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Agentic AI for Agencies in 2026

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A new version of the popular open source CMS, Typo3 has been announced. Typo3 6.2 is the latest long term support release of the popular CMS from the Typo3 Association.  This means that TYPO3 CMS 6.2 LTS will receive at least three years of support from the development team behind the open-source software.
The newly developed Install Tool with its practical wizard makes it very easy to upgrade from the still widely used 4.5 LTS version. Integrators can use a compatibility check to test existing installations for upgradability, identify possible challenges, and immediately resolve general problems. Backward compatibility facilitates the smooth migration of 4.5 LTS extensions, which need little, if any, adapting for 6.2 LTS.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/typo3_logo_safearea.png" />
<h2>New functions</h2>
The solution contains numerous new functions for optimized use: the file abstraction layer serves as an interface for the TYPO3 system and extensions to allow uniform treatment of files wherever they are stored, whether locally or in the cloud. In addition, a drag-and-drop upload function makes it easier to upload to the file repository and to link files to content elements.
With the new Distributions concept, the core application is delivered as an “empty” installation, so users can subsequently install configured distributions via the management module. The distribution management functionality enables third-party developers, agencies, and hosts to create and realize their own distributions.
The new version provides optimum support for modern web design, including full HTML5 support and responsive image rendering.
Security is a top priority for TYPO3, and the security team had a big hand in shaping the new release: the formerly optional salted passwords extension is now pre-installed in order to safeguard the passwords of back-end users and the Install Tool. In addition, there are comprehensive mechanisms to guard against cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
The new package manager ensures the interoperability of TYPO3 CMS with Composer-based PHP libraries and TYPO3 flow packages. To this end, it implements PSR-0 autoloading and supports vendor namespaces. Other new features include a core updater in the Install Tool, a PSR-3-compatible logger, standardized back-end styles, and a style-guide extension.
Further information on TYPO3 is available at typo3.org; for more on TYPO3 CMS, visit <a href="http://typo3.org/about/typo3-cms/" target="_blank">http://typo3.org/about/typo3-cms/</a>

New Typo3 6.2 Release Introduces New Install Tool with Easy Upgrade Capabilities

mike-johnston

<a href="http://www.useremarkable.com/" target="_blank"> Remarkable</a> is a platform that's all about where content management is going, not where it has been.
Designed from the ground up for modern mobile and web app content management, Remarkable is completely scalable and ready for the a world of rapidly changing content delivery channels and all its constantly emerging innovations.
In other words, Remarkable is moving with the times, and was built with future-proofing in mind.
<h2>Not Your Average CMS</h2>
According to Remarkable, their platform isn't actually a content management system:
<blockquote>“Remarkable is not a ‘CMS’. We like to call it the world’s first ‘AXM’ system– that’s App Experience Management.”</blockquote>
Instead of simply managing content, Remarkable enables you to build and customize content across mobile and web apps in a way which suits the end user. For example, content is managed via modules or blocks, allowing you to build pages specifically for different devices.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/remarkable4700x0.jpg" alt="Remarkable Layout Bocks" /> 
This approach re-invents the traditional “page-based” content paradigm by instead providing a modular platform for delivering live app content which is customised for a range of mediums including wearable devices, Smart TVs, and beyond.
Remarkable's native SDKs for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Javascript make it a breeze to integrate into any section of a new or existing mobile or web app.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/feature-integration450x0.png" alt="Remarkable Integration" /> 
Furthermore, Remarkable empowers content owners to replenish their native mobile and web apps with fresh content at any time. As a result, there is no need for new app builds, submissions, or lengthy App Store approvals.
<h2>Easy to Use, Simple to Monitor</h2>
Along with module based content creation and delivery, Remarkable enables non-technical users to preview their changes and updates as they happen using an advanced multi-device previewing system. This ensures that each app update is tailored perfectly for every device before going live.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/feature-preview450x0.png" alt="Remarkable Previews" /> 
Analytics features are also built into Remarkable. With an advanced analytics engine and dashboard, you can keep up with up-to-the minute stats and performance figures on every piece of content on every page of your app.
Remarkable is also cloud-hosted, meaning that there is nothing to install, manage or setup – and so you can access your dashboard from any device, where ever you may be.
To find out more about Remarkable, visit their <a href="http://www.useremarkable.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>.
Additionally, you can explore more of Remarkable via our CMS Directory.

Remarkable: Re-writing the Content Management Experience

<img alt="Squarespace Plugins" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/sshot-9.png" />
Although I'm a big fan of <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace</a>, it's no secret that there's a frustrating shortage of Squarespace plugins. However, that might be about to change.
If you aren't already familiar with it, Squarespace is a popular website builder with a focus on elegant website design. It was originally geared towards photographers, although it now caters to many other industries.
As far as customization is concerned, Squarespace users have traditionally been confined to the native website builder and whatever code they could muster up (Squarespace allows you to insert custom code).
Squarespace Plugins on the other hand, were nowhere to be seen – until now.
<h2>Squarespace Plugins: They Exist</h2>
<img alt="Square Plugins Squarespace Plugins" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/sshot-8.png" />
I recently came across <a href="http://squareplugins.com/">Square Plugins</a>, a website dedicated to producing Squarespace Plugins.
They have over 200 Squarespace plugins to date, including plugins that deal with:
<ul>
<li>Galleries &amp; slideshows</li>
<li>Video backgrounds</li>
<li>Accordions</li>
<li>Buttons</li>
<li>Social icons</li>
<li>Navigation styles</li>
</ul>
They even offer a handful of <a href="http://squareplugins.com/freebies">freebies</a> to help bolster your Squarespace website. Not too shabby.
I had a short chat with Tom Bull, the Founder of Square Plugins, about how his project came about:
<blockquote>
We've been building websites on Squarespace for years now, and have become increasingly aware of the platform's limitations as well as its benefits. Building a basic, beautiful site is wonderfully easy with Squarespace, but integrating additional features or designs that are not included in the platform's offering is very challenging.
Just over a year ago we launched an online plugin store with over 200 coded plugins that Squarespace users can add to their site's with ease. Our vision is to help ambitious Squarespace users take their websites to the next level, both in individuality and ‘wow' factor.
Our code is now live on over 8,000 Squarespace websites, and we're adding to our range of plugins every week.
</blockquote>
To add a plugin to your Squarespace website, Square Plugins send you the code, along with detailed instructions on how to add it from your Squarespace admin panel.
The prices start from $6, which isn't too bad, although some of their better plugins (like the plugin which allows for video backgrounds) cost as much as $59 – which isn't very reasonable.
<h2>The Need For Official Squarespace Plugins</h2>
Don't get me wrong, I'm thoroughly impressed by Square Plugins – but I'd like to see Squarespace dishing out their own plugins, too.
A flourishing third-party plugin market is a good thing (just look at how well the WordPress community handles its own plugin needs), but not all Squarespace users will want to wander outside the safety of the official Squarespace website.
Plus, the need to manually insert code into your Squarespace website isn't ideal. In fact, the need to handle code will only alienate novice webmasters – a key demographic within the Squarespace community.
This prolonged alienation from plugins leads to a problem which I feel is growing within the website builder market as a whole:
If you take a sample of websites built by Squarespace, you'll see that they end up delivering minimal functionality with similar design elements, making them look and feel very similar (particularly if they use the same templates). Squarespace plugins by Squarespace, would change that.
I will refer once again to WordPress to illustrate my point here. The <a href="https://jetpack.com/features/">WordPress Jetpack plugin</a> was developed by Automattic – the company behind WordPress – as a free all-in-one solution to boost functionality, visibility, and security for WordPress.org websites.
It provides features like automatic social sharing, website speed tweaks, image galleries, related content widgets, and much more.
I'd personally love to see a Squarespace equivalent to what Automattic have produced for WordPress (Squarespace Jetpack, anyone?). That, followed by a steady release of additional plugins, would open up a whole new world of possibilities for the Squarespace community.
For now though, it's good to see third-parties like Square Plugins stepping up the the plate.

