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

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<p>It is with great pleasure that I share with you the amazing products that you selected as nominees for a 2014 People's Choice CMS award.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/votenow-1.png" /></a></p><p>Here is a complete list of all nominees in all categories (with links to their websites so you can learn more).</p><p>Don't forget to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/">cast your vote as well </a> (and be entered for a chance to win a brand new Chromebook!).</p><p>Here are the nominees in each category:</p><h3>Best Cloud CMS for SMB</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.surrealcms.com/">Surreal CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud">Acquia Cloud</a></li><li>Light CMS</li></ol><h3>Best Cloud CMS for Enterprise</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.acquia.com/products-services/acquia-cloud">Acquia Cloud</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.crownpeak.com">CrownPeak</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clickability.com/">Clickability</a></li></ol><h3>Best CMS for Corporate Intranets</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.entando.com/portal/">Entando</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.liferay.com">Liferay</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ocportal.com">ocPortal</a></li></ol><h3>Best eCommerce Solution for SMB</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://aspxcommerce.com/">ASPx Commerce</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.prestashop.com/en/">Prestashop</a></li><li><a href="/products/shopify">Shopify</a></li></ol><h3>Best eCommerce Solution for Enterprise</h3><ol><li><a href="/products/bigcommerce">BigCommerce</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.prestashop.com/en">Prestashop</a></li><li><a href="/shopify/">Shopify</a></li></ol><h3>Best Free Forum Solution</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="https://nodebb.org/">NodeBB</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mybb.com/">MyBB</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://vanillaforums.org/">Vanilla Forums</a></li></ol><h3>Best Commercial Forum Solution</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.invisionpower.com/apps/board/">IP.Board</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.ninjapost.com/">Ninja Post</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://vanillaforums.com">Vanilla Forums</a></li></ol><h3>Best Enterprise PHP CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://ez.no/Products/The-eZ-Publish-Platform">eZ Publish</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://drupal.org">Drupal</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://typo3.org/">Typo 3</a></li></ol><h3>Best Enterprise Java CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.adobe.com/solutions/web-experience-management.html">Adobe AEM</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.onehippo.com/en">Hippo</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jahia.com/products">Jahia</a></li></ol><h3>Best Enterprise .NET CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kentico.com">Kentico</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sitecore.net/">Sitecore</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sitefinity.com/">Sitefinity</a></li></ol><h3>Best Enterprise CMS (Other Langs)</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.getmura.com/">Mura CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.paperthin.com/">Paperthin Commonspot</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://plone.org/">Plone</a></li></ol><h3>Best Free PHP CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.concrete5.org/">Concrete5</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.joomla.org">Joomla</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.processwire.com">ProcessWire</a></li></ol><h3>Best Free Java CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dotcms.com">dotCMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.liferay.com">Liferay</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/">Magnolia</a></li></ol><h3>Best Free .NET CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dnnsoftware.com/">DNN Platform</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://sageframe.com/">Sageframe</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://umbraco.com/">Umbraco</a></li></ol><h3>Best Free CMS (Other Langs)</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.getmura.com/">Mura CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://plone.org/">Plone</a></li></ol><h3>Best Open Source PHP CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://ez.no/Products/The-eZ-Publish-Platform">eZ Publish</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.joomla.org">Joomla!</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://modx.com/">MODx</a></li></ol><h3>Best Open Source Java CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://dotcms.com/">dotCMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.liferay.com/">Liferay</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/">Magnolia</a></li></ol><h3>Best Open Source .NET CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dnnsoftware.com/">DNN Platform</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://sageframe.com/">Sageframe</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://umbraco.com/">Umbraco</a></li></ol><h3>Best Open Source CMS (Other Langs)</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.getmura.com/">Mura CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://plone.org/">Plone</a></li></ol><h3>Best Small to Midsize Business PHP CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/">CMS Made Simple</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://buildwithcraft.com/">Craft CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.impresspages.org/">ImpressPages</a></li></ol><h3>Best Small to Midsize Business Java CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.percussion.com/">Percussion CM1</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.liferay.com/">Liferay</a></li></ol><h3>Best Small to Midsize Business .NET CMS</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.dnnsoftware.com/">DNN Evoq Content</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.envisagecms.co.uk/">Envisage CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.orchardproject.net/">Orchard</a></li></ol><h3>Best Small to Midsize Business CMS (Other Langs)</h3><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.django-cms.org/en/">Django CMS</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.movabletype.com">Movable Type</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.surrealcms.com/">Surreal CMS</a></li></ul><h3>Best Website Builder</h3><ol><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.squarespace.com">Squarespace</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.weebly.com/">Weebly</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wix.com/">Wix</a></li></ol><p>Congrats to all who were nominated. Now please <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/">head on over to vote </a> for your favorites.</p>

