimization tools and email marketing service in the one place – with very little hassle.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 21.19.09.png" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/DY_aZ4tD1UjDk0XBLrxpsCWnGU-90tW71pZPjvUrQ49irGWvARlzOi5gMFLn40wFZBwkykqLU-AiZKmmfgKP7f4YA6G9t9IaReuQk8DzutWUiEMfroPewuwjoF7FI3fGjFppcoeB" />
<h2>Pricing</h2>
After you’ve completed the 45 day free trial, Instapage offers 3 account types depending on your requirements. You can choose whether to pay monthly or yearly – but it’s worth noting that the annual payment is 25% cheaper.
The basic annual package is $29 per month, but if you’re working with a team I’d recommend opting for the professional option at $55 – as you’ll need the extra features if you want to add team members. For more information on Instapage pricing and services, click <a href="https://instapage.com/pricing">here</a>.
<img alt="Screen Shot 2015-11-20 at 21.23.30.png" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kmKyG5B4KxBIZ4bKTI801kVdg0aDlqWwhilSKU2jUfnVO3wZEhUpcn0G6YFGbBZjCtgZ3QMWjcR-fQcvtCjiqAK4Uv_8uyEKQIVWl9328dISxyaPQPPv6ecXthoyBtojXPFJxK6i" />
<h2>The Verdict</h2>
Overall, I think that Instapage is a great option for anyone who wants to get a quality landing page online quickly and I can definitely recommend it.
A well designed landing page can make or break your marketing campaign and rushing it is not the way to go. Instapage’s templates and customization features make it easy for anyone to create the exact page that they’re looking for, to a professional standard, in a short period of time.
You don’t have to be a professional web developer to design your landing page using Instapage, but everyone who views it will think that you are.
Have you tried Instapage out for your business? We’d love to know how you got on. Why not let us know in the comments below.