How to Get Squarespace Plugins

Commercial content management systems need to offer simplicity by default, but without leaving out technical options to help organizations customize and evolve over time. <a href="http://www.envisagecms.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Envisage</a> does a pretty good job on both those fronts.
Envisage are a UK based CMS, offering their commercial platform as on-premise, with easy and flexible editing in mind.
Their offering of a real-time WYSIWYG editor keeps things straightforward for those who need it, whilst full source code editing, multi-device previews, template creation and more, all provide technical users with the tools they need to go forth and create.
<h2>Real-time &amp; Responsive WYSIWYG Editing</h2>
With a user friendly real-time WYSIWYG editor, even those with limited knowledge of web design can start implementing their ideas into web pages.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/envis2700x0.png" alt="Envisage WYSIWYG Editor" />
But the Envisage WYSIWYG editor also goes a step further. Thanks to Envisage mobile, you can always be on hand to approve new content, create new pages and insert new content right from the screen of your mobile device.
Furthermore, to ensure editing is done correctly and to the highest standard, Ensivage enables you to preview your website in three different formats; Desktop, Tablet and Smartphone.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/envis3700x0.png" alt="Envisage Multi-Device Preview" />
This intelligent multi-device preview option ensures that your content doesn't just look good on desktops,whilst lacking in quality on mobile devices. It enables you to tweak the design via the different mobile views in order to perfect it on all channels.
And yet, you never have to leave the comfort of the Envisage WYSIWYG editor.
<h2>Purpose Built Apps, Widgets &amp; More</h2>
As impressive as the real-time and responsive editing options are, Envisage CMS goes even beyond that in terms of flexibility.
Built-in <a href="http://www.envisagecms.co.uk/features/apps" target="_blank">Envisage Apps</a> make general use of the platform extremely dynamic. These include a feature-filled form builder, integrated Google Analytics, and more. Also, Envisage mobile, an app which I have already discussed, enables editing from any device on the move.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/envis4700x0.png" alt="Envisige Form Builder" /> 
<a href="http://www.envisagecms.co.uk/features/widgets" target="_blank">Envisage Widgets</a> – which are all free for Envisage users, enable you to integrate elements like Google Maps, Vimeo, Twitter feeds, social buttons and much more into web pages, with a simple drag-and-drop function.
But Envisage doesn't stop there.
Their platform is highly compatible with search engines, and offers detailed search engine optimization configurations, including keywords and page descriptions, alt text and descriptions for images, links and so forth.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/envii454700x0.png" alt="Envisage File Management" /> 
File management is also a key feature, with users being able to upload and manage web assets. Yet more drag-and-drop functionality makes it easy to add new files and folders, whilst folder management, search and categorisation ensures that your organization will never lose a file, or need to re-upload an image ever again.
To find out more about Envisage CMS, check out their <a href="http://www.envisagecms.co.uk/" target="_blank">official website</a>, where a free online demo can be accessed.
Additionally, you can check out <a href="/products/envisage/" target="_blank">Envisage via our CMS Directory</a>.

Envisage: a Commercial CMS Built for Simple & Responsive Editing

As part of our North American tour (which you can learn more about <a href="/cms-critic-is-touring-north-america-and-europe-this-year/">here</a>) we are visiting a number of vendors throughout North America. One such vendor was DNN Software. In the following video, I had an opportunity to sit with Will Morgenweck, VP of Product Management for DNN Software and have him show me through their latest release, Evoq Content 8.
<img style="max-width:234px" src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/evoqcontent.png" />
Let me tell you folks, this is one impressive-looking piece of software. They have completely done away with the dashboard (in the manner that there is no longer a back end admin interface to log into) and moved into a more “website builder look”. The good part being that there was no loss in functionality so I consider Evoq 8 (and you can quote me on this) a website builder for Enterprises.
Check out the video in which Will walks me (and you as you watch) through this great release with the occassional question from me along the way.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/bxIxRMh3cyo
Interested in learning more about Evoq 8? Check out <a href="/products/dnn-evoq-content/">their listing</a> in our directory or <a href="http://www.dnnsoftware.com/products/evoq-content?utm_source=cmscritic-article-april-2015&amp;utm_campaign=cmscritic-april-2015">visit them directly</a>.

