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Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Here's Why CMS Is Your 'Unsung Hero' in 2025

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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sitecore.net/">Sitecore</a>, last years winners of the Critics' Choice and People's Choice Awards for <a href="/2013-critics-choice-winner-for-best-enterprise-cms/">Best Enterprise CMS</a>, today announced that MongoDB, the database for modern applications, will power the Sitecore® Experience DatabaseTM, an infinitely scalable experience repository that collects and connects customer data in real-time to provide marketers with a single view of every individual customer that can be actioned in real-time to deliver highly personalized experiences.It’s no secret that marketers are dealing with a deluge of customer information coming from diverse online and offline sources, creating an unwieldy patchwork of customer data for IT to unravel. Sitecore  helps marketers and technologists meet this challenge, providing a “no limits” solution with MongoDB to access, store and analyze customer experience data in real-time that also scales out as customer data grows.Built on MongoDB, and available on premise or in the cloud via Microsoft® Azure®,  the Sitecore Experience Database integrates seamlessly with the Sitecore® Experience PlatformTM, collecting all data from every customer interaction in the moment, and connecting that data to a single-person profile summary, viewable through the Sitecore® Experience ProfileTM. Now, marketers can access a complete view their customer’s entire brand engagement history to understand the experiences that matter most and action these insights in real-time to continually drive highly engaging and relevant experiences.Thousands of organizations use MongoDB for its agile and scalable approach to data management. Common use cases include operational and analytical big data, content management and delivery, mobile and social infrastructure, user data management and data hub.“Marketer’s need to be able to manage a wide variety of ever changing data sources and types as they interact with prospects on their preferred platforms,” said Max Schireson, CEO at MongoDB. “MongoDB enables Sitecore to stand out from the competition, using flexible modern data infrastructure that easily adapts to its customer’s requirements.”“Marketers are eager for an elegant solution that enables a complete picture of each individual customer from deep customer data,” said Gianugo Rabellino, Senior Director of Open Source Communities at Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. “Using MongoDB combined with Sitecore products and Microsoft Azure provides a new level of scalability for real-time customer insights from NoSQL data.  We are excited to build upon a strong partnership with MongoDB and see Sitecore help marketers know every customer and shape experiences in the moment, really improving on customer experience management.”“For the first time, marketers no longer need to limit the volume of data gathered and managed from each channel,” said Michael Seifert, CEO at Sitecore. “With MongoDB’s market-leading technology, the Sitecore Experience Database can scale to store all data from any channel and any touchpoint in real-time. This ‘no-limits’ approach means marketers are now unconstrained in data collection and analysis. And with a real-time view of their individual customers available on-demand through the Sitecore Experience Profile, marketers can deliver the personalized brand experiences that win customers for life,” added Seifert.Today, global brands are increasingly handling terabytes of customer information, so having an experience database that can readily and cost-effectively scale is vital. Non-relational databases are a proven technology architecture designed to support exactly this kind of big data capability. In cloud deployments, Microsoft Azure’s elastic scaling architecture complements MongoDB’s high-performance data management capabilities. Azure’s global data centers enable customers to put their data close to their users for speed, reliability and redundancy.    Key benefits include:Scalability and Agility: MongoDB is uniquely suited to support high volumes of data and flexible record structures, enabling the Sitecore Experience Database to scale as the volume of data grows, and to run in real-time at the pace of real-world conversations. By being able to easily and cost effectively scale out, customers can grow smoothly and economically with no limits on data capacity.Real-time Performance: The best customer experiences respond in real-time to the data received in the moment to tailor and fine-tune each next step. Sitecore delivers true real-time experience management.Flexibility and Fast Deployment: With a flexible data model, the Sitecore Experience Database can run either on premise or in the cloud via Microsoft Azure.Native Integration: The Sitecore Experience Database integrates seamlessly with the Sitecore Experience Platform, providing a single source of customer intelligence that powers every interaction across every channel.About MongoDB, Inc.MongoDB makes development simple and beautiful. For tens of thousands of organizations, MongoDB provides agility and the freedom to scale. Fortune 500 enterprises, startups, hospitals, governments and organizations of all kinds use MongoDB because it is the best database for modern applications. Through simplicity, MongoDB changes what it means to build. Through openness, MongoDB elevates what it means to work with a software company. Please visit<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mongodb.com/"> www.MongoDB.com</a> to learn more.About Sitecore<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sitecore.net/">Sitecore</a> is the global leader in customer experience management software. The company delivers highly relevant content and personalized digital experiences that delight audiences, build loyalty and drive revenue. With Sitecore’s experience platform, marketers can own the experience of every customer that engages with their brand, across every channel. More than 3,500 of the world’s leading brands – including American Express, Carnival Cruise Lines, easyJet, Heineken and L'Oréal SA– trust Sitecore to help them deliver the meaningful interactions that win customers for life.