Announcing this year's nominees for the 2014 People's Choice CMS Awards

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<p>I am glad to announce that voting is now open for the 2014 People's Choice CMS awards.</p>
<p>We had an amazing response this year with thousands of nominations submitted. Thank you so much for participating, it really means a lot to us as we strive to spread the word about the amazing CMS that exist out there.</p>
<p>Following this post, I'll be sharing the nominees that you chose in each category.</p>
<p>To cast your vote, click the image below:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/votenow.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Those who vote will be entered for a chance to win a brand new Chromebook! Winners will be drawn on October 18, 2014 (the day after the polls close).</p>
<p>Good luck to you and to all the nominees! Now head over there and <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/">vote</a>!</p>


Voting is now open for the 2014 People's Choice CMS Awards!

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<p><a href="https://selz.com" target="_blank">Selz</a> have given their users faster, larger and <a href="https://selz.com/blog/new-feature-bigger-faster-uploads/" target="_blank">more reliable file uploading abilities</a>.</p>
<p>The growing eCommerce platform – which can integrate with any existing website, Facebook, WordPress and more – has only just released a <a href="/selz-releases-new-shopping-cart-app/" target="_blank">fresh new shopping cart app</a>. Users will be hoping this trend of regular updates continue.</p>
<p>Let's take a look at how file uploading with Selz has improved.</p>
<p><a href="https://selz.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/selz-1700x0.png" /></a></p>
<h2>Faster, Bigger &amp; More Reliable</h2>
<p>First of all, the Selz team have said that they, “greatly increased the upload speed” for all files. When it comes to size, the maximum file size has been increased from 4GB to a whopping 15GB.</p>
<p>Furthermore, all uploads will now automatically resume if your Internet connection fails, so you never have to restart or keep tabs (literally) on the upload progress.</p>
<p>Your customers can now get their digital downloads faster too, as Selz have increased their download speeds. </p>
<p>For more information about Selz, check out <a href="https://selz.com" target="_blank">their website</a>.</p>
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Selz Gives Users More Uploading Power

<p>Nominations are closed now for the People's Choice portion of the CMS Awards. We will be tabulating the nominations this weekend and announcing the systems that have been selected for the voting stage, as well as opening up the voting stage, this Monday, August the 18th.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/cms-critic-awards/"><img style="max-width:476px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/awards-logo.png" /></a></p>
<p>Please be sure to check back then to begin voting (and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter to stay informed).</p>
<p>We want to thank everyone for nominating their favourite projects. This is our third year running these awards and we've never seen such an amazing adoption throughout the community so thank you very much for getting involved and nominating. We will need you one more time to share with us your choices for the Best of the Best in each category.</p>
<p>Please return Monday for the voting stage of the awards.</p>


Nominations are closed for the People's Choice CMS Awards

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<p><a href="http://modx.com/" target="_blank">MODX</a> have unveiled a new series of updates for their cloud platform, <a href="https://modxcloud.com" target="_blank">MODX Cloud</a>.</p>
<p>MODX Cloud is the hosted version of MODX, which allows users to build MODX websites using MODX's servers, optimized infrastructure, automatic backup management, and so forth.</p>
<p>This update, coming a few weeks after the arrival of <a href="http://modx.com/blog/2014/07/22/revolution-2.3.1/" target="_blank">MODX Revolution 2.3.1</a>. Unsurprisingly, this update now brings 2.3.1 functionality to MODX Cloud.</p>
<p>The MODX team have said that this update will enable users to save more time and benefit from improved security.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/modx-color.png" /><br />
Here's a breakdown of what's new with MODX Cloud:</p>
<ul>
<li>MODX Revolution version 2.3.1 available</li>
<li>PHP updated to latest stable release version 5.4.31</li>
<li>phpMyAdmin updated to latest stable 4.2.7 release</li>
<li>Improvements to PHP-FPM reload times</li>
<li>Updated and expanded User Guide</li>
<li>Streamlined trial signup flow and plans</li>
<li>Updated UI around MODX Revolution version upgrades</li>
</ul>
<p>For more information, check out the <a href="http://modx.com/blog/2014/08/14/modx-cloud-updates-aug-14/" target="_blank">blog announcement</a>.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/modx/" target="_blank">MODX via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>
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MODX Cloud Updated