Walkthrough of DNN Evoq Content 8 with CMS Critic

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Workplace labor, particularly that of the unskilled and unnecessarily time-consuming variety, has greatly cost the global economy in recent years.
Issues such as frequent employee turnover are costly in many ways (<a href="https://www.zanebenefits.com/blog/bid/312123/Employee-Retention-The-Real-Cost-of-Losing-an-Employee">studies suggest</a> that each time a salaried employee has to be replaced, it costs 6-9 months’ salary, for example). Employee retention remains a challenging and expensive problem for most employers. But one piece of software can mitigate— and maybe even overthrow—many organization-wide issues. Efficient processes and educated, efficient workers are the backbone of global economic health, and Document Management Software (DMS) can help revitalize the global economy.
You may be thinking it sounds unrealistic (or at least overly optimistic) to say the right DMS can help retain talented employees, boost worker morale, and even improve employee wellness. However, it’s not too good to be true. Here are 5 ways DMS can help save the world’s workforce.
<h2>1. DMS = Happier Employees</h2>
“I sure love my time-consuming, manual paper processes!” said no employee, ever. Yet that is what a lot of employees spend a lot of time doing, even in this high-tech Information Age. Not only are these archaic methods of pushing paper incredibly painful for the employees pushing it, they are costly for the organization.
Science has proven that happy employees are more productive employees—see recent studies by the <a href="http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/new_study_shows/">University of Warwick</a> or Harvard’s Shawn Achor (The Happiness Advantage is full of engaging stats on the subject). Warwick’s Dr. Sgroi says, “The driving force seems to be that happier workers use the time they have more effectively, increasing the pace at which they can work without sacrificing quality.”
Employees who are empowered with cutting-edge technologies that make their work life easier and much less mundane are happier on the job. And, since happier employees are even more efficient, that makes for lots of happier bosses, as well.
<h2>2. DMS Helps Retain (and Expand) Talent</h2>
Employee attrition is expensive. In today’s economic climate, companies are fighting to attract, train, and retain valuable workforce. Going paperless through DMS frees up time, money, and resources to acquire and train human capital internally instead of accessing it from universities, staffing programs, or other third parties. Unskilled labor is the result of insufficient training, and insufficient training can be resolved through DMS.
Employees enjoy being valuable assets, and, as a precursor to establishing their value, employees can increase productivity by using the right document management software. Employees also appreciate continuing education and skill acquisition opportunities, which can be implemented in lieu of counterintuitive, outdated application training.  Employers find this generates a great return on their human capital investment.
<h2>3. DMS Optimizes Human Capital</h2>
In economics, human capital refers to the economic value of a person’s or group of people’s labor. Any paper-based office management process reduces employees’ output, and therefore human capital. If your employees are spending time walking to printers, or searching through drawers for files (this is much more costly than you’d think), you’re losing valuable human capital resources.
Going paperless through DMS optimizes human capital through automation, simplified workflow, reduced document storage redundancy, and other cost savings.
<h2>4. DMS Reduces White Collar Manual Labor</h2>
Although paper-based offices are seldom viewed as a source of manual labor, paper-dependency is to organizations what the shovel is to the coal mine, or the hammer is to the construction site. Whether your employees are wearing white collars or a hard hat, paperwork is equal to grunt work for your labor force.
Eliminate this wasteful (and morale-crushing) burden through DMS, and ‘de-manualize’ your labor.
<h2>5. DMS Means Time for the Important Stuff– Like Ping Pong Tournaments</h2>
What do you do with all that time you’re saving as a paperless office? How about a little friendly inter-office ping pong competition? Office karaoke, anyone?  With all the time and money you’re recouping with your DMS, you can easily shut the office down early one afternoon and have an employee picnic instead.
Companies around the world have figured out that employee wellness is key to their success. Just check out Google; with <a href="http://www.inc.com/business-insider/best-google-benefits.html">on-campus bowling alleys, gyms, and scooters for employees to ride around the office</a>, they know the formula for employee creativity. DMS frees up time and resources so you can splurge on some office fun.
Other DMS benefits include cross-cultural collaboration to a worldwide workforce. DMS eliminates knowledge silos that paper-dependent organizations bring when attempting to bridge communication and cultural barriers in the age of globalization. DMS adoption leads to interconnectivity, optimized performance, and streamlined economic progress at the global level, as well as across departments within your own office building.
The right electronic document management system plays an integral role not only in optimizing your organization’s work environment, but perhaps the economy’s as a whole. It’s time for your organization to go paper-free and help save the world’s workforce—one DMS implementation at a time.#
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Saving the World’s Workforce — One DMS at a Time

