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Content Management Systems

TYPO3 CMS Information

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Benefits | Extensions | Features | Training | Pricing

A Content Management System (CMS) is an application that gives website owners the power to easily change and manage website content themselves. This means that content authors no longer need to pay a web designer to make page changes or add a new page —you can now do it yourself with no technical knowledge required.

The information on this page relates to the sophisticated and flexible TYPO3 CMS that we use.

TYPO3 is an enterprise-level open source CMS released under the GNU General Public License. It runs on more than 122,000 servers worldwide. The application has been translated into 43 languages and is actively being developed in a community of over 27,000 users in 60 countries.
See TYPO3 CMS Information page for further details

Benefits

Our CMS clients can administer as much or as little of their website as they need. With TYPO3 you won't need to purchase another CMS in years to come —you can begin with a simple website and easily expand it as your business grows.

With TYPO3 you have a large array of powerful in-built features and the option to easily add functionality using extensions such as a shopping cart, calendar, polls, guestbook and more. This enables you to serve your customers better by offering a dynamic and rich website experience.

The most popular feature is the built-in Rich Text Editor, which enables you to edit content similar to using Microsoft Word. You can easily insert text, images, multimedia, tables and more. No HTML skills are required. By enabling you to take control of your own website we cut out the middleman and save you time and money.

Extensions

Extensions are plug-ins that can enhance your website with more power and functionality. We can easily install these on your TYPO3 website for you. Alternatively we can train you to install them yourself. Hundreds of extensions are available —some popular ones include:

Features

This is a partial list of TYPO3 features that are available. A more complete list can be found at www.typo3.com/Feature_list.1243.0.html

Features For Content Editors

Surf & Edit
Approved content authors can simply browse the website and edit content directly on the pages.

Intuitive User Interface
The site is organized and displayed as a page-tree format that duplicates the structural layout of the site.

Add or Remove Pages
Menus and submenu's are automatically updated on the page-tree as pages are added and removed.

Edit Anywhere
Since the CMS is browser based you can edit your website from any Internet connected computer.

Rich Text Editor
Ability to edit content similar to using Microsoft Word.

Spell Checker
Spell Checker is built into the Rich Text Editor.

Image Processing
Powerful features including resizing, cropping, file type conversion, placement and click-to-enlarge.

Undo / History
TYPO3 has an unlimited history. Changes can be undone immediately or days later.

Clipboard
Copy and paste single or multiple pages and content.

Front-end or Back-end Editing
Users can choose to edit in either the front-end (directly on the webpage) or the TYPO3 back-end (which has additional controls).

Content scheduling
Create content and schedule it to be viewable at any later date.

Show / Hide Pages or Content
Manual or timed

Preview Content
Content can be previewed online before publishing.

Wizards
Content wizards exist for forms, tables and image manipulation

Internal Search Engine
Editors can perform a search for a key phrase within a section of the site.

Security Features

Content Approval
Simple workflow lifecycle can be set up so that a reviewer must approve the work of an editor.

Login History
A log of successful and failed logins is kept.

Recycle bin / Audit Trail
Administrators have access to logs where they can view and undo past changes.

User Management and Privileges
Users can be assigned roles and permissions that prevent them from editing content they are not authorised to change.

Management Features

Task Center
Ability to create and manage projects, email project members, edit "recent pages", insert notes onto webpages and set up users quickly.

Web Statistics
Available as a plug-in you can view website statistics such as the number of unique visitors, visit duration, domains/countries of hosts, most viewed pages etc.

Metadata Insertion
Meta tags are descriptions about a website that cannot be seen by users but help search engines index your site. These can be inserted for each page or globally.

Custom Template
Administrators can create printer-friendly, XML, PDF and plain text versions of the site.

Training

You can control as much or as little of the CMS as you like.

Our standard implementation includes training for basic content editing and administrative tasks. This includes the ability to add or remove pages, edit text, insert images, schedule content, show or hide pages, create users and permissions, and more.

Advanced training is also available, allowing you to modify the design, create and manage projects, install and configure extensions, etc.

TYPO3 is a very powerful CMS with almost unlimited capabilities. We will outline exactly what is included, and what is not included when we give you a quotation.

Pricing

Price depends on many factors, such as page complexity and the number of extensions installed. We can provide you with a quotation after discussing your requirements with you.

TYPO3 is an open-source CMS, available under the GPL license and free to download. You only pay for us to install and configure the software for you. With commercial systems, the cost of license fees can add up quickly as you add content editors, software extensions, servers and databases. None of these fees apply to TYPO3.

Furthermore, if you are unhappy with our service —although we are sure you wont be— you are completely free to use any of the other TYPO3 consultancies worldwide. You are not tied to any one vendor under the licence agreement. This gives you a lot of freedom.