The Webvanta Cloud CMS has a wide range of features — all that you expect in a CMS, and many that you may not — delivered as a fully supported, managed service.
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Unlimited Design Freedom
Absolutely Any Page Layout
The Webvanta Cloud CMS puts no constraints on your design
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Use any page layout, any framework, any number of templates.
As many page templates as you need
Snippets for easy code reuse
In-browser CSS and JavaScript editing with syntax highlighting
Full support for HTML5 and CSS3
Arbitrary number of page regions
In-context editing of text regions
Full control over page URLs
Complete navigation flexibility
Use site-hosted or font-service custom fonts
Pages can be set to draft mode to hide from view
Pages can be set to be viewed by anyone, admin only, or members
Check out some of the more than 350 sites running on the Webvanta platform to see the diversity and sophistication of design that is possible.
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Use Any User Interface Widget
Use any jQuery plugin, or any other JavaScript library
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Our standard SmartThemes are based on the Bootstrap framework, which includes many interactive widgets you can use without writing a single line of JavaScript. There's also a vast array of jQuery plugins available, and we have example code that shows how to integrate them with your Webvanta site. Features include:
Slideshows, with or without thumbnails
Carousels
Standard drop-down menus
Mega drop-down menus
Tab navigation
Calendars
Photo galleries
Video galleries
Maps for a single location
Maps showing multiple locations
Tables with interactive sorting
Tree-structure taxonomy display
Tag clouds
Infinite scrolling
Social media widgets
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Build Mobile-Optimized Sites
Build responsive sites easily by starting with our Bootstrap SmartTheme
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Sites can use responsive front-end code to adapt to any screen size
Use Bootstrap, Foundation, 320 and Up, or any other framework
Server-side mobile device detections available to optionally deliver dedicated mobile site to mobile devices
jQuery Mobile SmartTheme available for quick mobile-only site development
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Pain-Free Image Management
The Webvanta Cloud CMS automatically creates custom-sized images for your site
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Uploaded files can be manually organized into arbitrary folder structure
Uploaded zip files can be automatically unzipped
Define any number of metadata fields, including controlled vocabularies
Metadata can be applied on upload or afterward
Any number of renditions can be automatically created on upload
Renditions can be automatically scaled to any size, with or without cropping
Watermarks can be automatically merged into renditions
CMYK images are automatically converted to RGB
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Make Content Easy to Manage
Custom Databases without Programming
Create any database structure without any back-end coding
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Create any number of custom item types
Each custom item type can have any number of fields
Field types include text, single- or muliple-select list, related files, related database items, checkbox
Text fields can be plain text, syntax-highlighted code, textile, or rich text (wysiwyg) editor
Fieldsets allow a group a fields to be repeated any number of times
Control panel list views and new/edit item forms automatically generated
List views and forms can be customized
Can have any number of taxonomies, which can be flat or hierarchical
Choose items from list or with autocomplete
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Database Content However You Want
Select any information from the database with 100% safe WebvantaScript
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Flexible methods for selecting database items from URLs
Use any HTML to mark up your database content
Sophisticated query engine with complete isolation from database hacks
Paginated result lists
Flexible formatting for dates, numbers, and strings
Sort results by any field, numerically or alphanumerically
Conditionals provide adaptive display capability
Prevent display until publish date, and hide after expiration date
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Interactive Maps and Search-by Distance
Geo-search for a dealer locator, a map of community groups, or a local business directory
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Find coordinates for any U.S. zipcode, Canadian post code, or U.K. post code
Geocoding of street addresses to reduce mapping API calls
Search for database results within selected distance from point
Create maps with Google or other mapping APIs
Use database content to create map info windows
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Import and Export Database Content
Import to any database item type from CSV
Export from any database item type to CSV
Import or export members from/to CSV
Import or export asset metadata from/to CSV
Import list of redirects from CSV
Daily import of RSS feeds to any database item type
Create custom RSS feeds
Create custom XML and JSON views
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Drive Traffic and Capture Leads
Easy Search Engine Optimization
Easily optimize all aspects of on-site SEO and automated XML sitemaps
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Easy editing of SEO metadata
Item pages use SEO metadata from database items
Customized XML sitemap generated from database content
Use schema.org markup or microformats
Automatically create a page for every database item
Automatically create a page for every category or tag
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Capture Leads and Track Sources
Store leads in the database, or pass them to a CRM or email marketing system
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Collect leads using custom forms
Capture referrer and sourcecode information