Shopify - The global commerce platform

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Those who know me know I am a huge fan of simplicity and minimalism and when these two traits can be found in a CMS, well, you pretty much have my interest piqued. Simplicity and minimalism doesn't mean a lack of functionality, however, and in the case of ProcessWire, it means a whole lot of features packed into a no-nonsense CMS without the fluff. And that means, Mikey likes it (for those old enough to remember <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEXzx-TINc"> this commercial</a>, you'll get the joke there.)
Before I get into the review, I recommend you watch this video which gives a great overview of ProcessWire and helps you get an understanding of the product before reading below.
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<a href="http://processwire.com/about/what/">Here is a great explanation</a> as to what ProcessWire hopes to achieve as well and it's a good read for those considering this CMS.
For this review, I'm using the Blog Profile that Ryan Cramer (ProcessWire's founder) has put together for those who are interested in using this CMS for their blogs or who wish to incorporate a blog into their existing ProcessWire sites.
What I personally find amazing about this blog profile is the fact that Ryan quite literally started this June 8, 2012 and already it is packed with features comparable to some of the more popular blog platforms.
Take a look at this list of features:
<ul>
<li>Mobile-friendly (responsive)</li>
<li>Customizable categories and tags</li>
<li>Monthly and yearly archives</li>
<li>Comments may be browsed with posts or on their own</li>
<li>Author biographies</li>
<li>Customizable and sortable sidebar widgets</li>
<li>Recent comments and recent posts widgets</li>
<li>Can be connected to your Twitter account with the Recent Tweets widget</li>
<li>RSS feeds for posts by date or category</li>
<li>RSS feed for recent comments</li>
<li>Built-in lightbox photo gallery</li>
<li>Built-in YouTube and Vimeo video embedding–just paste in the video URL!</li>
<li>Multi-language ready</li>
<li>Custom search engine for blog posts</li>
<li>Markup and styles based on the Skeleton boilerplate CSS framework.</li>
<li>Built around well documented, easy-to-understand and easy-to-modify ProcessWire template files and CSS. This makes it easy for you to use as-is or as a starting point for your own completely custom blog.</li>
</ul>
Now think about how quickly he managed to build this blog profile using ProcessWire and if that doesn't tell you something about how powerful this system is, I don't know what would.
Here's how it looks when you first install it (by the way, the installation is about 5 steps and it's super easy so no need to include screenshots of that process here.)
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/instant-resume-website-2xl_yotrxp.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
As you can see, you start with a standard three column template with a menu on the left, nice comment counter beside your title and everything you'd expect from a typical blog (ala WordPress, etc). Ryan has included a number of awesome ways of displaying your posts within the site. You can browse by Categories, Tags, Archives, Comments and Authors. Here's how each of these views looks to the end user.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-2-620x338.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" /> 
ProcessWire Review – Posts by Category
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/pablo_14_fgmrpr.png" alt="ProcessWire Review - Posts by Tag" /> 
ProcessWire Review – Posts by Tag
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-4-620x264.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review - Archives" /> 
ProcessWire Review – Archives
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-6-620x264.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review - Posts by Author" /> 
ProcessWire Review – Posts by Author
You can also view recent comments from the Comments link:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/pablo_11_vopagb.png" alt="ProcessWire Review - Recent Comments" /> 
ProcessWire Review – Recent Comments
With each blog post you write, readers are able to leave comments as well, here's how they link at the bottom of a blog post:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-7-620x711.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
As you can see if you read the comment in the screenshot above, Ryan has thought of pretty much everything and has enabled comment moderation by default, but should you choose to do so, you can disable this. You can also install the Akismet module (powerful spam protection from the makers of WordPress) from within ProcessWire and use it to help trim spam comments.
Perhaps you are interested in writing a post that includes a gallery of pictures? ProcessWire can handle that with ease. Not only does it come loaded with a lightbox effect for your images that pops the picture up over the post but it also nicely organizes the images into a thumbnail gallery for you. As part of the sample content that ProcessWire starts off with, you'll get a nice post that explains how to quickly generate an awesome looking gallery post. Here's how it looks when published:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-8-620x439.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review " />
Here it is again showing the effect that happens when you click on a thumbnail:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-9-620x477.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review " />
That, in a nutshell, is the blog profile for ProcessWire.
Now that you've seen some of what it can produce, you must surely be wondering where all of this magic takes place? Why, in the CMS itself of course! Let's take a look!
Here's how ProcessWire looks when you first log in:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-11-620x329.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Were you expecting more clutter? You won't find it here.
There you have it, the ProcessWire backend. Where all of the magic happens. On this first page, we've got all of our types of content neatly organized and ready for editing, moving, viewing, etc..
When you are ready to add content you simply click on the type of content you wish to modify, in this case we'll go with Blog Posts and select ‘New'.
Let's do a sample post shall we?
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-12.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Once you've entered your Title and slug, you'll click save to proceed. You'll then get this page:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-13-620x573.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
As you can see, I entered some text in the body of my post, uploaded a picture and entered a description for it. Scrolling down, I'd be able select my category, enter any tags I wish and view any comments (including those that might need moderating).
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-14-620x236.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
To further modify the post, I can click on the settings link and make the necessary changes.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-15-620x573.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Once published, here's how it looks within the blog profile on the site:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/screen-shot-2017-07-01-at-54732-pm-lg_w67kr7.png" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Now that we've seen how adding content works, it's time to look more at the admin interface so let's take a look at the Setup menu where templates and fields can be created and modified.
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Opening the Templates menu, we can see a huge list of all templates within ProcessWire. This is also where you would go to create or modify them.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-18-620x500.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Each template makes use of specific instructions and fields that you choose when creating the template (or modifying an existing one). Within this blog profile for instance, we have the templates above and a list of fields that looks like this:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-19-620x463.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
New fields can be added easily and made available within templates. To do so, you would simply click on Add New Field and you'd be presented with a screen like the one below where you would enter the name for the field, select the field type, enter a label and a description.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/17917160_409518032760518_467998378344912777_o_ljfxwb.png" alt="ProcessWire Review" />
Once this is complete, you can enter additional details for the field:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/processwire-26.jpg" alt="ProcessWire Review" /> 
Formatting options
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/skyline-business-website-design-blocks_qh1yp2.gif" alt="ProcessWire Review" /> 
Input Field Settings
Once the field is customized to your liking, you simply go back and choose which template you'd like to add it to your chosen template by editing it.
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That's how easy it is to add a new type of content to a template. Quick and simple. Templates can be heavily modifed to your liking and there are tabs for URL settings, access privileges, caching and more.
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Perhaps you'd like to add additional functionality to your ProcessWire installation? There are plenty of modules to choose from. Simply navigate to the Modules link at the top of your Processwire admin area and you'll get a list of Modules to choose from. There's also a handy button to check for new modules that you've uploaded since when you first did your install.
To install a module, click the Install button (hopefully that's obvious from the screenshot below):
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ProcessWire comes with an advanced permissions system as well. You can control every little detail if you wanted to and be obsessive with your permissions, or you can choose to use the defaults. You can create new permissions, roles and users from within the Access page and you can go as granular as you wish.
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That, ladies and gentlemen, is ProcessWire in a nutshell. For those of you who are still not sure if it's the right system for you, be sure to read their about page where there's a good sample of sites running Processwire ( <a href="http://processwire.com/about/"> http://processwire.com/about/ </a> ) and check out <a href="http://processwire.com/videos/"> these videos </a> showcasing some additional functionality within the system or even better, <a href="http://processwire.com/demo/"> try their demo </a> .
<h3>What do I like about ProcessWire?</h3>
ProcessWire offers simplicity, power and flexibility in a small package that, with a small learning curve, is quick to pick up and learn. They have an awesome, tight knit community that is quick to offer suggestions and help to those who need it and there are plenty of modules.
They are also in the running in our <a href="/cms-critic-awards/"> Critic's Choice CMS Awards</a> so if you like them, go vote!
For those looking for an awesome CMS with a ton of power that's easy on the resources, you'd be remiss not to <a href="http://www.processwire.com"> check out ProcessWire </a> .

