CMS functionality

The functionality that is available includes:

  • Templating system enabling the graphic design style to be quickly changed by adopting a new template.
  • Easy to use Administration System incorporating a WYSIWYG editor for page layout.
  • Multi-level security so you can control who can access and edit which pages.
  • Content Approval system, so that you can preview and authorize new content through a controlled editorial procedure prior to amendments being published to a live site.
  • Content Versioning, so that you can revert back to a previously published version of a page.
  • Accessibility Support - the CMS is structured to deliver accessible content in line with the W3Cs WAI standards.
  • Multi-Platform support - all the pages are delivered as XHTML and are structured to degrade cleanly for viewing on older web browsers and modern hand held devices.
  • Multi-Site Support, so that you can host multiple sites and share content between them.
  • Search Engine Friendly - the delivery sites are structured to be easily indexed by the leading search engines.

Fastbird hosted websites are able to provide:

  • Information archives, where time sensitive content, such as press releases, recruitment adverts or new publications, can be pre-loaded onto the system and only displayed after a given date and then after a set period of time automatically moved to an archive page or removed from the site.
  • Full Site Search, so that visitors can search the content on your site.
  • Site Map - an automatically generated site map so that visitors can easily find the content they want.
  • Downloadable files, so you can host files for visitors to view and/or download.  
  • Discussion forums supporting multiple topics and can also be accessed via email
  • E-Commerce facilities so that you can sell you products on line.
  • Customer Areas - you can have secure areas for providing secure information to customers or members. You have complete control over who can access what information.
  • Forms - a forms wizard enables you to create custom forms with the collected data either being saved to a database or emailed through to your office.
  • Bespoke Functionality - the system is structured so that bespoke functionality can be easily developed and added to the system for you.