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<p>WordPress is just a glorified blogging tool. Apparently.</p>
<p>The debate about WordPress' status has been raging for years now. Is it still just a blogging platform, or has it grown into a what can be described as a CMS?</p>
<p>It's a touchy subject for some, but I've always failed to see why. Today, I'm going to take you through my thought process regarding the debate, and why I believe WordPress is a CMS, whether people like it or not.</p>
<p>But more importantly, I'll discuss why – at the end of the day – the label barely even matters.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/wplogoblue-stacked-rgb.png" alt="WordPress" /></p>
<h2>Uniquely Positioned</h2>
<p>Thanks to WordPress' incredible popularity, it has evolved in ways which other platform haven't.</p>
<p><a href="http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress/all/all" target="_blank">According to W3Techs</a>, <strong> WordPress is used by 60.6% </strong> of all the websites whose content management system we know. That's around 22.9% of all websites.</p>
<p>Unsurprisingly, WordPress has a massive community with members contributing to the sea of themes and plugins every day. Many of these contributions give WordPress brand new abilities. In fact, with some straightforward theme and plugin selection, you can build anything from real estate websites to online communities with WordPress.</p>
<p>Relevant to this, you can check out one of my previous articles, where I discussed how <a href="/wordpress-jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/" target="_blank"> WordPress is the Jack of All Trades</a>.</p>
<p>This impressive flexibility and constant evolution puts WordPress in a unique position. It no longer occupies just the blogging niche. Instead, it has stretched itself out to be compatible with an extremely wide range of project types.</p>
<p>This stretching is what leads many to question WordPress' status as a CMS.</p>
<h2>Modern Definitions Mean Little</h2>
<p>As Mike Johnston, the founder of CMS Critic, <a href="/day-one-of-magnolia-conference-2014-personalization-apps-a-roundtable/" target="_blank"> pointed out at the Magnolia Conference 2014</a>, the term CMS has been polluted. Marketing teams from all over the world have thought up newer terms and fancier acronyms, changing people's view of what a CMS actually is.</p>
<p>Google's definition of choice though, taken from the Plone CMS website, hits the nail on the head:</p>
<blockquote><p>“A content management system, or CMS, is a web application designed to make it easy for non-technical users to add, edit and manage a website.”</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system" target="_blank">Wikipedia's definition </a> is extremely similar, and they are both definitions which we can all agree with.</p>
<p>In addition to that, It would be completely fair to say that both definitions describe WordPress fairly well.</p>
<p>The issue arises when the stripped down, true meaning of “CMS” is blown up with unnecessary jargon. In reality, those definitions hold very little weight, other than when they describe added marketing or administrative extras. The fact of the matter is, WordPress fits the definition of a CMS perfectly.</p>
<h2>What They're Saying</h2>
<p>WordPress began life as a blogging tool, and the voices which continue to label it as such have been loud for years. So, I wanted to highlight the other opinion held in this fiery debate.</p>
<p>Here are some notable names and interesting stances:</p>
<blockquote><p>“WordPress deserves a place on most CMS selection shortlists.” <strong> – Janus Boye, CEO of <a href="https://www.boye-co.com/blog/2013/2/18/wordpress-the-most-used-cms-in-the-world-and-still-not-good-enough">Boye &amp; Co</a></strong></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“Anyone who says that WordPress isn’t a “real” CMS is smoking something strong.” <strong> – Jason Mark, Smashing Magazine </strong></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>“While the engineers are debating the merits of WordPress for applications, savvy organizations skipped the debate and moved on to actually building applications on top of WordPress. Because it was easy. Because it was free. Because it was there and it was possible. Because they had too much to accomplish to wait around in committee.” <strong> – Chris Lema, WPEngine </strong></p></blockquote>
<p>I think the quotes are self-explanatory. WordPress is holding its own in the world of CMS, because it offers everything a CMS should offer.</p>
<h2>What They're Doing</h2>
<p>In case the quotes above haven't convinced you, I'd also like to point out some of WordPress' more notable deployments. Not to showcase WordPress, but to demonstrate that it isn't just the choice of smaller companies.</p>
<p>WordPress helps power the online presence of <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/" target="_blank"> NASA </a> , <a href="http://www.forbes.com/" target="_blank"> Forbes </a> , <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank"> TED </a> , <a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/" target="_blank"> BBC America </a> , <a href="http://techcrunch.com/" target="_blank"> TechCrunch </a> and many more. Those are big names, using WordPress beyond it's originally intended blogging tool status. And it's serving them well.</p>
<p>Of course, this isn't to say that WordPress is always the best choice. Being a confirmed CMS doesn't automatically mean that it should be used for every project.</p>
<p>Now, I'm not in madly in love with WordPress at the expense of any other platform. Far from it.</p>
<p>In fact, I wouldn't recommend it to be used for large-scale enterprise projects. There are better alternatives out there, many of which sit comfortably within the CMS category. As recently discussed, <a href="/wordpress-joomla-and-drupal-are-not-the-best-cms/" target="_blank">there is no best CMS</a>, and it's extremely important to understand your needs before selecting one – WordPress included.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, just as there are great examples of WordPress being used where a “normal” CMS would usually be active, there are also many examples of where WordPress has been incorrectly chosen as the CMS of choice.</p>
<p>But does that mean WordPress <em> isn't </em> a CMS? Not at all.</p>
<h2>Nothing to See Here</h2>
<p>As previously mentioned, WordPress is the jack of all trades.</p>
<p>It isn't particularly amazing in any niche other than blogging, and it sacrifices being a powerhouse when it comes to things like digital asset management for the sake of simplicity. Yet at the same time, WordPress <strong> is </strong> a content management system, and a good one at that.</p>
<p><strong>So, maybe it's time everyody got over it</strong>.</p>
<p>It may not be the most sophisticated CMS, but WordPress does everything a CMS needs to do, and then some. Going back to the actual definition, it's clear to see that WordPress fits right in.</p>
<p>For small and medium sized websites, WordPress is worthy of consideration. For the larger stuff, it's not as well equipped as others – but it <em>is</em> equipped. Just like with any other CMS in the world, some projects suit it better than others.</p>
<p>So, there's really not much to see here. Just another CMS that works well in some cases, and not so well in others.</p>
<p>And on that note, I'll end with extremely relevant quote from <a href="http://jboye.com/" target="_blank"> Janus Boye</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>“My advice to the CMS Experts among the readers and anyone else reading these lines would be to stop discussing whether WordPress qualifies to be considered a CMS and instead move on and consider WordPress where it makes sense.”</p></blockquote>
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WordPress is a CMS (Whether You Like it or Not)