Sitecore and MongoDB Partner to Solve Big Data Challenges for Marketers

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<a href="http://www.blackmonk.com/" target="_blank"> BlackMonk CMS</a> have this week released the latest version of their platform which enables users to build a range of different portal types. 
 Such portals can be in the form of online newspapers, magazine sites, business directories, city portals and community portals – all of which can be powered by BlackMonk. 
 With version 3.3, an inline editor has been introduced for rich static pages, along with business directory updates and the addition of Stripe as a payment gateway. 
 Let's now take a look at what's new with BlackMonk.
<h2>Snazzy Rich Static Pages &amp; Cover Images</h2>
In my <a href="/blackmonk-cms-review/" target="_blank">BlackMonk CMS review</a>, one of my criticisms of the platform was regarding the lack of editing and design options for BlackMonk's static pages. These include common and important websites pages like the “About” page.  
 Impressively, BlackMonk quickly reacted with the release of <a href="/blackmonk-v3.2-released/" target="_blank">version 3.2</a>, and have now completed their static page editing enhancements with version 3.3. Now, those same static pages can be designed freely with an inline editor. 
 BlackMonk have put together an informative video to showcase the feature:
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The inline editor enables you to edit and format text as well as add things like cover images and videos. Unlike the conventional WYSIWYG editor where content is edited within a small text area, the inline editor gives the experience of editing a live web page. This allows you to view the page as visitors would see it, even as you edit. 
 Also, as well as cover images being an option for static pages, they can no also be inserted into other content pages, like business directories or upcoming event pages. 
 <img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/99eeee7b-b419-4773-a015-1586f08803c8.jpg" alt="BlackMonk Cover Images" />
<h2>Improved Business Directory &amp; Stripe Payments</h2>
BlackMonk 3.3 also brings about changes to the business directory app, which allows publishers and advertisers to create extensive business listings, complete with photo gallery and product catalog. 
 The app now benefits from the addition of photo and review widget, appearing on the index page of the directory. The widget displays recent photos and reviews, giving users instant access to updated listings and consumer opinion. 
 User's ability to charge fees for things such as sponsored articles, business directory subscription, event sponsoring and so forth, have also been enhanced.  Publishers who prefer to use the Stripe payment gateway now have the option to automate payments for business directory subscriptions. In previous BlackMonk versions, automated subscription payment option was only available for PayPal payment gateway.
To find out more about BlackMonk CMS, check out their <a href="http://www.blackmonk.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>.

BlackMonk 3.3 Released with Inline Editor for Rich Static Pages

Every marketer who’s ever been responsible for content marketing knows that keeping content fresh, relevant, and up-to-date is incredibly important. Part of any content marketing strategy involves keeping your website populated with meaningful content that will engage and draw users to your site. 
However, the urgency of content creation means that you may not be reviewing your website design as often as you should. 
A good website with a modern feel and quality navigation enhances the user experience and drives repeat visits. There’s an old adage that you should update your website with a completely new design every year or two. Realistically, this may not be possible and you might be thinking that if your website is currently working for you, why change it?
Well, there are a couple of reasons. The first is that even a well-designed, functioning website gets stale from both the perspective of design and technology quite quickly. Everyone has had the experience of going to a website and immediately recognizing that it hasn’t been updated in years. 
Those signs include missing key elements such as rotators, newer social media icons, or relying heavily on flash technology. It’s particularly egregious when your website doesn’t respect that many of your visitors will be viewing the site using mobile devices. 
This is most noticeable when your website lacks responsive design or a dedicated mobile version. Another dead giveaway that your site has not been updated recently is that the screen resolution it was designed for is too large for mobile devices, and too small for a modern desktop monitor. Where you’ve got screen real estate, you need to use it, and where it’s not available you need to ensure that only the most relevant content is presented.
So let’s say that you recognize your website is starting to get a bit dated. How do you justify to your CFO or CEO the costs associated with a complete website redesign? Every marketer I’ve ever talked to has struggled to get the budget they need to be successful on the tactical day-to-day activities of marketing. Getting enough budget to redesign your website is often like pulling teeth. So, to help justify your decision and get you the budget that you need here are a few tips on calculating the ROI of a website redesign:
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If your site is not optimized for mobile and tablet usage, use your CMS or Google analytics to determine how many visitors are coming to your site using these devices. Being able to demonstrate the user experience and quantify the number of affected visitors can go a long way making your case.
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If your analytics show that people on mobile or tablets navigate away from your site faster than those on desktops, you have a compelling reason to modernize your website with responsive design.
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If your site is heavily dependent on flash technology, those same analytics can help determine how many visitors can’t access your content because they are using an iOS based system.
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Check for brand consistency. What often happens is that your brand slowly changes and develops over time. If the website has been static for a long period, it immediately shows that there is a gap between your current marketing materials and your existing website. If you can show that your new designs are more effective than your old ones, this will lend weight to your argument that the website needs to be updated.
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Crunch the numbers. (You know your CFO loves numbers.) Have your conversion rates been dropping over time? How many of your new leads are coming directly through your website forms, landing pages or website “contact us” page? If you’re evidence shows that these channels are less effective than they used to be, you can use that data to calculate the value of the lost opportunities. Use your knowledge of your organizations conversion from leads to closed sales. Estimating lost revenue as a dollar figure may be the most powerful way to justify the budget for a new website.
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Doing a win/loss analysis of your most recent deals can reveal how important your website and the information on it is to the decision-making process of prospects. You may be able to connect a lost opportunity and the dollar figures it represents to a quote like “… but I couldn’t find the information I needed…” or “… I didn’t realize you offer that product/service”. Even in cases where you have won the deal you may have won “…despite your website.”
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So with these tips in mind, you can build a case for a website redesign using strong metrics which makes getting budget approvals significantly easier. Keep in mind, once you have acquired the budget for a website redesign, it’s also a great time to evaluate whether your current CMS has the features and functionality you need to keep your website’s content up-to-date. 
To find out more about picking a quality CMS, you might want to read <a href="http://www.marqui.com/landing-pages/March2014-Newsletter.aspx?%5Bwxactivitytracking%5D">this article</a>.