Instapage Review

grainne-logue

Like many writers on Google+, I want to increase my AuthorRank so my work will gain credibility and reach a wider audience. I've been looking into how to get Google Authorship working with WordPress, not the version you install on your own domain, but a blog hosted on WordPress.com. I was surprised to find little information on the subject that was reliable and therefore felt compelled to share what I've learned. I'm a technical person and I have to admit that I've tried researching what to do, wading through conflicting or old information online and trying the various tips only to give up twice. Some of this has come about by Google changing the way in which you link your work to your Google+ account, so some things that used to work now no longer do. On my third attempt however I managed to <a href="https://www.radicalmarketingsolutions.com/how-to-claim-google-authorship/" target="_blank">pursue this issue further</a> and by piecing together information from various different sites I found the answer by trial and error. I know how off putting this process has been for me, and I am a web developer by trade, so I can only imagine the confusion of millions of writers who prefer to host their blogs on WordPress.com and also want Google Authorship.
<h2>Why Use WordPress.com?</h2>
<a href="https://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEyLzEyLzA0L2I4L3RoZWJlZ2lubmVyLmFCai5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk5NTB4NTM0IwplCWpwZw/0f408018/c56/the-beginner-s-guide-to-wordpress-multisite-18fcb53fac.jpg"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/wp-760x427-620x348.jpg" alt="WordPress" /></a> click to enlarge image
I started out with WordPress because I wanted to write rather than spend my spare time developing a website in order to do so. I do have a hosting provider that gives me access to ‘One Click Installs', one of which is WordPress. I installed it on a couple of domains and found, because of all the updates required to keep the websites secure, I easily put those projects on the shelf until I had time to do so. In the end they got so horribly out of date our web host disabled them for security reasons. By this point I had already decided to go with WordPress.com blogs instead, and I stayed because I also liked how quickly Google ranked the posts I wrote. I now have 15 blogs hosted by WordPress.com and although some of them are likely to be replaced over time with <a href="https://drupal.org" target="_blank">Drupal</a>, until such a time I want the writing I've done so far to be picked up by Google Authorship.
<h2>Why is so hard to set-up Google Authorship on WordPress.com blogs?</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/google-plus-in-wordpress.jpg" alt="Google Plus with WordPress" /> click to enlarge image
The main issue is  the fact that you do not own the domain your WordPress.com blog is on so you can neither alter the blog code itself nor use an email address on that domain. Email verification is the easiest way now to set-up Google Authorship, particularly on multi-author websites. In fact it is the default option when you go to <a href="https://plus.google.com/authorship" target="_blank">Google's main page on Authorship</a>. Some of the newer WordPress themes provide a text field to allow you to add a link on the post that can be used to link to your Google+ profile, but you can't rely on that always being there in every theme. If you are like me and prefer the style of an older theme then you will likely find it is not an option. Also WordPress, for security reasons, strips the required bit of code “rel=author” (see Set-Up Instructions below) from the end of your links in your author bio, thus making it even harder to link to your Google+ account. This can be overcome if you have your blog hosted on your own domain by <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/allow-rel-and-html-in-author-bios/" target="_blank">installing a plugin</a> to disable this behaviour, but you can't install it on WordPress.com. All these in combination could cause many WordPress.com bloggers to fall behind in their AuthorRank and I for one don't want to see that happen.
<h2>Why Use Google Authorship Anyway?</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/google-authorship-620x249.jpg" alt="Google Authorship" /> click to enlarge image
Google wants to find great content that is relevant to their users. The more Google knows about you, the more it can do for you. Google is very good at generating traffic to your blogs, much more than Twitter or Facebook can often do. Getting to the top of a Google search result page is not just about hitting the right combination of keywords (or paying for ads) any more, it is about <a href="https://www.copyblogger.com/google-plus-authority/" target="_blank">authority within your Google network</a>. You may have seen AuthorRank in action when you do a search and people with their profile pictures accompany the search results in the top slots. Just the image alone catches your attention amid a sea of text links. People are much more likely to click on a search result if they recognise the author from their Google+ stream (as along as you have a good standing relationship). If someone had enough interest to circle you then chances are they will be willing to look at your content both inside and out of Google+. Remember this is only the beginning, who knows how advantageous it will be in the future to have Google Authorship behind you. The sooner you sign up to Authorship the longer Google has to promote your work above others who haven't made the switch yet.
<h2>Set-up Instructions</h2>
Before you go further you will need a Google+ profile with a picture and tag line set. You should ideally have built an audience by adding circles and people who match your temperament and topic areas, but this can just as easily be done afterwards. I will demonstrate how to set-up Google Authorship with a WordPress.com blog I haven't converted yet. Just to prove this you can see in the screen shot below that it says under ‘Authorship Testing Result' that ‘Page does not contain authorship markup'. You will also note that my Google+ profile is also missing from the preview.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2013-02-26-hs-before-620x340.png" alt="Hermit Studio Before Google Authorship" /> click to enlarge image
You will need to find the URL address to your WordPress.com author bio. This is typically in the following format:
https://mysite.wordpress.com/author/username
You will need to replace the text in red above; ‘mysite' with the sub-domain of your blog and ‘username' with the username you log in to WordPress with. So in this example my WordPress author bio link would be:
<a href="https://hermitstudio.wordpress.com/author/niamhbrown" target="_blank">https://hermitstudio.wordpress.com/author/niamhbrown</a>.
Then you need to go to your about page on your Google+ profile. Click the blue ‘Edit Profile' button at the top  of the screen. This will put you into editing mode. Scroll down until you reach the section called ‘Contributor to' and hover your mouse over it until you see the block highlighted and then click to edit it. Towards the bottom of this block you will see the option to ‘Add Custom Link' you will need to click on this. Copy the WordPress bio link we created above and put that in the text field called ‘URL'. You can then give the link a label, which you can call whatever you like. In the end it should look something like this:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2013-02-26-hs-add-author-bio-link1-620x429.png" alt="Hermit Studio Add Author Bio Link on Google+" /> click to enlarge image
Make sure the contributor to section is shared to the public and then save it. Click on the blue button at the top of your profile called ‘Finished Editing' and you are done for this step. It is worth noting however that there has been some confusion online over what this link should be. I found it wasn't always clear in the articles I read that you needed a link to your WordPress author bio and NOT to the main blog address. This is how Google knows you are an author on this sub-domain.
Next we need to get your Google profile ID. This is the long number in the URL to your Google+ profile, as shown below.
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So my profile ID is the number 101942254766672606204, but yours will be different. (Don't use my ID otherwise I will get credit for your work!) Save your number somewhere and we will come back to it. Now we go to your WordPress blog. Go to your blog dashboard and click on Appearance &gt; Widgets. Drag a text widget onto one of your slots available on your theme, such as a ‘sidebar' or ‘footer' etc. In that text box add the following code using the profile ID number we got from Google+ as mentioned above.
&lt;a href=”https://plus.google.com/profileid/about?rel=author”&gt;+AuthorName&lt;/a&gt;
The ‘+AuthorName' should match exactly the name you use on Google Plus. So for example in my case I would use:
&lt;a href=”https://plus.google.com/101942254766672606204/about?rel=author”&gt;+Niamh Brown&lt;/a&gt;
 Once you have saved the widget you are done and it should look something like this:
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<h2>Further Information</h2>
When you set up Google Authorship it will take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks for your details to show up in search results. Be aware that just because you set-up Google Authorship does not guarantee your image will show up in search results.  So in order to be sure you have set-up your website correctly there is a handy <a href="https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/richsnippets" target="_blank">Structured Data Testing Tool</a> you can use. Here is what it should look like when you have set-up your blog correctly.
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And that's about it. I recently found a great community on Google+ called <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/104474428845467390263/stream/f6a897a4-219f-46a8-ac7c-fa6b1189a343" target="_blank">Google Authorship &amp; Author Rank</a>, which I would suggest you join if you have any questions or have other information to share.
Do you have any more interesting tips about Google Authorship on a WordPress.com blog?