ProcessWire Review - Simplicity Meets Performance

Squarespace, one of the world's most widely used and respected website builders chosen for coverage over at <a href="https://www.websitebuilderscritic.com/" target="_blank">Website Builders Critic</a>, has released a small yet notable update.
The newest Squarespace feature allows users to select their own design, layout, and imagery for their password-protected site or pages.
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<h2>Protect Client Areas, Pages &amp; Entire Websites Your Way</h2>
Squarespace claims that these new customized lock screens can serve as a client area for photographers, who can inform clients that their photos are now ready for viewing behind a password-protected page.
Customizable lock screens can also be used to inform visitors that a website is under construction, or that changes are coming soon. Finally, it can also make visitors aware that they are entering a secure area.
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The new lock screen feature includes six different layout options, each of which can be further customized in the Squarespace Style Editor.
Users can also upload their own images for their lock screens, with Squarespace recommending a minimum image width of 1500px.
To find out more about Squarespace's new lock screens, check out their <a href="http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/introducing-customizable-lockscreens" target="_blank">official blog announcement</a>.
Otherwise, be sure to explore more of <a href="/products/squarespace/" target="_blank">Squarespace via our CMS Directory</a>. Otherwise, you can <a href="https://www.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">start your Squarespace website today</a>.

Squarespace Reveals Customizable Lock Screens

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Think good customer service is still as simple as being friendly and helping customers? Think again.
Technology has played a pivotal role in the way businesses operate and that includes how they handle customer service. It has given customers the ability to be connected all day, every day, and have access to platforms that they are able to use to talk about your company – both the good and bad. Because of this, businesses are adapting to the changing customer needs so they don’t put their reputation and quality of service at risk.
A company’s website needs to make a great impression. Here's why:
It’s typically the first place a potential customer goes to when they want to learn more about the company. A majority of information about the company (or at least information that answers the most frequently asked questions) should be visible. 
This way, customers are able to answer their own questions without having to create multiple requests. Some of the things that are commonly provided include:
<ul>
<li>Forum/comment section</li>
<li>Contact information</li>
<li>Documents</li>
<li>Online chat</li>
</ul>
<h2>A CMS Only Takes Care of Content</h2>
Content Management Systems (CMS) supports the creation of digital content under a common user interface, which is typically the first place that customers will go to for information about the business, such as your website. Your CMS gives your customers access to information, get help, and stay connected. But with all this, a CMS comes with challenges.
It’s no longer enough to provide customer support within “business hours” only; you need to be there for your customers right when they need you. 
Businesses who have troubleshooting guides or FAQ pages on their websites are taking the first steps to empowering their customers to seek out information themselves. 
Self-service allows customers to solve their own questions without having to wait for a customer service representative to respond. But when customers can’t find the information they need, they will become frustrated. 
These expectations are driving many companies to leverage technology in new ways to meet these rising customer demands. Unfortunately, a CMS can’t do this alone. There needs to be a more robust solution if you want to take your customer service to the next level.
So what’s an alternative way to manage all these changes to customer service, you ask?
That's simple: <a href="https://www.magentrix.com/products/customerportal">a customer portal solution</a>.
<h2>Great Customer Service Comes From Customer Portal Solutions</h2>
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With a customer portal, you are able to store all your information in a single location. Say goodbye to disorganized information, and hello to a fantastic place for self-service customer support! By providing customers with information that they can access whenever they want, you will be able to reduce the amount of support tickets coming through in addition to being there for your customers 24/7. This can be done through uploading informative documents in a documents section, setting up a Live Chat, or opening up a dialogue among the customers themselves through a forum.
Not only are you able to provide support at any time of the day, a customer portal is a secure place to connect to your customer data.  While a CMS helps you manage content, they are missing the customer data that is critical for a truly self-service environment. <a href="https://www.magentrix.com/products/customerportal">Customer portals</a> allow you to seamlessly synchronize with your CRM data so that customers can track and manage information about their help requests and account information.
A customer portal shifts the power to customers through collaboration and communication. Collaboration allows customers to connect from practically anywhere in the world, and this principle can and should be applied to customer service, both among departments in the business and between businesses and their customers. By encouraging <a href="https://www.magentrix.com/products/socialintranet">social collaboration</a> in an online community, you’re giving customers access to utilize and <a href="https://www.magentrix.com/articles/blog/Redefining-Collaboration-in-a-Digital-27-6-16">collaborate on business data that is important</a> to them.
No matter what industry you’re in, it’s important to invest in the necessary time and resources into providing the best customer service – ESPECIALLY in today’s digital world. All the interactions you have today have the potential to leave a positive (or negative) impression, which will ultimately lead to how new audiences will view you. It’s in your best interest to make that impression positive and create a mutually beneficial relationship between your business and your customers.
<a href="https://www.magentrix.com/products/customerportal">Magentrix Customer Community Solution</a> enables you to introduce your customers to a full self-service experience. Help your clients get support whenever they need it, access resources at all times, and create a community where they can help and interact with each other. A seamless CRM integration allows you to share any data with your customers through the portal. 
Learn More about <a href="https://www.magentrix.com/products/customerportal">Magentrix Customer Communities</a>.