Determining Your Website's ROI

Since 2009, Vanilla Forums, makers of popular open source community has seen their product downloaded over 700k times. Today they have announced a new major open source version available at <a target="_blank" href="http://vanillaforums.org/">http://vanillaforums.org</a>. There has been over 8,639 code commits made by the community and the Vanilla Forums team to make this release a reality.<blockquote>“This release makes it significant easier to customize Vanilla and further blend it into your existing website with tighter integrations and increase engagement with you community” Lincoln Russell, who was the release manager on the 2.1 open source version.</blockquote>Some of the changes in the Vanilla 2.1 product include: <ul><li>New default theme to be easier to customize, with the Smarty template system.</li><li>Improved the HTML structure of the entire siteEasier for plugin developers to hook into common events</li><li>Added new Homepage &amp; Banner options in the Dashboard </li><li>Social media integrations into core, so community members can easy share and login with Twitter, Facebook and more.</li><li>Easier to do translations in more languages by rearchitecting our activity stream</li><li>Redesigned Profiles for easier navigation</li><li>Simplified permissions</li></ul><blockquote>According to Lincoln “There are too many changes to sort into some coherent summary, but users will be pleasantly surprised by what they find when they upgrade or if they are downloading Vanilla for the first time.” </blockquote>Along with the new open source release, more premium features were added to the  cloud version of Vanilla Forums including a recently announced new native Mobile Theme and Advanced EditorFounded in December 2009, Vanilla Forums is a leader in the community platform market, offering both a robust open source product and a software-as-a-service (cloud) offering that helps provide a great community experience to millions of people worldwide.

Vanilla Forums 2.1 Released

Most companies have a resource page that lives on their website with informative PDF’s, white papers and other traditional static documents. This content assists with branding, positions the company as a thought leader in their field and serves as a lead generation method via collecting the email addresses of those reading the content. Next to all the advances in social interactive technologies, these static documents living resource webpages are simply archaic.
Guides.co (<a href="http://guides.co/">http://guides.co/</a>) is changing this practice through the launch of SmartGuides for businesses that transforms these traditional documents into interactive content with customer engagement, brand presence and rich detailed information about current and prospective customers reading the content. The platform not only builds long-term relationships through being helpful to customers on unknown topics, but it also generates leads and tracks important analytics in a way these other static formats simply cannot.
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“As companies explore new content marketing strategies to drive brand awareness and lead generation, the best place to start is refreshing and upgrading existing content on the resource section of their website,” said Scott Annan, CEO of Guides.co. “By creating interactive resource pages, companies can generate a thought leadership ecosystem that lives on their site where they can communicate with readers and update content to keep it fresh, even after it is published. Companies who implement this technology also make smarter content through feedback from unique analytics provided to understand the reader and generate higher qualified leads via their content marketing efforts.”
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Guides.co socializes a company’s online resource center allowing readers to comment on articles as they would a social media post, rate the usefulness of the information, share the information and bookmark key bits of info within each page. Writers of the content can view this information and make updates to the content based on feedback.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/guideco-hero.png" alt="guides.co" />
To improve upon the lead generation method traditionally served through email address collection on resource centers, Guides.co provides detailed information about the person reading the content including location, social profiles and background on the person’s company. Analytics also provide insights into when the content was accessed and how often, a heat map that shows how much time individuals spent with the content and detailed information on what articles were shared on what channels. 
There are two methods available for companies looking to implement this monthly service. For those who do not have the in-house resources to create content and manage the new interactive page, Guides.co provides over 1200 qualified freelance writers, editors, designers and videographers who can provide professional, tailored content. For those that want to create and self-manage the guides, the Guides.co resource center is an easy to use SaaS platform that can be integrated by anyone with no technical expertise.
The Guides.co hosted content marketing publishing platform is a monthly service starting at $79 per month and can be launched for full use in under two weeks.

Guides.co Allows Companies to Create Long-Term Relationships Through Interactive Content