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<p>Just a week ago our free ecommerce plugin for WordPress hit 4 million downloads. WooCommerce has quickly become a major player in the world of ecommerce and while download milestones are always exciting, to have the growth spelled out with the help of popular technology growth tracking tool, Builtwith.com, was even better. We're now able to monitor the number of active sites using WooCommerce and see that this number went from 50,000 to 381,000 in the past year. Good news for us, but also for WordPress.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/woocommerce-logo977x0.png" /></p>
<p>We often refer to WordPress as our lifeblood. Along these lines, and in celebration of 4m, we've chosen four of our favourite reasons that WooCommerce, the most popular ecommerce platform, and WordPress, the best CMS in the world, make ecommerce magic together.</p>
<h4>1. Getting started at no cost</h4>
<p>WooCommerce caters to businesses of all sizes, even tiny startups. Using WordPress and WooCommerce it is incredible how quickly you can get an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) online! For many users, getting started with ecommerce is a process which extends beyond a trial period, and using WordPress enables users to create a work-in-progress online store to see how it goes. When users catch wind of this kind of opportunity it's almost a no brainer for ecommerce skeptics. You no longer need a fully fleshed out business idea to start selling, truth be toldrth2. be told.</p>
<h4>2. Customization and content ownership</h4>
<p>The beauty of using WordPress and WooCommerce is the extendability and opportunity for customization. WooCommerce and WordPress are being used in ways that no one ever envisioned and there is constant, community-driven innovation that enables businesses to keep on doing more and more. WooCommerce users enjoy the comfort of knowing that, if they can think of a feature or tweak that they'd like to see on their site, it is possible! WooCommerce users also have peace of mind with owning their own content, a topic of growing concern these days.</p>
<p>Two examples of customization-enabling products we've relaxed over the past few years are WooCommerce Subscriptions (allowing businesses to offer products or services on a recurring basis) and WooCommerce Bookings (an extension which enables users to their time based services online). It is exciting to be part of the race to innovate and push the limits of the ecommerce landscape.</p>
<h4>3. Monetizing Websites &amp; Blogs</h4>
<p>WordPress is the most popular blogging platform on the planet. While advertising helps bloggers monetize their site we've found that many blogs with</p>
<p>a following can easily bridge into product with WooCommerce. This is often translates into selling a small number of products related to the blog content. For consumers that look for quality content around specific topics they may now begin to look to blogs for more product. This says something about building a connection to an audience and the potential for bloggers to make the leap from content to product.</p>
<h4>4. Impact on Consumers?</h4>
<p>This increase in businesses selling online shows the growth of businesses waking up to new age. Ecommerce is no longer just about large businesses or marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. It is now about the shop down the street and your friend that likes blogging about gardening.</p>
<p>Consumers will be looking more and more to shop online. According to Forrester's research, ecommerce growth is expected to outpace sales growth at bricks-and-mortar stores over the next five years, reaching $370 billion in sales by 2017. Forrester attributes this growth to the proliferation of mobile phones and tablets which increase the amount of time consumers spend online. The second contributing factor to growth is traditional retailers' increased investments in their online sales divisions (<a href="http://mashable.com/2013/03/12/forrester-u-s-ecommerce-forecast-2017/">http://mashable.com/2013/03/12/forrester-u-s-ecommerce-forecast-2017/</a>).</p>
<p>Ecommmerce has never been more accessible and we're humbled to know that our products are enabling thousands of people across the globe to ship their ideas every day.</p>
<p>Without our lifeblood, WordPress CMS, and the incredible global community driving it forward, we wouldn't have anywhere close to four million notches on our <a href="http://www.woothemes.com/woocommerce/">WooCommerce</a> belt. We're excited to be part of the ever-growing world of WordPress and playing a part in making ecommerce history. Here's to four million more!</p>
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4m Downloads & 4 Ways WooCommerce + WordPress Make Magic