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We’re kicking off another featured week here on CMS Critic, and this time, we’re joined by one of the world’s most popular document management systems; <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/" target="_blank">eFileCabinet</a>.
In a market full of big players like Google and Microsoft, eFileCabinet has cornered a delectable slice of the DMS market by securing 160,000 customers.
Their success comes down to a number of features that make document management easy for all business types. But perhaps most interestingly, eFileCabinet leverages the power of being both <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/efilecabinet-online/">in the cloud</a> and <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/efilecabinet-desktop/">on-premise</a>, giving brands the option to choose between the two solutions for maximum flexibility and diverse deployment options.
But before we delve into eFileCabinet fully, let’s refresh our memories regarding document management systems for just a second.
<h2>What is a Document Management System?</h2>
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Well, long story short, it’s a software that manages your documents.
Instead of a company storing all their files in physical cabinets and storage rooms, a document management system digitises the process and manages staff access so that anybody can find what they’re looking for.
Efficiency is a vital attribute for any successful contemporary brand, and physical filing is anything but that.
Aside from using a DMS to replace paper-filing tasks and save physical space, companies deploy DMS to manage things like:
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HR documents
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Photos
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Tax documents
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Personal files
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Video
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PDF and PDF Editor files
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Large file sets, which you can share within the system
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Anything you can store on your computer, can be stored inside the DMS.
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Read more about <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/describing-dms/">document management systems</a>.
<h2>eFileCabinet: In The Cloud &amp; In the House</h2>
Like CMS, there are an array of document management systems to offer. But eFileCabinet offers hard-hitting features that empower a company to manage their data with agility.
<h3>Store</h3>
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eFileCabinet works from the second you have a hard copy of a document in your hand. You can:
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Scan and save it into eFileCabinet to make it digital
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Use a drag-and-drop interface to organize it within folders
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Keep it on-site, or securely in the cloud
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<h3>Search</h3>
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Filing things away is one thing, but what happens when you want to find a file that was processed months (or years) ago? A traditional system would have you sifting through mountains of paper and filing cabinets, but eFileCabinet lets you:
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Log into your own account
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Find files within seconds using powerful search functions
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Browse and view files quickly to find the right version
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<h3>Share</h3>
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eFileCabinet isn’t just about keeping files behind closed doors, though. With it, you can share your company's documents with those who require it (such as auditors) by:
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Emailing or sharing through SecureDrawer (an encrypted web sharing portal that overcomes breach-susceptible email)
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Apply password protection when sharing
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Sending large or small files, with HIPAA, FINRA and SEC compliance
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<h2>DMS Anywhere</h2>
Impressively, eFileCabinet also transcends the notion that files and folders should stay behind lock and key within a brand’s head office.
Instead, eFileCabinet offers an app that allows for data to be accessed from anywhere via mobile and tablet. Thus, employees can access their digital file cabinets from home, or even from a client’s office.
To learn more about eFileCabinet, check out their <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com">website</a>. Plus, stay tuned for more coverage during this eFileCabinet Featured Week.