<a href="http://joomla.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Joomla</a> today announced the immediate availability of the newest version of the world-renewed content management system, Joomla 3.3.
Powering just over <a href="http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-joomla/all/all" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">3% of the entire Internet</a>, Joomla is used for all kinds of online projects, from websites to blogs to custom apps to Intranets.
The newest Joomla CMS overhauls its approach to security, enables microdata for the first time, and replaces MooTools-based JavaScript with jQuery equivalents. These new features make Joomla 3.3 the most secure, searchable, and fastest-loading Joomla CMS yet, ensuring the most efficient developer experience for Joomla out of the box.
To get an idea of what Joomla 3.3 can do, check out this introductory video:
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VCQw4UdbHYE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Sarah Watz, the newly elected president of Open Source Matters — a nonprofit that provides organizational, legal and financial support to the Joomla project — had this to say upon the new release:
<blockquote>“Joomla has experienced unprecedented growth recently, blowing through 50 million downloads at the end of February to more than 52 million today. Despite this massive surge, we are continuing to make improvements to ensure Joomla is cutting-edge for our user community of millions of people around the globe.”</blockquote>
Joomla 3.3 brings about three key features:
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<li> Minimum PHP version is 5.3.10:   This substantially enhances the level of cryptography that can be used for securing passwords.</li>
<li> jQuery JavaScript:   By moving from MooTools to jQuery JavaScript, the size of Joomla websites will be reduced, ultimately enabling sites to load faster.</li>
<li> Microdata implementation:   This allows many aspects of the content rendered by the Joomla CMS to be explained to search engines using semantic information. Ultimately, this enables Joomla websites to be more searchable.</li>
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Chad Windnagle, Google Summer of Code Co-Admin for Joomla, also commented on Joomla's latest release:
<blockquote>“Some of the enhancements in Joomla 3.3 came from Joomla student developers from last summer’s <a href="http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/joomla-gives-university-students-around-world-opportunity-develop-core-features-upcoming-1820907.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Summer of Code</a>, and we expect more cutting-edge developments from those contributors in upcoming releases. Although the Joomla community has come up with amazing enhancements, it is important that we stay as current as possible by tapping contributions from the next generation of Internet pioneers like the Google Summer of Code students.”</blockquote>
To demo Joomla 3.3 go to <a href="http://demo.joomla.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">demo.joomla.org</a>, to download it go to <a href="http://www.joomla.org/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">joomla.org/download</a>. To read through all the new features of Joomla 3.3, check out the <a href="http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1815-joomla-cms-33-beta-is-here.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joomla Blog</a>.
To find out more about Joomla, visit <a href="https://www.joomla.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">their website</a>. Additionally, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/joomla/">Joomla</a> via our CMS Directory.

Joomla! Release Joomla 3.3 With Enhanced Security, Searchability & Speed

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Magnolia International, the company behind the <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Magnolia CMS</a>, today announced record global growth figures along with news of a newly appointed Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.
Used in more than 100 countries across the world by governments and leading Fortune 500 enterprises, Magnolia CMS is an  Open Source, Enterprise Content Management System with rapidly growing ambitions.
From amongst Magnolia's customers include Nissan, Virgin America, Al Arabiya, Sony, Allianz, and Airbus Group.
<h2>Growth &amp; Expansion</h2>
Since 2012, Magnolia has doubled global revenue. This growth was a result of significant sales increases in all Magnolia offices. Worldwide headcount has also doubled during this period.
In 2013 alone, Magnolia's global customer base grew by 25%. The U.S. market is the fastest growing market, accounting for 30% of new licenses in 2013. U.S.-based customers include Nissan, Virgin America, Abbott Diabetes, US Navy, and Vision Service Plan.
Magnolia's revenue and client growth has spurred additional global expansion in Beijing, and satellite offices in Gothenburg and Helsinki. Office expansion and additional headcount is occurring in every office, including Miami, U.S., Madrid, Spain, and Kromeriz, Czech Republic.
Due to this record growth, Magnolia will soon run out of space in the current Basel, Switzerland headquarters. As a result, the company is building a new headquarters in Basel, with move-in scheduled summer 2015.
Pascal Mangold, CEO and co-founder of Magnolia, made these comments regarding the growth announcement:
<blockquote>“Our goal at Magnolia is to have extremely satisfied customers. We empower our customers by providing a platform to develop mission-critical websites that guarantee an optimized customer experience on all devices. Our growth in the US with recent wins like Nissan and Virgin America speaks to our potential for additional growth in the U.S. market.”</blockquote>
<h2>Executive Team Additions</h2>
To complement their impressive growth figures, Magnolia also announced key additions to the executive management team, adding a Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.
The two key hires were Christopher Justice coming on as the Chief Marketing Officer and Alain Kugelmann as the Chief Financial Officer.
Justice, a serial entrepreneur and advisor to multiple U.S. tech startups, has designed, developed, and marketed enterprise software and content management solutions since 1996 with Computer Associates, IBM, Vignette, and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He will champion Magnolia's brand through effective marketing, community management and technical communications.
Kugelmann spent the last 14 years in various financial positions with the French multinational conglomerate Alstom. At Magnolia, Kugelmann will oversee the accounting, controlling, treasury, investor relations, insurance, and tax functions.
Boris Kraft, CTO &amp; Co-Founder at Magnolia, had this to say regarding the new executive appointments:
<blockquote>“The addition of Chris and Alain is another step in our goal of assembling a world-class management team. Culture and experience are the pillars of what has driven Magnolia’s growth since its inception, and these executives have the best of both qualities. These key additions to our management team position Magnolia to enable more engaging and personalized customer experiences with Magnolia solutions.”</blockquote>
To find out more about Magnolia CMS, <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">visit their website</a>.
Also, be sure to check out  <a href="/products/magnolia-cms/"> Magnolia via our CMS Directory</a>.