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<p><a href="https://www.squarespace.com/" target="_blank"> Squarespace</a> has answered the call of its Android using fan base. Squarespace has released <a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/squarespace-for-android-now-in-beta" target="_blank">two new apps for public beta testing</a>; Squarespace Blog and Squarespace Note.</p>
<p>As one of the most popular website builders on the market, Squarespace allows users to build blogs, online stores, portfolio websites and more, using a sleek, user-friendly interface.</p>
<p>iOS users have been enjoying Squarespace apps for a while, with Squarespace Metrics for iPad being the most recent addition. Now, Android users can get in on the action.</p>
<p>However, it should be noted that this beta program is optimized for devices running Android Jellybean (v4.2+) or higher. The full release of these apps will cover a broad range of Android versions.</p>
<p><a href="/products/squarespace/" target="_blank"><img style="max-width:200px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/imagescauzpt5i-1.jpg" /></a></p>
<h2>Feedback Requested</h2>
<p>Both apps have a separate Google+ Community page, linked below. To begin experimenting with the apps, join the Community by clicking on the red “Ask to Join” button on the Community page for each app you'd like to test:</p>
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<li><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/117227036436156156932" target="_blank"> Squarespace Blog Community Page</a></li>
<li><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/101820883333197891401" target="_blank"> Squarespace Note Community Page </a></li>
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<p>The community pages each offer detailed instructions on how to install the beta releases.</p>
<p>Squarespace have (obviously) requested feedback from beta testers. To do this, you can use the “Leave Feedback” option within the apps.  Alternatively, you can visit the feedback form for the app located here.  If you have a comment to make, or would like to upload screenshots, you can use the relevant Google+ Community pages above.</p>
<p>You can also get started with your Squarespace website today, thanks to the <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace 14-day free trial</a>.</p>
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Squarespace for Android Public Beta Begins