eFileCabinet: DMS in the Cloud or On-Premise

Now that we have all been introduced to the <a href="/efilecabinet-dms-in-the-cloud-or-on-premise/">storing, searching, and sharing capabilities of eFileCabinet</a>, it’s time to check out just how useful this DMS can be outside the office.
Ranked as the top mobile document management software by <a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8033-best-mobile-document-management-software.html">Business News Daily</a>, eFileCabinet boasts a native iOS and Android app that enables individual users to access their accounts – and therefore their data – from absolutely anywhere with an internet connection.
Not only is this app ideal for companies that regularly send out employees for client meetings, it’s also convenient for entrepreneurs who are constantly on the move, but need unobstructed and secure access to their vital documents.
Here’s an introductory video of the eFileCabinet app for you to get started.
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<h2>The Benefits of the eFileCabinet App</h2>
The access of eFileCabinet through the mobile app is simple and quick. After your first time logging in to the app, you are prompted to choose a 4-digit pin, enabling even easier access in the future.
Once you are logged-in, you have access to any and all of the files or folders that you can access from a desktop.
The interface isn’t just responsive, it’s built for smartphone and tablet screens from the ground up.
The ‘Recents’ tab shows you a list of all the recent files and folders you have been working on, even if you were accessing them from your desktop back at work. Despite all these benefits, the mobile app is just one aspect of what makes digital document management great as a whole.
The ‘Favorites’ tab is self-explanatory, as it shows all the documents you have favorited so you never lose sight of your most most frequently used files. Favoriting new files on a mobile device is also easy, taking just two clicks.
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As for the ‘Checked Out’ tab, this allows you to view the files that you have checked out of your digital cabinet. From there, you can quickly view each document, and even search it for specific words, all from your phone or tablet.
You can also scan documents into eFileCabinet directly using your camera, so those new documents you receive at a meeting can go onto the system instantly – even before you head back to the office. This allows your colleagues to access and review those files before you return to the office.
The eFileCabinet app also lets you save files, photos, and videos received via email.
And finally, sharing documents from the app is just as easy as it is on the desktop version of eFileCabinet. You can select multiple files at once, including large file sets, and choose to send them to a colleague or client, all from within the eFileCabinet app via SecureDrawer — a secure client sharing portal with bank-grade encryption that overcomes breach-susceptible aspects of traditional email.
<h2>The Digital Wingman</h2>
To be frank, there’s not a lot the eFileCabinet app doesn’t do when it comes to file management.
Being able to access, scan, search through, favorite, and share company files from your smartphone or tablet – in a way that enables all your colleagues to also access it immediately – makes the eFileCabinet app the ultimate wingman during client meetings.
However, all this accessibility does not compromise the app’s security: all your data is backed up and kept secure via the pin access code and other features within the app, including role-based user permissions.
There’s no more fumbling through a bag for folders, or worse yet, forgetting them back at the office – because every single piece of data your company has is already with you, all the time.
To learn more about eFileCabinet, check out their <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/">website</a>. Plus, stay tuned for more coverage during this eFileCabinet Featured Week.

The eFileCabinet App: A Mobile Document Management System

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Despite the Gala Dinner from <a href="/jahia-one-2015-day-one/">Day One</a> running into the early hours, the Jahia team still managed to put on another exciting show on Day Two of JahiaOne 2015.Attendees got to see Jahia show off some of their latest projects, before a number of high-profile customers took to the stage to laud the vendor's technological heroics.Here's a summary of all the best bits of Day Two.<h2>Marketing Factory &amp; Commerce Factory</h2>Jahia love themselves a factory.During Day Two, they seized the opportunity to formally announce and demonstrate their latest project and “killer app”, Marketing Factory.Senior Vice President Clement Egger presented the project, which he claimed was filling a glaring gap in the market.“Marketers are in pain”, the executive asserted, pointing out that marketing suites were either too simplistic and weak, or too broad and confusing for the average marketer or marketing team. Marketing Factory, he claimed, had been designed to bridge the gap.<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/img_2909.jpg" /> He walked us through a demonstration of some of Marketing Factory's core features, giving everybody a taste of how it tackles visitor profile building, segmentation, interest capturing, and other aspects of the personalization process.We also got to look at how the platform handles and presented stats and facts to marketers.<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/img_2907.jpg" /> It's also worth noting that Marketing Factory doesn't require Digital Factory, and can thus be used on any project, along with any other platform.Despite not being totally finished, Marketing Factory looked impressive. We're looking forward to seeing the finished product before the end of 2015.In a later presentation, Clement Egger (who was now almost stealing the show!) once again presented another Factory to the audience, Commerce Factory. This time though, he was accompanied on stage by his wife and Jahia's Senior Consultant, Wanda Egger.<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/commerce683x0-is-hidpi.jpg" /> I personally thought it was a nice touch to have the couple present together. It reminded the audience that despite being an internationally recognized technology vendor, Jahia is also a human effort, propped up by real people and relationships.Clement Egger openly admitted that Commerce Factory was indeed first announced at JahiaOne 2014, and he also admitted that, a year on, it is still yet to be released.However, he claimed that the delay was for the best, as Jahia understandably wanted such a vital product to be as polished as possible before release.His wife Wanda took us through a detailed demonstration, completing a transaction on-screen and showing off some of the back end capabilities.<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/logo-commerce-factory-476x90.png" /> Commerce Factory is set to offer features designed to help merchants with cross selling and up selling, and also serves up bundle features, Google Shop exporting, a recommendation engine, and more.The new release date for Commerce Factory is Fall 2015 – yet another Jahia product we're looking forward to.<h2>Workspace Factory 3.0, Customer Testimonials &amp; Free Certification Exams</h2>Wanda Egger also took us through what is set to be the latest edition of Workspace factory, formerly known as Jahia wise, which is the vendor's document sharing and professional collaboration solution.Her presentation revealed that Workspace Factory 3.0 will have a release candidate in July 2015, approximately two weeks after the general release of Digital Factory 7.1.More Jahia customers also got to sing the company's praises during Day Two, with the National Governors Association and Delta Faucet detailing their Jahia journeys.Furthermore, Jahia also offered up a totally free certification exam during the course of the day.In fact, a relatively large number of hands shot up when Christopher Justice, Jahia's new head of Marketing, asked to see a show of hands for those about interested in sitting the exam. A positive sign for the future of the platform, no doubt.<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2015-06-11_07_38_02530x0-is-hidpi.jpg" />With the closing keynote, Jahia turned another page of its current, buzzing chapter. A lot has changed and grown within the company between JahiaOne 2014 and JahiaOne 2015, and if that should continue, JahiaOne 2016 will be nothing short of awesome.A big well done to Jahia for hosting a genuinely enjoyable event, and an even bigger thank you for their hospitality, it was appreciated.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.jahiaone.com/home">Learn more about Jahia One</a>.