Magnolia Adds Key Members to Executive Team & Reports Record Growth

Established in 2009, Cloudways Click&amp;Go is a Malta-based managed <a href="http://www.cloudways.com/en/cloud?id=10601" target="_blank"> cloud hosting </a>  solution.
With <a href="http://www.cloudways.com/en/cloud?id=10601" target="_blank"> Cloudways Click&amp;Go </a> , independent bloggers, designers, developers, web agencies, small businesses and enterprises can all deploy popular web applications with just one click.
These web applications include WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, and Moodle. Cloudways Click&amp;Go also lets you deploy PHPStack, which enables you to manually install any CMS or App you wish to.
Cloudways Click&amp;Go is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and is hosted entirely in the Amazon EC2 cloud – so there's no downloading or installation required. The ideas is that you configure exactly how much you want your server to offer, with the option to scale later on if you wish.
Cloudways describe their platform as:
<blockquote>“An affordable, Secure and Scalable Cloud Hosting that super-charges your websites.”</blockquote>
So, the aim of Cloudways Click&amp;Go is to simplify application deployment, before offering secure, speedy hosting with options to scale your online presence.
With this review, I'll explore just how much of that Cloudways does, and how well it does it.
<h2>Initial Thoughts</h2>
When it comes to online platforms and services, the host's website is important. It's where you go for support, and it provides customers and clients with their first impressions of the product along with the team behind it.
The Cloudways website is professional. When I paid it my first visit, I was convinced that I'd eventually be using a platform which was being run by a team who knew what they were doing – and that's precisely the type of vibe a website should send out.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/0700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
I did have some gripes though. Despite each page looking simple at first glance, I noticed that those same pages were quite lengthy.
I found myself scrolling more than I should have in an attempt to find out what Cloudways could do. There's plenty of text, but the main issue was the size of that text, along with the bulky nature of other elements.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/0_01700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Obviously, the Cloudways website isn't their platform. However, I'm always weary of issues like these, as they often leak into the platform itself.
<h2>Getting Started</h2>
Cloudways offer a 3-day free trial, asking you to provide your email address and cell number – which is needed in order to receive a a verification code. No credit card is required though, which is nice.
As part of the set up process, Cloudways Click&amp;Go allows you to select precisely what you want your plan to include. Server sizes, bandwidth, storage size and more can all be finely configured.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/0_1.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Thanks to Cloudway's pay-as-you-go pricing system, the monthly price you pay will depend entirely on what exactly you request for your plan.
Here's what you get to configure:
<h3>Applications</h3>
First of all, you'll be asked to select which application you want to run with.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/1700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" /> 
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Moodle, Media Wiki and PHP Stack are all on offer. For the sake of this review, I selected WordPress.
<h3>Server Size</h3>
Step two lets you select the exact size of the server you wish to create.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/2700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Using the slider, you can select the amount of pageviews per month you're expecting to receive. From this, Cloudways recommends a server size for you.
<h3>Location</h3>
Step three allows you to select your server location, which is done via a simple drop-down menu. 
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/3700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Cloudways Click&amp;Go has 8 datacenter locations to select from. These include:
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<li>USA – Northern Virginia</li>
<li>USA – Northern California</li>
<li>USA – Oregon</li>
<li>EU – Ireland</li>
<li>Asia Pacific – Singapore</li>
<li>Asia Pacific – Sydney</li>
<li>Asia Pacific – Tokyo</li>
<li>South America – Sao Paulo</li>
</ul>
<h3>Bandwidth</h3>
Step four asks you to select your desired bandwidth.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/4700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" /> 
Once again, you can use the slider to set the total GB of bandwidth you want, or simply type in into the field to the right of the slider.
<h3>Storage</h3>
Finally, you can also decide on the storage/disk size of your server.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/5700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
This section is split into two; Application Web Files and Database. The slider makes another appearance, allowing you to quickly define the exact storage size of each section.
Below step five is the Pay as you Go counter, which adapts to the changes you make in any of the above steps. More bandwidth for example, pushed the price up. I thought it was a nice touch to display it on the server configuration screen, since it allows customers to make changes immediately – before server set up begins – in order to accommodate their budgets.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/6.png" alt="cloudways review" /> 
However, I would have preferred if the pricing was scrolling with me as I went through the steps, instead of being the last thing you see before launch.
After I configured all of the steps and was happy with the price, I simply hit “Launch”. Cloudways then got to work on creating the server which I had just designed. It told me I needed to wait 7 minutes, which isn't too bad.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/7700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" /> 
In the meantime, I had a handy introduction video to watch, which walked me through some of the core features of Cloudways Click&amp;Go.
<h2>Server Management</h2>
After set up was complete, I was presented with my new server on the same set up page, just as I had designed it.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/8700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
I renamed it, checked the various stats and facts, and noticed some handy options including; stop, restart, delete, add app, clone and of course, manage server. Clicking “Manage Server” allowed me to get to some more interesting features.
The Server Management tab gives you a quick summary of your server, similar to the summary shown on the previous set up page.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/8_9700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Scrolling further down revealed the following features and options, neatly laid out in expandable tabs.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/tabs700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
<h3>Monitoring</h3>
One of the most impressive features I found within Cloudways Click&amp;Go, was monitoring. Using an extremely simple graph and drop-down menu, you can choose to analyse  over 15 different variables, including; Idle CPU, Reads per Seconds, Incoming Network Traffic, and so forth.
Furthermore, you can choose to view statistics hourly, every 12 hours, daily, weekly and monthly.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/9700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
What I liked most about the monitoring feature though, was the short and sweet explanation of each variable. For example, in the image above, you can see a short explanation of what Idle CPU means. This goes for every other variable also, and makes the statistics approachable for less technically orientated users. A small, but very useful feature indeed.
<h3>Vertical Scaling</h3>
If you need to scale your server or disk size up at any time, Cloudways Click&amp;Go lets you do so with ease.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/10700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Found below the monitoring tab, the Vertical Scaling tab allows you to use a slider across three different sections, giving yourself more or less room to expand your server. Naturally, new costs will be incurred for scaling, in line with the Pay as you Go system. Personally, I think this is a brilliant way to manage a server.