<p><a href="http://www.portlandlabs.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> PortlandLabs</a>, the company behind <a href="/products/concrete5/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Concrete5</a> CMS, has released new tools and pricing to serve enterprise organizations that want an easy way to edit their website.</p>
<p>Thanks to a simple point-and-click interface and editing toolbar, Concrete5 has become a popular choice for users who want a CMS that helps manage websites easily. And now, enterprise users can get in on the action.</p>
<p>Let's take a look at what larger companies can now enjoy.</p>
<h2>Internationalization to Centralization</h2>
<p>PortlandLabs have outlined four key tools that make up this enterprise release:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong> Multi-Step Content Workflow: </strong>  Enforces custom multi-step, multi-path content approval steps while maintaining concrete5's intuitive editing experience.</li>
<li><strong> Internationalization:  </strong> Adds collaboration tools to increase efficiencies for a team managing a multilingual localized web presence.</li>
<li><strong> Centralized Digital Asset Management:  </strong> Creates a single source of truth for data that can be repurposed across print, mobile, and multiple micro-sites.</li>
<li><strong> HTML Exporter:  </strong> Takes a complete copy of a website’s latest content and creates a set of files that can be hosted on any web server or CDN.</li>
</ul>
<p>Regarding this release, Franz Maruna, PortlandLabs CEO, made these comments:</p>
<blockquote><p>“These tools, along with our support SLA’s, dedicated hosting, and services really provide a rich set of solutions for organizations considering concrete5 for their web presence. There’s no reason that the user experience of web builders like SquareSpace and Wix can’t be enjoyed by larger organizations with complex needs. With concrete5, we’ve eliminated the gap between publishing and editing for mission critical business websites.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Many organizations have already used Concrete5 to build public-facing marketing sites and secure intranets, but these new tools will undoubtedly make those projects easier and more powerful.</p>
<p>To accommodate larger websites, Concrete5 boasts a broad permissions model that lets site administrators control access down to individual parts of specific pages on the site. Every change is tracked with versions that can be rolled back.</p>
<p>Yet, Concrete5 users enjoy simplicity more than anything else. Their straightforward user interface and easily accessible editing mode is a stark contrast to the average enterprise CMS. So, it will be interesting to see the response.</p>
<p>For more information, check out the <a href="/products/concrete5/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Concrete5 website</a>.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/concrete5/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Concrete5 via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>