How to Deliver Great Customer Service With a Customer Portal Solution

No. It's not just a "figma" of your imagination. 
<a href="https://www.figma.com/blog/a-new-collaboration-with-adobe/" target="_blank">Adobe has agreed to spend $20 billion</a> – that's billion, with a "b" – to buy <a href="https://www.figma.com/" target="_blank">Figma</a>, the popular web-based collaboration and UI design platform. 
We'll give you a minute to pick your jaw up off the ground. 
Adobe said it expects the transaction to close sometime in 2023. That said, the deal has not yet been approved by Figma stockholders and must proceed through customary closing. The dollars are a mix: about half the total will be paid in Adobe stock, with the balance paid in cash. 
If you're not familiar with Figma, you will be now – but it's worth noting how awesome a platform it really is. It offers a deep set of collaboration options for joint software development, as well as its popular FigJam collaborative whiteboarding environment. If you haven't used that wipeboarding feature before, we highly recommend it. 
By now, we’re accustomed to Adobe spending big bucks to expand its copious monolith. These tasty acquisitions have bolstered its stronghold on the digital experience category – and while there may not be an Iron Throne to claim, it has certainly earned the crown as the King of the <a href="https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3995917" target="_blank">Gartner Magic Quadrant for DXPs</a>.
But forget all that. Forget the fact that <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3673934/adobes-20b-figma-acquisition-highlights-web-based-collaboration-trends.html#:~:text=The%20%2420%20billion%20figure%20is,a%20dedicated%20following%20among%20developers." target="_blank">Figma was valued at around $10 billion</a> at its last funding round in 2021 (meaning this purchase doubled the bounty). And let's not overlook that the market has been in a bout of turmoil lately, especially for tech stocks.
No – what's been really interesting is how this acquisition triggered such an emotional response from the market. Despite Adobe's enthusiasm about the deal, the Figma fanbase seemed a little less enthusiastic…
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And just like that, the Empire Strikes Back.
<h2>Why Figma? And why the pushback from fans?</h2>
The Figma acquisition speaks volumes about the growth of web collaboration software and the central role of design. But for its users, Figma represented everything Adobe wasn’t. In fact, Figma was a sort of the anti-Adobe. 
The fanbase has reason to be concerned: Adobe could bring Figma aboard the mothership under its expensive subscription model. There could be some poor integration or uncomfortable bloat. Even worse, it could become the kind of bolted-on utility that's prone to crashing – kind of like the Millennium Falcon with a broken hyperdrive.
Or, Adobe could do wonders with this amazing platform, building deeper functionality that expands the frontier for web-based collaboration within its toolsets. Figma's flexibility could be a game changer for the company and removes one of its digital experience rivals from the chessboard. 
One thing both companies have in common is the commitment to design. Founded by Dylan Field in 2016, Figma has held to the mantra that design should be collaborative, web-based, and real-time – with the mission to “open up” and move from the solitary design process. Figma has crystallized the concepts of sharing ideas and working collaboratively, something that Adobe’s UI design products like Photoshop have struggled to embrace. 
As for the fans, that's a product of Figma's heavy emphasis on community, which they have nurtured and grown over the years. This was likely a big driver of <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/figma/company_financials" target="_blank">Figma’s unicorn valuation</a>, which skyrocketed from <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-24/software-design-startup-figma-is-now-worth-10-billion" target="_blank">$2 billion to $10 billion</a> in just a year. With more than 4 million users, including giants such as Microsoft, Slack, Google, Dropbox, and Twitter, the company has achieved the kind of presence and loyalty that are the envy of the tech world.
 
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<h2>Adobe XD vs. Figma</h2>
So let's get down to brass tacks: Adobe XD and Figma are currently the most popular design tools on the market, both with similar features. For the past 5 years, Figma has been the biggest rival and competitor to Adobe XD, but Figma has managed to with the hearts of the design community. 
Figma believes the acquisition will help the Figma platform benefit from Adobe’s technology, expertise, and resources in the creative space. Figma has big ambitions for its products, with plans to improve its <a href="https://www.figma.com/design/" target="_blank">Figma Design</a>, <a href="https://www.figma.com/figjam/" target="_blank">FigJam</a>, and the <a href="https://www.figma.com/community/" target="_blank">Figma community</a> platforms while expanding into new areas.
“We will have the opportunity to incorporate their expertise in imaging, photography, illustration, video, 3D, and font technology to the Figma platform," said <a href="https://twitter.com/zoink" target="_blank">Dylan Field</a>, Co-founder &amp; CEO of Figma. "Additionally, we will have the opportunity to reimagine what the best creative tools could look like within the Figma technology stack.”
Top-down leadership is key in these kinds of earth-shattering transitions. Taking designers’ concerns into account, Field reassured the Figma community that he will remain CEO and that Figma will keep operating autonomously – without compromising its culture, the way it runs its business, and (perhaps most importantly) its pricing. 
<h2>Growth by Acquisition</h2>
The news from Adobe is huge – but maybe not that surprising. Adobe has been driving growth by investing in tools and products to execute complex workflows across teams. As part of this evolution, it <a href="https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2020/Adobe-to-Acquire-Workfront/default.aspx" target="_blank">acquired Workflow</a> – a leading work management platform for marketers – for $1.50 billion in 2020. Last year, <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/adobe-acquires-video-collaboration-platform-frame-io/" target="_blank">Adobe also acquired Frame.io</a>, an industry-leading collaboration platform, for $1.275 billion. 
In its <a href="https://news.adobe.com/news/news-details/2022/Adobe-to-Acquire-Figma/default.aspx" target="_blank">press release</a>, Adobe stated that Figma’s web-based, multi-player capabilities will accelerate the delivery of Adobe’s Creative Cloud technologies on the web, making the creative process more productive and accessible to more people.
With this acquisition, Adobe once more solidified its position in the creative industry. With responsive design taking over about a decade ago, other apps such as <a href="https://www.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle/" target="_blank">Omnigraffle</a> and later <a href="https://www.sketch.com/" target="_blank">Sketch App</a> were born – and embraced by designers by offering a better solution for creating wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes suited for the responsive web. This was a huge departure from Photoshop and Illustrator and their respectively rigid structures. 
Figma is not alone in the web-based collaboration and UI design space. Platforms like <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/uxpin-merge-review-sync-react-components-with-prototypes/">UXPin</a>, another subscription-based wireframing and prototyping tool, are effectively <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/uxpin-merge-review-sync-react-components-with-prototypes/" target="_blank">bridging the gap between designers and developers</a>. 
As Figma zeroes in on $400 million in revenues at the end of 2022, it's safe to say that there's ample potential in this growing market space – and we'll have to see how Adobe's mindboggling acquisition brings imagination to life. 
<h2>About Figma</h2>
Figma is the open design company founded in 2012 by Dylan Field and Evan Wallace. With Figma’s cloud-based screen design tool, teams achieve a shared understanding around design without worrying about syncing, exporting, or installing software. Anyone involved in the product development process can always share up-to-date files with a link. That makes it easy to collaborate on the latest designs and prototypes and see their code attributes. Figma has simplified collaboration across the entire design process for thousands of companies like Microsoft, Slack, and Uber and millions of users, including designers, developers, product managers, marketers, and others.

