Umbraco feature list
Stunningly simple editing
Umbraco's user interface (the editor) has been designed to be as
easy to use as possible. Based on well-known user interface design
techniques, the editing experience has been simplified by removing
anything that isn't essential to the task of creating and editing
your content.
The focus is on your content, not Umbraco. So when editing, you
can see your site's pages in a tree view - just like in Windows
Explorer. To edit a page, you simple select the page in the tree
view. When you're done hit 'Save' to save a draft or 'Publish' to
make the changes live on the site. Its that simple!
But don't be fooled by the simplicity, beneath lies a powerful
system with advanced role-based security, Microsoft Word style
WYSIWYG editor, digital asset management, a flexible notification
system, plus many more features that usually garner an "enterprise"
label on the box.
But you don't need to know about that. All you need to know is
that it works.
Microsoft Word 2007 integration
Even though Umbraco has a built-in, easy to use editor that
works in all browsers on both Mac's and PC's, sometimes its more
convenient to use a desktop application to write your content.
That's why umbraco includes Microsoft Word 2007 integration.
You can access Umbraco pages direct from your desktop, allowing
you to edit content and create new pages, you can even work
off-line.
Version control
As with all good enterprise content management systems, Umbraco
stores every version of your pages, allowing you to 'rollback' to a
previous version instantly.
Simply select the page in the editor, right click and find the
version. It even tells you what changes were made so you can see.
Hit save... Done.
Translation services
Umbraco comes with an integrated workflow to simplify content
translation when working with translation agencies.
Access is given to the content in question, which can then be
approved by your editors before publishing
Umbraco will never get in the way. Everything is email-based
with automatic notifications so everyone involved knows exactly
when content is sent to, and returned from, the translation
agency.
Content scheduling
You can schedule content to appear and then disappear at
pre-determined dates. So feel free to go home early, or take that
much needed break.
You can be sure that your special offer or press release will
appear on the site, even if you are sunning yourself on the
beach.
Media library
Umbraco's media library stores all your site's digital assets
such as images, documents, videos and Flash files.
Once uploaded, your files are instantly available everywhere in
Umbraco. If you update a file, it changes everywhere - saving you
the headache of checking.
Platform independence
Umbraco has been designed to work everywhere; Windows, Linux,
Mac OSX and any modern browser such as Internet Explorer 8,
Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
No matter what computer system your company runs on, the Umbraco
editor will work.
Role based permissions
You can control administrative access to whole sections,
individual pages and specific tasks with ease using Umbraco's role
based permissions.
Make a user an editor, and they can only save for approval. Make
them an approver, and they can then publish the changes to the
website. Its as easy as a ticking a box.
Workflow and event tracking
If you need to control your content approval process or just
want to be notified of certain events happening on your site, you
can use Umbraco's built-in notification system. You choose the
events of interest to you and which area of the site it
includes.
Multi-language capabilities
The internet has opened up opportunities in global markets that
until recently would have seemed impossible.
Not only can you use Umbraco to create multi-lingual websites
for your customers, your website administrators can also select
their desired language for the Umbraco editor.
Umbraco ships with more than 15 pre-defined languages that
provide a localised user interface. New languages can be added with
ease. All the text in the Umbraco editor is stored in a separate
text file. If you need a language that isn't provided by Umbraco,
simply translate the file and upload. Its as simple as that!
Umbraco currently includes: English, French, Spanish (with
variants), Dutch, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Danish, Swedish,
Norwegian and Greek.
Unlimited potential
Using Umbraco, the potential to integrate and develop the system
is almost infinite.
Perhaps you use Microsoft Sharepoint as your intranet, or you
have another database application that holds information that you'd
like to get on the web. Umbraco can hook into any system, and
either display or import the data into the page structure
automatically.
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