Jahia One 2015 Day Two: Marketing Factory, Commerce Factory & More

Document management software does exactly what it says on the tin; it manages your documents.
But when you opt for a DMS (Document Management Software) that goes above and beyond just standard file management, you’ll find that it can fulfill a wider range of needs than your company currently has.
Here’s precisely why you need a DMS.
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<h2>1. Physical Filing Is A Pain</h2>
First things first, in the year 2016, should companies really be tasking their employees with hours upon hours worth of physical filing tasks?
Not only is paper filing inefficient in terms of time and organization, it’s also a colossal waste of physical space.
With a DMS, those physical files can be stored securely in digital format, freeing up that cramped filing room for extra office or leisure space.
How it Happens: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hROB-eP7VLU&amp;index=8&amp;list=PLPS4u4Pkt0ztGn3MI-XnD935UbWZU1ESy">Watch How a Non-profit Organization Benefits from a DMS</a>
<h2>2. Your Data is Sensitive</h2>
If your company deals with sensitive data, the act of paper filing becomes more complicated.
Not only do files have to be physically updated and organized, but they also have to be physically guarded. Rooms need to be sealed, cabinets need to have locks, and only certain team members are allowed to handle the keys.
A DMS though, streamlines that security process through features like password protection, secure cloud servers, and role-based user permissions.
How it Happens: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCoQ5blhmJs">Watch how a contract nurse uses DMS to organize her files and drastically reduce clutter.</a>
<h2>3. You Struggle to Find Your Files</h2>
Even if your company has the time to implement an exquisite filing system, it’s usually a chore and a time-waster to have to leave your desk and physically find a folder or document.
When you finally do find what you’re looking for, you have to check it out, bring it to your desk, and then file it back once again before the end of the day. Talk about a waste of energy and time.
A DMS once again makes that whole process seamless, allowing you to search for files from your desk, preview them, check them out digitally, and then get back to whatever it is you needed to do. It’s that easy.
How it Happens: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0rWQQXBdGI&amp;index=5&amp;list=PLPS4u4Pkt0ztGn3MI-XnD935UbWZU1ESy">Watch How an HR Department Benefits From a DMS</a>
<h2>4. Your Media Assets Are Unorganized</h2>
Documents are one thing, but if your company deals with media assets like photographs and videos, your filing system may already be digital. But that doesn’t mean it’s organized.
By relying on the files and folders of your office’s operating system, your media assets will easily get lost, deleted, needlessly duplicated, or seen by employees who shouldn’t have access to them.
Document management software once again remedies this by providing a structured system that can handle documents, images, videos, and other file formats.
How it Happens: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMORIGmPQs&amp;index=2&amp;list=PLPS4u4Pkt0ztGn3MI-XnD935UbWZU1ESy">Watch How a Recordkeeping Company Uses a DMS</a>
<h2>5. You Need Secure Access to Your Files Outside The Office</h2>
The biggest problem with a physical filing system, is that it can’t be accessed from anywhere but the filing room. Similarly, digitally stored media assets can only be accessed from the computers within the office.
But with a document management system, you can access all your data from any computer with an internet connection. Plus, if your <a href="/efilecabinet-app-mobile-document-management-system/">DMS has an iOS and Android app</a>, you can view your files from absolutely anywhere in the world, so long as you have your smartphone or tablet handy.
How it Happens: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4W5atEzTQ&amp;index=4&amp;list=PLPS4u4Pkt0ztGn3MI-XnD935UbWZU1ESy">Watch the City of Clovis, New Mexico Go Paperless</a>
<h2>Get a DMS That Counts</h2>
Not all DMS’ were created equal, so do yourself a favor, and opt for a system that can actually fulfill the five needs listed above. <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/">eFileCabinet</a> for example, would do the trick.
If you still aren’t convinced, you should check out, ‘<a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/5-real-life-situations-where-cloud-document-management-saved-the-day/">5 Real-Life Situations Where Cloud Document Management Saved the Day</a>’
To learn more about eFileCabinet, check out their <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/">website</a>. Plus, stay tuned for more coverage during this eFileCabinet Featured Week.