<h3>Manage Services</h3>
Other services like MySQL, Apache and so forth can also be managed through the server management section.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/11700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
You can stop, restart, purge and disable certain services, as well as review their active or inactive statuses.
<h3>Backups</h3>
One of the most important aspects of any cloud-based hosting solution is the backup system. Cloudways Click&amp;Go enables you to set the server to back itself up every day, two days, and so forth – up to a weekly period.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/12700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
You can also click “Take Server backup now” to manually backup the server. It could be argued that some customers may wish for more frequent backup periods, but once per day seems reasonable as a starting point.
<h3>Add-ons</h3>
Although Gmail SMTP is the only add-on available, the tab is present in the server management section. Naturally, this means that Cloudways are working on further add-ons.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/13700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" /> 
It's a shame though, that only one is current available. It makes you wonder whether the add-on section should even be accessible at this point.
<h2>Application Management</h2>
Switching to the “Application Management” tab, you'll find some more technical configurations waiting to be tinkered with (or left well alone). 
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/14700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" /> A summary of your server is given, along with admin area access credentials and MySQL access credentials. You also have the option to launch an SSH terminal, along with secure FTP credentials.
Just like with the Server Management section, you'll find more options further down the page.
<h3>CNAME/Alias Management</h3>
In the CNAM/Alias Management tab, you can add a new alias, which is essentially a domain name.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/15700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Once again Cloudways offers a helping hand, informing you to create a CNAME DNS record on your DNS provider in order for the alias to work correctly.
<h3>Restoring Backups</h3>
Backing up files is important, but not if you can't restore them again. Cloudways enables you to do this from the Application Manager section – although I personally feel it would make more sense to place this feature along with the backup feature, in the Server management section.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/restore700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Nevertheless, the option is indeed there as expected, and allows you to restore the latest backup. This is fine, although the option to see a list of recent backups and select files manually would greatly improve this rather important feature.
On top of these application management features, Cloudways Click&amp;Go also offer SSL Certificate configuration, and are currently working on two further features. These are Application Add-ons and Migrator Tools. Both of these upcoming features – although empty tabs – are present in the admin dashboard. Again, this doesn't do much for the simplicity of Cloudways's interface, providing unnecessary clutter.
<h2>Getting Help</h2>
Cloudways do a really solid job when it comes to help and support.
With 24/7 live chat (with helpful staff on the other end), an FAQ section and a dedicated <a href="https://support.cloudways.com/en/" target="_blank"> knowledge base </a>  with searchable archives, there's little room for anybody to get lost and stay lost whilst using Cloudways.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/help700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Also, dotted around the admin panel are useful help tips, which display when question marks are hovered over. These provide users who aren't technical geniuses find their way around a little easier. It's a nice touch.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/help33700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Ironically though, I actually think Cloudways could do with toning down some of their on-screen support options.
The server management dashboard (and all other pages) display not one, not two, but three support-related tabs.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/help2700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
The tab on the right asks visitors and customers for feedback, whilst the tabs on the left and on the bottom of the screen offer the same functionality – live chat.
Both are good to see, but that doesn't mean I want to see them all the time. There's no way to close the tabs, and with two of them offering the same thing, it just seems a bit much.
<h2>Pricing</h2>
With every option set to its lowest possible configuration, Cloudways Click&amp;Go starts from $44.56. For powerhouse users who want to max out every available option, prices soar to $113.92 per month.
However, Cloudways Click&amp;Go is running a 30% off Special Offer, offering the plan which should cost $44.56 at $32.32 instead. It's a pleasant price drop, but I did notice that there was no mention of that within the set up process itself, which left me slightly confused.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/pricing700x0.png" alt="cloudways review" />
Competitors such as Siteground for example, charge from $75.58 for cloud hosting, which puts Cloudways' prices into a pleasant perspective.
Perhaps the icing on the cake for Cloudways Click&amp;Go's pricing, is the 30-day money back guarantee on offer. With starting prices already low, it's a pretty sweet deal.
<h2>The Verdict</h2>
Cloudways Click&amp;Go does a great job of blending technicality and approachability together.
The platform has just the right amount of technical detail for users and businesses to modify, scale and configure their servers to suit their projects, without losing touch with its friendly side. This is partly down to the simple user interface, but perhaps more to do with the useful tips and help windows dotted around, along with the 24/7 live chat support found on every page.
Not to mention, applications like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Magento are all seamlessly integrated, making Cloudways one of the better connected hosting solutions out there.
There are a few interface elements which I would change, and a few which I'd remove altogether. But looking at Cloudways Click&amp;Go holistically – I only have positive comments to make.
For me, Cloudways Click&amp;Go is a managed cloud hosting solution which offers everything you need, and all the support you could ever use to keep servers not just running smoothly, but running how you want them to.
<h3>Pros</h3>
<ul>
<li>Cloudways Click&amp;Go offers a great range of applications including WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Moodle, Magento and more.</li>
<li>A simple and user friendly interface</li>
<li>Servers can be built in minutes, renamed, restarted, cloned, deleted and added to, all from the same interface.</li>
<li>Backups are easy to configure and carry out.</li>
<li>Server monitoring is easy, yet very detailed.</li>
<li>You can build your own servers, finely configuring database sizes, bandwidth, and more.</li>
<li>The Pay-as-you-go pricing system works hand in hand with database building, which ensures you pay only for what you need.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Cons</h3>
<ul>
<li>Although the interface is good overall, three support-related tabs on the left, right and bottom of the screen can get annoying.</li>
<li>Only one server add-on available, in the form of Google SMTP.</li>
<li>Minor inteface issues include the presence of features which are not yet ready for use.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Final Remarks</h2>
I've looked into the Cloudways Click&amp;Go interface to determine just how easy it is to run and manage servers. Also, I've read comments dotted around the Internet and Twitter from customers and clients, all of whom seem to be quite happy with the performance of Cloudways.
The only real issues I faced were in the form of some interface elements which could be improved upon. Certainly, the gripes I had with the bloated Cloudways website weren't found in the platform itself. Instead, it was simple, easy on the eyes and above all – fast.
With that being said, I'd have no issues recommending Cloudways Click&amp;Go as a solid cloud hosting solution.
Don't just take my word for it though, start your <a href="http://www.cloudways.com/en/cloud?id=10601" target="_blank"> free 3-day trail with Cloudways Click&amp;Go today </a> .