Concrete5 Releases New Enterprise Tools & Pricing

<p><a href="https://ghost.org/" target="_blank"> Ghost</a>, the newest and most exciting blogging platform, has just released version 0.5.</p>
<p>Launched in late 2013, Ghost has taken the blogging world by storm, offering users a hosted and self-hosted option with a remarkably straightforward, yet progressive user interface. In fact, questions have even been raised in relation to <a href="/wordpress-vs-ghost/" target="_blank"> WordPress vs Ghost</a>. But that's a discussion for another day.</p>
<p>In any case, this new Ghost release, Codenamed MSR1, brings about a huge host of changes. Labelled as, “a massive technical progression”, Ghost 0.5 represents a total of 616 commits across 471 issues from 61 contributors across the globe. Let's take a look at the highlights.</p>
<h2>Tweaks and Changes, Big and Small</h2>
<p>First up, Ghost now has multi-user support.<br />
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/05-3-1700x0.jpg" alt="Ghost 0.5" /></p>
<p>This means that multiple Authors, Editors, and Administrators can work together on the same blog, making life a lot easier for companies, communities and all kinds of collaborative projects.</p>
<p>Furthermore, Ghost has become the first and only open-source publishing platform to build a public JSON API. What does this mean? Well, Just like Twitter and Pinterest have an API which developers can build apps on top of, Ghost now has the same power. Now, iOS, Android, Desktop and even Web Apps can all be built on top of any Ghost blog.</p>
<p>The Ghost default theme has also enjoyed massive update with beautiful new user profile pages, full-bleed homepage cover images, restructured navigation, improved mobile styles, and a massive improvement to typography.</p>
<p>Also, thanks to a Ember.js conversion and a re-writing of the admin area, the Ghost team is now able to start building user-interface components which look and feel like what you might expect from a desktop (or mobile) operating system.</p>
<p>Here's some more of what Ghost 0.5 brings to the table:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong> Privacy.md </strong>  – Ghost has a new Open Source initiative called <a href="https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/blob/master/PRIVACY.md">Privacy.md</a>. They now ship a text file with a plain English description of every feature within the software which might affect user Privacy.</li>
<li><strong> New Install Screen </strong>  – A refined UI when installing a new Ghost blog.</li>
<li><strong> OAuth Support </strong>  – for extensible, secure authentication with less hassle.</li>
<li><strong> Theme API improvements </strong>  – New helpers, functionality, and tools for theme developers.  <a href="http://dev.ghost.org/themes-multi-user-ready/"><br />
</a></li>
<li><strong> Auto-GZip </strong>  – Theme assets are now automatically GZipped in production environments. This makes Ghost blogs load faster.</li>
<li><strong> Improved Keyboard Shortcuts </strong>  – New navigational shortcuts and international (non-English) keyboard support.</li>
<li><strong> Mobile Improvements </strong>  – Better support on touch based devices.</li>
<li><strong> HTML Emails </strong>  – All system emails now sent in a beautiful HTML email template (with plaintext fallback).</li>
</ul>
<p>And that's not all, either. For a full list of changes, check out the <a href="https://gist.github.com/ErisDS/b7aa1a6e954f415cbb5b" target="_blank"> Ghost 0.5 changelog </a> .</p>
<h2>New, Faster Release Cycle Announced</h2>
<p>Ghost has that, “Screw it, I'll do it my way” swagger to it, and this bit of side-news is a prime example of it.</p>
<p>Instead of following the normal route of releasing 2-3 major updates a year, Ghost have decided to do things differently.</p>
<p>From here on out, Ghost users can expect to see new features, improvements and bug-fixes every <strong>2-3 weeks</strong>. Not only is that different, but it's also majorly impressive.</p>
<p>Ghost Pro users will get these updates automatically, without needing to lift a finger. However, users running Ghost on their own server might feel tentative about this announcement. Although they can update whenever they like, new updating each month to gain the latest features might get a little time consuming.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing Ghost become more organic with it's new plan of constant self-improvement. It will certainly be interesting to see how well it works out, and f other follow suit.</p>
<p>For more information on Ghost 0.5, or to download it, check out the <a href="http://blog.ghost.org/ghost-0-5/" target="_blank">official announcement</a>.</p>
<p>To get started with your very own hosted or self-hosted Ghost blog, visit the <a href="https://ghost.org/" target="_blank"> Ghost website</a>.</p>


Ghost 0.5 Released with Re-written Admin UI, Multi-user Support & More

<p><a href="http://www.sitesupra.com/" target="_blank"> SiteSupra</a> has released some new updates, in the form of three new themes and a new page deactivation feature.</p>
<p>Although technically still in beta, SiteSupra is a hosted website builder and CMS which gives you the tools to create good-looking, responsive websites.</p>
<p>SiteSupra's headquarters lie in Latvia, and users can choose between free and premium plans to build their websites. To learn more about what the platform can do, check out my recent <a href="/sitesupra-review/" target="_blank"> SiteSupra Review</a>.</p>
<h2>Steady Improvement</h2>
<p>Publicly launched at the beginning of 2014, SiteSupra is still a growing platform.</p>
<p>Despite my overall enjoyment of using SiteSupra during my review, there were some issues I pointed out. A slight lack of templates was amongst those issues, and SiteSupra team has clearly been working on this.</p>
<p>Three new templates have been released; Drava, Taillia, and Aira.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/ssupra700x0.png" /><br />
All three look great and work well, much like the previous seven SiteSupra templates.</p>
<p>Furthermore, SiteSupra users can now deactivate pages quickly in the SiteMap. This feature was brought in to make it easier to remove demo pages quickly, without having to preview them first.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/screen_shot_2014-07-15_at_18_10_13.png" /><br />
For a more detailed look at SiteSupra, <a href="/sitesupra-review/" target="_blank"> check out my review</a>.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.sitesupra.com/" target="_blank"> SiteSupre website</a>.</p>