Shock and Awe: Adobe to Acquire UI Design Platform Figma for $20 Billion

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This week, the Agility CMS Team began the process of pushing its brand new user-interface live.
The Beta One Release is the first iteration of a major Product Release that includes a brand new user-interface, robust workflow improvements and big performance updates.
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This Release was made available to a small group of Agility CMS power users, the company’s most active development partners, to test on a sample site.
Their feedback will be gathered and used to make changes and improvements before the next iteration of the Release, which will be rolled out to a select group of customers for continued testing and feedback.
“We’re very excited to get feedback on our updated content management platform from our power users,” Jon Voigt, Agility's CEO and co-founder, said. “We began working on redesigning and rebuilding Agility CMS a year ago, so it’s great to share the hard work that the team has put in to make this Release possible.”
Agility’s CMS new user-interface and updates will make it even easier for online teams to create, manage and deliver compelling content to engage their audiences.
For developers, Agility CMS is a highly-advanced, scalable and speedy platform that removes any barriers to building and developing powerful websites.
The final Production Release will be rolled out over the course of a month later this year, to all customers and live sites.
<a name="_GoBack"></a> To learn more about Agility CMS, visit: <a href="http://agilitycms.com/">agilitycms.com</a>

Agility CMS Launches First Iteration of Major Product Release for Testing & Feedback

There is no disputing that there are tons (and I mean tons) of premium WordPress theme providers out there but for those on a budget who are looking for excellent quality themes with solid support, there simply is no better option than ElegantThemes.
These guys offer 100% access to over 70 themes all for one price, $39! This is an absolutely tremendous price and for most themes you find in theme stores such as ThemeForest, you'll pay that price for a single theme, never mind access to over 70 of them which you can use as you wish.
Here are two of their most recent themes:
<h2>Nimble</h2>
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<h2>Lucid</h2>
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Beautiful aren't they? Don't forget there are over 70 themes for various types of websites ranging from Business to Personal to pretty much everything.
Check them out if you want the best bang for your buck and are in the market for a solid WordPress theme. There's no point in paying hundreds of dollars for multiple themes when you can get them all for under $40.
<a href="/elegantthemes">Visit ElegantThemes now</a>.