5 Reasons Why You Need Document Management Software

When paper was invented by the Chinese back in 105 AD, the possibilities seemed endless.
Today, paper is still used by companies across the world to physically archive important information, personal data, records, accounts, and so forth. For so long, it all seemed like a great idea.
But as we advance further into the digital age, it’s clear that brands everywhere are beginning to feel the drawbacks of a paper-filled office more than ever before. <a href="https://www.bedrockdata.com/blog/90-percent-of-all-the-worlds-data-has-been-produced-in-the-past-two-years-ibm">90 percent of the world’s data </a>has been produced within the past 2 years, and a dependence on paper to document this data has resulted in a backlog of unmanageable, paper-based information. Resultantly, the adoption of document management software has soared.
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<a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/">eFileCabinet</a> for example, has helped over 10,000 businesses and more than 160,000 users worldwide to make the switch.
But just how does a DMS like eFileCabinet simplify life in the office?
<h2>More Space</h2>
Just how much office space does your organization lend to filing cabinets and shelving? The answer is likely way too much.
With eFileCabinet, you can scan existing files into the system to keep them secure, and possibly <a href="/commercial-real-estate-costs-document-management-software/">scale back on commercial real estate costs</a> with the technology. Thus, there’s no more paper, which equals a lot more space.
Don Services Inc., for example, <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/customer-success-numbers-infographic/">reported freeing up 700 square feet of floorspace after implementing eFileCabinet</a>. That’s a lot of extra room for staff leisure, meeting rooms, or extra desk space.
<h2>Reduced Administrative Costs</h2>
Administrators are commonplace in most working environments. Somebody needs to arrange meetings, handle orders and invoices, and of course, manage the filing system.
But by bringing in eFileCabinet, an administrator’s job goes through a massive streamlining process. Suddenly, two administrators are able to handle the same office space that previously required four.
It’s no wonder that Alexis Benne – who works for a youth and family services company using eFileCabinet – <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/customer-success-numbers-infographic/">managed to keep administration costs below 12%</a>.
<h2>A Smoother Workflow</h2>
Taking a project from start to finish is a process that typically involved multiple steps.
Documents need to be found, specific details then need to be located, and team members need to see who’s working on what. And that’s just for starters.
eFileCabinet simplifies many of those steps by providing powerful search functionality that applies to finding folders and files, as well as finding specific words within documents. Plus, team members can see who digitally checked out which file, keeping everybody on the same page and preventing files from being needlessly duplicated.
In fact, some eFileCabinet customers have reported <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/customer-success-numbers-infographic/">removing 20 steps from their workflow</a> process, simply by implementing the DMS. Now that’s impressive.
<h2>No More File Room Visits</h2>
Office jobs have their perks and disadvantages, but I think we can all agree that leaving your desk in order to check out or file away a document falls under the latter category.
But with eFileCabinet, your company’s filing system is only ever a few clicks away. There’s no more sifting through cabinets to find files, ensuring you don’t misplace folders, or filing things away before home time. Instead, it’s all quickly and easily accessible from your desk.
<h2>Your Office In Your Pocket</h2>
Last but not least, is the ability to take your newly simplified office life out and about.
The <a href="/efilecabinet-app-mobile-document-management-system/">eFileCabinet iOS and Android apps</a> make it easy to take your data with you wherever you go. So, it’s no longer about forgetting documents back at the office when you go for a meeting. Plus, working from home has never been easier.
To learn more about eFileCabinet, check out their <a href="http://www.efilecabinet.com/">website</a>. Plus, stay tuned for more coverage during this eFileCabinet Featured Week.