Cloudways Review

Clickability has announced this morning a new and improved user interface for their SaaS (software-as-a-service) web content management system.
According to their press release, Clickability's new UI allows them to offer the following benefits:
<ul>
<li> More Control for Marketers and Content Authors: An intuitive visual environment allows marketers and content authors to more easily edit web page layouts and templates without the help of IT, while in-context editing lets them rapidly create and update content. As a result, they have more control over website presentation and the ability to provide rich, impactful content experiences.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Increased Marketing Agility: Design aesthetics have been separated from content and layout, allowing users to independently update designs, layout, and content on the fly with no expensive customizations required. Users are not locked into their design choices and are liberated to swiftly implement new marketing initiatives.   </li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Faster Content Publishing Across Multiple Channels: Out-of-the-box multi-channel capabilities are built into content and design workflows, removing the need for costly customizations and additional time-consuming steps when publishing to multiple channels. Proprietary technology automatically delivers responsive design, allowing ideal viewing of content and images on all devices.  Users can also preview, as they are editing, how content and designs will appear on desktop, mobile, and tablet devices to ensure optimal customer experiences throughout the digital experience.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Sleek and Configurable Experience:   An intuitive, drag-and-drop UI lets users easily complete tasks and perform the most critical functions quickly. They can also tailor their own experiences within the UI by configuring views, navigations, fields, and workflows in a way that best fits their specific needs and preference.</li>
</ul>
Taking a look at the new interface, you can see that it now offers a cleaner and more visually appealing look. The screenshot below is of the content editor which enables users of the tool to create, edit and update website content. It contains workflow capabilities, content configuration and in-context editing functionality as well as the ability to view multiple page layouts.
<img style="display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/content-editor570x0.png" alt="Clickability Content Editor" />
Below is a screenshot of the new Template Editor which is a visual environment for combining page layouts with design bundles and page elements to create publishing-ready page templates. Users create any number of custom templates and easily drag and drop page elements. Additional capabilities include auto-built field and component libraries and multi-device preview.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/templateditor570x0.png" alt="Clickability Template Editor" />
<blockquote>
“Today’s marketers and content authors face increasing demands and expectations,” said Noah Logan, General Manager, Clickability.  “They are tasked with continually publishing new content globally, personalizing customer experiences, integrating campaigns across channels, and quickly addressing new needs and initiatives.  As we developed our new UI, we worked with our users to identify what they required to successfully address these requirements, and we then applied these insights.  The outcome is a very flexible offering that empowers all types of users to execute their strategies effectively.”
</blockquote>
For more on this release, visit <a href="http://www.clickability.com/">www.clickability.com</a>

Clickability Launches New User Interface

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>.