SiteSupra Introduces New Templates & Features

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<p>The latest version of <a href="https://www.phpfox.com/" target="_blank"> PHPFox </a>  has been announced, making the social networking platform sleeker and sexier than ever before.</p>
<p><a href="/phpfox-rebrands-to-moxi9-reveals-pricing-changes/" target="_blank">Freshly re-branded as Moxi9</a>, PHPFox has enjoyed its status as a popular community-building CMS, giving users the ability to offer features found on Facebook, MySpace, and other networks.</p>
<p>With PHPFox V4 – which is due for release during Fall 2014 – brings about a new look and feel. It also pairs with Moxi9 Unity, allowing developers to create powerful apps. Let's take a closer look.</p>
<h2>PHPFox Streamlined</h2>
<p>Reading through the improvements that PHPFox V4 is soon to bring, one word sprung to my mind. Streamlining.</p>
<p>The team behind Moxi9 are pushing PHPFox into modernity with a host of needed features, bells and whistles. And it looks pretty damn good.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/sshot-1700x0.png" alt="PHPFox V4" /><br />
In fact, users can look forward to a revamped user interface, including cleaner activity feeds, side panels, user profiles an pages in general.</p>
<p>Additionally, Moxi9 have stated that they will include a responsive theme with V4 by default, which all future themes can extend with ease.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/sshot-2700x0.png" alt="PHPFox V4" /><br />
Perhaps one of the most notable changes though – particularly for developers – is the Moxi9 Unity pairing.</p>
<p>Moxi9 Unity opens the doors to developers to create powerful apps without needing access any server. Plus, they won't be bound to a specific programing language. That means secure, one-click installs for clients and easy updates for developers.</p>
<p><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/sshot-3700x0.png" alt="PHPFox V4" /></p>
<p>For all the details of PHPFox V4, FAQs about the new software, plus some more screenshots, check out Moxi9's recent blog announcement.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to explore more of  <a href="/products/phpfox/" target="_blank"> PHPFox via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>
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PHPFox V4 Announced: Improved UI, Responsive Themes & More

<p><a href="http://www.hannonhill.com/products/index.html" target="_blank"> Cascade Server</a> version 7.12 is now <a href="http://www3.hannonhill.com/c/1921/172220/55376" target="_blank">available for download</a>.</p>
<p>Cascade Server is a Java-based “push” CMS that can either be installed locally or hosted in the cloud by Hannon Hill – the company behind Cascade Server.</p>
<p>Version 7.12 of Cascade Server is another step taken by Hannon Hill to, “improve the user experience”. They have focused on content reporting and content authoring by adding improvements to the draft and editing interfaces. Let's take a deeper look at what's new.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hannonhill.com/products/index.html" target="_blank"><img style="max-width:224px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/cascade_server.jpg" /></a></p>
<h2>UI Tweaks, Link Checkers &amp; More</h2>
<p>Cascade Server 7.12 features a brand new site-wide broken link report. We all know that keeping up with the quality of your site’s internal and external links is no easy undertaking, but it's an essential part of maintaining a high caliber website. This feature will regularly scan your site for both internal and external links, allowing users to find and fix these links before they ever go live.</p>
<p>This new feature will check all publishable Pages and Files in the system for broken links on a daily schedule. Any broken links encountered are stored in the database as a report which can be viewed on the Link Checker dashboard. Accompanying the Broken Link Report is the new Link Checker Summary dashboard widget, which provides a summary of the status of broken links on the current site.</p>
<p>Below are some more notable features from version 7.12:</p>
<ul>
<li>Improvements to the Editing and Drafting UI. We’ve revamped the drafting experience to be more seamless and less obtrusive.</li>
<li>Stale Content Filtering. You can filter down your Stale Content Dashboard and see only what you want to see.</li>
<li>Improved support for inserting and link-checking scheme-relative links. This will allow you to keep up with the trend towards more HTTPS-enabled sites and a secure web.</li>
</ul>
<p>The Hannon Hill team will be releasing a series of informative blog posts to give users more details about the major improvements in 7.12, but you can also learn about the new features in the  <a href="http://www3.hannonhill.com/c/1921/172220/55375" target="_blank"> 7.12 Release Notes</a> and by checking out the  <a href="http://www3.hannonhill.com/c/1921/172220/55374" target="_blank"> 7.12 Press Release</a>.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www3.hannonhill.com/c/1921/172220/55376" target="_blank"> download Cascade Server 7.12 right here</a>.</p>
<p>To find out more about Cascade Server, <a href="http://www3.hannonhill.com/c/1921/172220/55376" target="_blank"> visit their website</a>.</p>
<p>Also, be sure to check out <a href="/products/cascade-cms/" target="_blank"> Cascade Server via our CMS Directory</a>.</p>


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