Paperless Office Software: How eFileCabinet Simplifies Office Life

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.
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“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.
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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>
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<a href="https://ukit.com/">Learn more about uKit.</a>

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

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<a href="http://ez.no/" target="_blank">eZ Systems</a>, the open source CMS vendor, is hosting their latest conference – called, <a href="http://conference.ez.no/" target="_blank">eZ Conference 2016: Beyond the Web</a> – in the centre of Paris on October 5th and 6th. And CMS Critic will be there.
The conference promises to bring together experts in digital strategy, marketing, and engineering to exchange ideas on how to deliver remarkable digital experiences.
The venue is the lovely Châteauform' City Le Cnit in Paris, minutes away from L'arc de Triomphe.
<h2>eZ Conference 2016: Who's Speaking?</h2>
The eZ Conference will host more than 20 distinguished speakers, including business and technology leaders, digital transformation specialists, marketers, and software developers.
The speakers that make up the two-day agenda include the likes of Paul Boag, an industry leader in user experience and digital strategy; Yann Gourvennec, CEO and Founder of the digital marketing agency Visionary Marketing; Mark Brincat, Chief Technology Officer of The Economist; and Dietmar Schantin, Founder of the Institute for Media Strategies.
As for the discussions themselves, the conference is set to cover the following:
<ul>
<li>eZ and the evolution of CMS: where are we today and where are we headed tomorrow?</li>
<li>Pitfalls of digital transformation and how to avoid them</li>
<li>Adapting to the digital economy: how to become a catalyst for organizational change</li>
<li>Content marketing 2016-2020: how to raise your content above the surface</li>
<li>Why is application performance so important to your business and what can you do about it?</li>
<li>Content as a Service: Positioning eZ as the digital hub for the enterprise</li>
<li>Customizing and extending eZ: the eZ Platform UI, SOLR search and many extensions</li>
</ul>
Further to the two-day conference starting on the October 5th, there will also be a pre-conference on the 4th, where attendees can access a full day of developer training. eZ’s Professional Services team will be on hand to provide some insights into customizing and extending eZ Platform and eZ Enterprise in valuable ways.
Aleksander Farstad, the CEO and Co-founder of eZ Systems, is expecting the conference to be a big hit:
<blockquote>
“We are very excited to return to Paris for this year’s eZ Conference.
Our annual summit is the best opportunity for members of the eZ Community to get together and learn from each other. It’s also a great chance for people new to our ecosystem to discover our software and hear from many of the talented people who use it to deliver engaging digital experiences.”
</blockquote>
<h2>CMS Critic's Famous Live Tweeting &amp; 20% Off SymfonyCon Berlin</h2>
As for our coverage, I'll be on the ground on both days of eZ Conference 2016, bringing you live tweets from the <a href="https://twitter.com/cmscritic" target="_blank">CMS Critic Twitter account</a>, as well as blog coverage following the event's conclusion.
I'm looking forward to checking out some keynotes on show that will cover topics like PaaS (Platform as a Service) as well as the evolution of content marketing. And of course, it'll be great to catch up on what's going on over at eZ Platform.
Also, if you're looking to attend one more conference before the end of the year, you can earn yourself a 20% discount on SymfonyCon Berlin – which is to be held on December 1-3, 2016 – simply by attending eZ Conference 2016, which will set your back $295.
For more information and to register for the conference, visit <a href="http://conference.ez.no/" target="_blank">http://conference.ez.no</a>