6 Ways Magnolia CMS Makes Content Creation Easy

Following the recent success of Metrics for iPhone, Squarespace have now released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/squarespace-metrics/id730533177?mt=8" target="_blank"> Squarespace Metrics for iPad </a>  as a universal download.
<a href="http://www.squarespace.com/?channel=pp&amp;subchannel=general&amp;source=cmscritic" target="_blank">Squarespace</a> is a hosted website builder which powers millions of websites around the web. The platform was also named the winner of our 2012 Critic’s Choice Awards for <a href="/critics-choice-for-best-website-builder-goes-to/">Best Website Builder</a>.
With Squarespace Metrics, iPad users can now monitor key performance indicators and interactive charts for their Squarespace sites and connected social accounts.
<h2>Handcrafted for the iPad</h2>
Squarespace have taken care to bring iPad users a unique experience with this release, claiming that the app has, “a beautiful new interface that was handcrafted for the iPad.”
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/screen480x480.jpeg" alt="Squarespace Metrics for iPad" /> 
Here are three of the main features found within the new Squarespace Metrics iPad app:
<ul>
<li> Auto-play:  A new feature that automatically scrolls through each page of your data, allowing you to monitor all of your website analytics completely hands-free. All data is automatically refreshed, making the app a great dashboard to showcase your website performance.</li>
<li> Multi-column Layouts:  Want to change the way your data is presented? This layout option allows you to visualize all of your key performance metrics at once, and order them in a way that makes the most sense to you.</li>
<li> Multiple View Options:  Sparklines, pie charts, and lists all display seamlessly on your tiles to give you insight into each dimension of your website data. Natural, smooth animations guide you as you select each tile for expanded, detailed information.</li>
</ul>
You can download Squarespace Metrics for iPad for free from the Apple App Store. A Squarespace 6 account is required.
Squarespace offer a <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/?channel=pp&amp;subchannel=general&amp;source=cmscritic" target="_blank">14-day free trial</a>, and can also be further explored through our <a href="/products/squarespace/" target="_blank">CMS Directory</a>.

Squarespace Metrics Released for iPad

Recently, I had a chance to mess around with Webydo, the website builder that is targeted towards designers who want design code free websites. The results of my time using Webydo are documented in my Webydo Review video which you will be able to watch below.For those of you who are considering using Webydo for a future project, I'd strongly recommend watching my video below to hear my thoughts on this platform and whether it's a good option to consider for your next (or existing!) website.Webydo offers both a free website plan and paid options from $11 and up. They offer a unique interface that they market as professional cloud software for graphic and web designers. Does it do the job? Watch the Webydo Review video to find out.http://youtu.be/yvGwRciWSRY<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/webydo.jpg" />Interesting in checking it out? Visit them on the web at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.webydo.com">https://www.webydo.com</a>What did you think of my assessment? Do you agree? What are your experiences? I'd love to hear your comments below.

Video Webydo Review

Offiria today announced its release of its enterprise social network program Offiria Enterprise 3.0 for download.
Offiria is an advanced, fully-featured enterprise social networking software that offer a flexible, collaborative workspace for teams to get work done. What’s unique about Offiria is, instead of offering it as SaaS software, we focus on delivering a self-hosted, highly customizable solution for organizations with modern collaboration requirements.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/offiria913x0.png" alt="offiria" />
That reputation has been further strengthened by the release of Offiria Enterprise 3.0.
Key updates in this release:
<ol>
<li>Fresh, updated design</li>
<li>(New) Wiki pages</li>
<li>(New) Advanced file management system</li>
<li>(New) Photos and videos gallery</li>
<li>(New) New poll module</li>
</ol>
<h2>New features highlight – Wiki document and robust file management support</h2>
Among the new features on Offiria 3.0 is wiki document support, which allows a team to collaboratively share information on a document.
Offiria stores a history of all the changes made to a wiki page and allows all users with access to the page to update it. It also uses a modern wysiwyg editor instead of cryptic wiki syntax.
File management in this latest version has also been massively improved. We introduced a more intuitive folder structure and an “Official Files” feature where common files can easily be shared across the whole organization
<h2>Photo and Video Gallery</h2>
Support for photo and video gallery has also been added in this latest version.  Although it is not strictly a collaborative feature, support for photos and videos gallery has proved to be useful in a work environment. 
This makes the feature an added benefit for those who frequently use and share photos and videos in the workplace. User can organize these photos and videos within categories, creating an extremely structured content that is easy to search.
<h2>Pricing and Enterprise Edition</h2>
Offiria Enterprise 3.0 (self-hosted) is now available with two support package options.
The first and cheapest option is a 6-month support package at a highly affordable price of $249. The second and more comprehensive option is the 12-month package at $350 for an unlimited number of users.
In-line with Offiria’s open source commitment, the software will continue to operate even after the support package has expired.
Community vs Enterprise Edition
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Features
</td>
<td>
Community
</td>
<td>
Enterprise
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Social stream
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Work groups
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Event Management
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Task/Milestones
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Employee Directory
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
File management
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Advance file management
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Poll and survey
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Wiki pages
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Photo gallery
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Video gallery
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
MS SQL Server support
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
MS Active Directory integration
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Dropbox integration
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Support
</td>
<td>
–
</td>
<td>
YES
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
Pricing
</td>
<td>
FREE
</td>
<td>
FROM $249
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>About Offiria</h2>
Offiria is an open source, enterprise social networking software that focuses on providing tools for companies to deploy internal collaborative workspace within their own secure technological infrastructure.
Unlike other companies who increase SaaS deployment costs as more users are added, Offiria offers a fixed cost to its customers.
For more information please contact <a href="mailto:email@offiria.com">email@offiria.com</a>

Offiria 3.0 released – Open Source, self-managed, enterprise social network software

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