ElegantThemes Review - Quite Possibly The Best Value for WordPress Themes

The principle of “think global, act local” has been used in a wide variety of contexts, from tackling environmental issues to managing business strategies. At its core is a simple, perhaps even algorithmic idea: that solving big problems requires an understanding of the smaller components.There’s no question that we live in a global economy – one where international companies are thinking across time zones and driving supply chains that stretch across our planet. While digital transformation has made our world more accessible, websites have struggled to provide a truly localized language experience.Translation: we want to think global, but often miss the local.That’s where Weglot comes in. The France-based translation solution is providing a dynamic alternative to the deprecated (but now resurrected) Google Translate, and elevating the role of localization. With over a hundred languages and a bevy of backend features, this easy-to-use service will have you saying “thank you” (or merci, gracias, dankie) in no time.In this review, we’ll explore Weglot, dive into its pros and cons, and touch on some of the CMS and eCommerce plugins available on the market. But let's start with some of the foundational concepts that impact website translation – and how Weglot is answering these challenges.<h3>The Value of Website Translation</h3>It goes without saying that English has become a global language for many applications, particularly in business and technology. But it’s simply not enough to have your website content available in a single language. Again, this is part of the charter to “act local” even if you’re connecting or selling on a global scale.Take eCommerce as an example. If the details for a product are in a language you don’t understand, are you more inclined to buy it… or seek out another source?The fact is, if you can’t communicate with your customers, you’ll be losing out on sales. With so many diverse languages being spoken across the globe – or even across the street – it’s clear that translation is no longer a luxury. It’s a necessity.Here are a few more reasons why you should add translation to your website:<ul><li>Attract new customers: Simply put, a multilingual website can help you reach a broader audience. While most content online is written in English, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/262946/share-of-the-most-common-languages-on-the-internet/">only 25% of internet users are native English speakers</a>. By adding more languages to your website, you’ll reach a larger segment of customers both in new regions and within your own. As an example, Spanish is the second most spoken language in the U.S. – so by going multilingual, you could expand your reach both domestically and internationally.</li></ul><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weglot-website-audience-stats-per-language.png" />Source: Statista<ul><li>Increase sales: As noted above, people are more likely to buy products when they’re presented in their own language. When you provide a translation for your customers, you’ll make it easier for them to search and find the products or content they’re looking for. You’ll also build trust and enhance loyalty.</li><li>Reduce bounce rates and increase conversions: According to CSA, 72.1% of users spend all their time on websites that are in their own language – and <a target="_blank" href="https://csa-research.com/More/Media/Press-Releases/ArticleID/31/Survey-of-3-000-Online-Shoppers-Across-10-Countries-Finds-that-60-Rarely-or-Never-Buy-from-English-only-Websites">60% of people never buy from English-only websites</a>. Based on these stats alone, it’s clear that your website visitors are less inclined to bounce – and more inclined to convert – if they have access to their own language.</li><li>Improve SEO: In almost every case, Search is what brings people to your website. With a multilingual SEO, your website will be indexable and optimized in multiple languages. And if your competitors aren’t offering translated content, you have even more of an advantage from a search perspective.</li></ul><h3>What about Google Translate?</h3>Historically, there have been two options for translating websites in multiple languages: build and maintain separate websites, or add a translation tool like Google Translate.While the former solution provides significant manual control over the frontend experience, it also requires more management. This might be OK if your products are markedly different depending on the region or country – or if you’re maintaining only two languages. But what about 50? And how do you track hundreds of changes across different dialects without losing control?For this reason, many companies have relied on Google Translate to provide a quick, easy, and free solution for translating content at the browser layer. While Google Translate features a wide range of language options, there’s no manual control over the translation itself. Further, the rendering on a webpage is clumsy at best, making the frontend expression less desirable.To confuse the matter, Google deprecated their Translate service in early 2019, meaning it was no longer available for new applications. With no sunset date in sight, companies were scrambling to find an alternative solution. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-translate-widget-is-free-again-for-some-websites-to-use/370104/#close">But according to Search Engine Journal</a>, Google is resuming support as of May 2020 in an effort to support the global response to COVID-19.<h3>The difference between translation and localization</h3>While translation typically refers to the automated process of converting text on a website or webpage (like Google Translate), localization is the ability to adapt your website’s content to a specific region through language, design, and even cultural elements.Localization can go much further than altering the dynamic text on your website’s frontend. In a truly localized application, the entire customer experience is geared to a user’s regional and linguistic preferences. That might include landing pages, emails, logo graphics – multiple dimensions of their journey.Obviously, automating all of these components requires varying degrees of human support. For that reason, translation serves as the bedrock, and companies can elect to further enhance their localization posture as desired. But the more localized you can get, the more relevant and compelling the experience.<h3>What is Weglot?</h3>Weglot is a platform-independent website translation tool that helps users and organizations transform their websites into multilingual experiences. Weglot finally delivers the best of both worlds, allowing you to have both manual and automatic states for your translations.Easy to use and quick to install, Weglot is designed to work with almost any kind of content management system (CMS) or website. It’s also unique in that it provides professional translation and multilingual SEO services as part of their offerings.<h3>Features</h3>Here are some of the top features you get with Weglot:<ul><li>Quick installation: Weglot is compatible with all CMS and website technologies. All you need to do is install the plugin to your website and configure it all with no code.</li><li>100+ languages: Weglot features one of the most robust libraries of language translations.</li><li>Team collaboration: Invite your team members and collaborate on translations together inside Weglot.</li><li>Context Editor: When translating a page, you need to see where the content resides and what kind of content it is (e.g. title or text). Weglot’s context editor allows you to translate inside an editor and see the website design and structure.</li><li>Automatic, manual, and human translation: In addition to rapid, automatic translation, you can edit translations manually. If you need help or additional bandwidth, you can order professional translation services and get the translated content in 48 hours.</li><li>Visitor auto-redirection: Weglot can detect a user’s language and redirect them to feature content in their language – automatically.</li><li>Localized all along the way: Weglot can translate everything from your landing page to the e-mail confirmation in your customers’ language, providing a deeper level of localization.</li><li>Dedicated customer service: Problems? Weglot offers world-class customer support via email.</li></ul><h3>Optimized SEO</h3>As we mentioned before, SEO is crucial to driving visitors to your website. With Weglot, you can optimize your SEO across your translations and improve your search performance. Here’s how:<ul><li>Create a unique URL for each version of your page. For example, with a Spanish version of your pages, you will have an “/es/” subdirectory.</li></ul><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kjC8q74LcJtKtkzYNEqNexSnTX4xvyFW3zAXwF6yfVMQueY-be6UAYAKkTeqIgNIO1c5ZP2oT-m1aCS2BfYr0ab5RKe_nQkn4FkQIu6nBaMxvko_h3Kks1awOUcvP34ffp7u6vsPlVTShnaGqw" /><ul><li>Adding hreflangs in your source code. These tags let Google know you have different versions of the same page and favor indexing of these pages.</li></ul><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weglot-hreflang-attributes.png" /><ul><li>Have your content translated into the source code and not just dynamically. Weglot translates the content on the server side so your content is translated in your source code – not at the browser layer.</li><li>Detect and translate SEO tags. For example, here are two websites in English and Kazakh:</li></ul><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vkJycrQRCjUJU2z7YsR5zP6rg-jtWjiXffKj1WNc3DQXqJmogDfaSBW0b2I46ylirY1s-Iuqomv9zT6laPcskgtXGRSFRX4ENrDEmsu2aqa5vfXxWTXT1jdqByQNj1BCoxdszig4VXy1IG0K7A" /><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_BQHkMVhzi8K_SWuOXsgbDkPfm1LsUKD5c-xXZkUh6PLrkHdy_nFSnVvio2Vs3fNH0Dcr7IOtIlOqFFHtZn8nur40WqlU0_qtX-d3I3hxM9lkTPSheNstpuLV65mzjTiRe_KNNiETf5y7kiTZg" /><h3>How to add Weglot to your website or CMS</h3>Integrating Weglot is very easy – and it doesn’t even require touching any code. All you have to do is install the plugin and configure Weglot to start translating.When you install the app, you’ll get an API key from your Weglot account. Copy paste the API key in your CMS and you’re good to go:<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/how-to-add-weglot-to-your-website-or-cms.png" /><h3>Pricing</h3><img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/weglot-princing.png" />With Weglot, pricing is generally based on how many languages you want to offer, and the number of words you need translated. Pretty simple to understand, and very easy to upgrade in the future.It’s worth noting that Weglot offers a free plan that translates up to 2000 words for one language. Not bad if you have a very small site with a single additional language.Weglot offers monthly and annual pricing plans. With the annual, you get an extra 2 months of free translation, which is a nice bonus. Each monthly plan offers a 10-day free trial, and there are 5 tiers:<ul><li>Starter: € 9.90 / month for 1 translated language and up to 10,000 words</li><li>Business: € 19 / month for 3 translated languages and up to 50,000 words</li><li>Pro: € 49 / month for 5 translated languages and up to 200,000 words</li><li>Advanced: € 199 / month for 10 translated languages and up to 1,000,000 words</li><li>Enterprise: € 499 / month for unlimited translated languages. The word limit is not listed on the website but you can contact Weglot to learn more about your custom translation needs.</li></ul>You can sign up for a trial for <a target="_blank" href="https://dashboard.weglot.com/register?fp_ref=solodev">Weglot</a> here.<h3>Final Thoughts</h3>There’s no question that Weglot is one of the most practical, user-friendly translation solutions on the market today. It supports 100+ languages with automatic, manual, and professional translation capabilities. It’s incredibly easy to install on both websites and in CMS, and it’s currently available as a plugin for platforms such as <a target="_blank" href="https://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.shopify.com/">Shopify</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wix.com/">Wix</a>.Like any software, there’s always room for improvement. Weglot's translations can sometimes be a bit fickle when it comes to dynamic content – specifically anything that loads via Javascript. iFrames can also be a little difficult to troubleshoot, and there seems to be a lag time of a day or two before you can manually override a translation. The good news is that their support is incredibly responsive.When it comes to pricing, Weglot can get a little pricey for websites with lots of pages. For an enterprise, this is more than manageable. But for mid-tier sites going from free Google Translate, there could be some sticker shock.That said, it might just be worth every penny. Or centavo.<h3>About Weglot</h3><a target="_blank" href="https://weglot.com/">Weglot</a> is a SaaS tech start-up that helps businesses turn their websites multilingual. They offer a fast, simple and user-friendly way to translate and display your translations without bothering your developers.

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