CMS Critic to Attend eZ Conference 2016: Beyond The Web

A content management system is only as good as the content it enables you to create.
Previously, I touched upon how <a href="/products/magnolia-cms/"> Magnolia CMS</a> makes life easy for publishers on the move thanks to being <a href="/magnolia-the-worlds-first-mobile-optimized-cms/">mobile-optimized</a>. Now it's time to dig deeper into just how well Magnolia empowers its users when it comes to content creation.
Magnolia CMS makes content creation easy through a range of features like Favorites, which helps to manage and organize tasks, and The Pulse which enables team members to collaborate effortlessly.
These Magnolia features – and many more like them – all come together to make editing and publishing content a piece of cake.
Let's now explore six of these features in a little more detail.
<h2>1. Create Content, Using a Beautiful &amp; Efficient Interface</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag1700x0.png" alt="Magnolia Editing Interface" />
Magnolia's user-friendly interface makes it simple to start editing content quickly and easily, with no need for prior training or coding knowledge.
All of Magnolia's menus and pages are neatly designed and easy to understand, making navigation effortless. For example, the “Action Bar” found on the right-hand side on the interface, offers quick access to various options such as page duplication, renaming, and so forth.
This sleek user interface came as a result of the release of Magnolia 5 in 2013. Leading up to its release, Magnolia worked tirelessly through over 3000 mock-ups to arrive at the beautiful and efficient interface as it is today. 
 
 Another extremely useful feature, is the ability to edit content directly on a web page. This ensures that your visitors see your content exactly the way they're meant to. You can even preview web pages as they would appear to visitors on both desktops and mobile devices.
Also, Magnolia enables you to reorder page content with an easy to use drag and drop function, which lets you place content and page elements like text blocks and images efficiently.
<h2>2. Manage Content from Anywhere</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag2.png" alt="Magnolia Tablet Interface" />
Thanks to <a href="/magnolia-the-worlds-first-mobile-optimized-cms/"> Magnolia's mobile-optimization</a>, you don't need to be in the office or even on a desktop computer in order to create and manage content.
As well as the interface responding to tablet screens, Magnolia CMS boasts specific features which tablet users can enjoy exclusively.
This includes touch-friendly menus, gesture support, responsive Action Bars which are optimized for tablet usage, along with the ability to take photos via your tablet, upload them to Magnolia, and then use them within content. This feature in particular is ideal for journalists and other workers who are always on the move.
<h2>3. Streamline Workflows with Favorites</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag3700x0.png" alt="Magnolia Favorites" />
With Magnolia's “Favorites” – which is a feature easily accessed from the top of the Magnolia CMS interface – you can quickly create shortcuts to important pages, tasks and admin areas.
These shortcuts can be organized into groups, which means you can even create to-do lists for yourself and other team members. Also, you can access the Favorites you create across devices, meaning that Favorites created on a desktop computer can later be accessed with a tablet.
Not only does the Favorites feature enhance team collaboration, but it also streamlines workflows, helping you and your team get tasks done faster.
<h2>4. Keep Tabs on the Team with The Pulse</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag4123700x0.png" alt="Magnolia Pulse" />
Thanks to Magnolia's communication hub, “The Pulse”, you can stay updated when it comes to things like content status, comments, requests, warnings, as well as offering content statistics. It even lets you send messages to other team members.
Further teamwork features include the ability for team members to edit the same content at once, compare the edits of different page versions, and more. What's more is, all this can be achieved simply through web browsers, with no client installations or platform dependencies to worry about.
<h2>5. Overcome Language Barriers</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag5700x0.png" alt="Magnolia Language" /> 
If your publications are intended for a continental or even a global audience, language will certainly be an issue. Unless you're using Magnolia CMS of course.
With Magnolia, you can easily assign different languages to different websites or simply allow different websites to share the same site structure, with only certain areas or sub-sites served in different languages.
Additionally, Magnolia makes life easy for content authors, offering its user interface in over 15 languages, including English, Russian, Chinese, French, German and Spanish.
<h2>6. Focus on Tasks Using Apps</h2>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/mag6700x0.png" alt="Magnolia Apps" />
A Magnolia App is built to serve one specific function, like editing a page with the Pages App for example. With each App, you can work on one task or one data set at a time, bringing clarity to your work day.
Magnolia comes with a range of useful Apps including Pages, Contact and Assets, all of which offer their own unique functions. However, perhaps the most exciting aspect of Magnolia Apps, is the potential of what can be created by the Magnolia community.
You and your organizations will almost certainly have some very specific everyday tasks that could benefit from being made into an App. Now, those Apps can not only be created, but also shared with the wider Magnolia community.
So there you have it, Magnolia's six simple yet effective ways to make content creation easy, flexible and functional – wherever you are.
To see for yourself how Magnolia CMS enables users to unleash their creativity, check out their <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/product/features/teamwork-collaboration.html"> authoring and teamwork collaboration features page</a>.
Also, be sure to check out <a href="/products/magnolia-cms/"> Magnolia via our CMS Directory</a>.

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