Submit leads to lead management systems such as Salesforce, Infusionsoft, and Leads360
Submit leads to email marketing systems, such as MailChimp, Constant Contact, Vertical Response, and iContact
Integration with MailChimp to synchronize information between Webvanta membership database and MailChimp marketing database, including opt-in status
Create custom thank-you pages
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Build Custom Forms for any Purpose
Create forms optimized for desktop and mobile users, with whatever fields you need
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Auto-generation of form code for any database item type
Forms may include file uploads
Validation using jQuery
Built-in spam trap stops most automated submissions
Optional "thank you" message sent to visitor submitting form
Full control over "from" address
Optional "submission received" message sent to site admin
Notification can go to any number of email addresses, and can be chosen by a form field
Notification can include any form contents in body or subject line of message
Notification can include accept, reject, or edit links
All information submitted added to database but normally marked as draft until reviewed
Can be submitted via Ajax or conventional post
Can submit both to Webvanta database and to third-party system
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Create Sophisticated Features Easily
Completely Customizable Blog System
Full-featured, SEO-optimized blog built into our SmartThemes can be easily customized
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Main blog page shows selectable number of posts with excerpt or full text
Each blog post can have one or more associated images, videos, or database items
Blog post (permalink) page
Organize using tags, categories, or both
Blog category page shows all posts in a category (or with a given tag)
Blog archive page shows older posts in selected date range
Navigate archives with paginated list or by month and year
Display list of related posts
Display list of recent posts
Generate RSS feed for entire blog or by category
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Flexible Commenting
Allow comments on blog posts or any other database item
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Comments may be enabled for any database items
May be moderated (not shown until approved) or unmoderated
Automatically submitted to Akismet for spam prevention
Moderator can approve or reject comments by clicking links in notification email
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E-Commerce Sites with Optimized Catalogs
Use a Webvanta product catalog with your choice of ecommerce partners
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Database makes an extremely flexible system for product catalogs
Present products in any way imaginable
Unlike dedicated ecommerce platforms, provides a great foundation for content marketing
Integrate with third-party shopping carts, including FoxyCart, UltraCart, PayPal
FoxyCart integration includes single-sign-on
Process FoxyCart XML datafeed for purchase confirmation, inventory adjustment
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Fast, Powerful Site Search
Our powerful site search helps visitors quickly find what they're looking for
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Index computed hourly for fast searching of large sites
All database content can be searched
Selected database content types can be excluded from search
Search results can include images, summary descriptions, or any other content
Database items in search results link directly to item detail pages.
Static pages can also be searched (or not)
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Build Membership and Intranet Sites
Create private pages for Intranets or membership sites
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Protect pages with a shared password or individual user accounts
Members can be added by site admin or via self-signup form
Member profile can have any number and type of fields
Members can reset password via emailed link
Admins can define multiple member groups and assign members to one or more groups
Any page can be restricted to access by one or more member groups
Files can be secured for access only by logged-in members
Access can be restricted by visitor's IP address
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Create and manage your sites with ease
SmartThemes Kick-Start Your Sites
A huge head start without limiting flexibility
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Variety of standard SmartThemes available
Partners can create a SmartTheme from any site
SmartThemes include all aspects of a site, including pages, templates, database structure, database content, and assets
Partners can maintain a library of private SmartThemes that can be applied to new sites with a single click
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Respond to Any Domain
Sites respond to all your domain names
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Any number of domain names can be mapped to a single site
All domain names can be redirected to a single domain for SEO.
Add-on domain names can be mapped to a specific page as the "home page" to create a minisite
Specify any number of page-level redirects
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Caching Delivers Painless Performance
Get Static-site performance with database-driven power
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Pages are automatically cached on the server when rendered from the database for static-page performance after the first access
Sophisticated automatic cache clearing, highly customizable, triggered by content changes
Option to clear only page for specific database item when that item is edited
Option for daily cache clearing
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Easy-to-use APIs for accessing back-end features
Access Data with the WebvantaScript API
Access database content and other back-end features
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Powerful, flexible, and safe API enables access to back-end features from front-end code
Access any database content
Format database content in nearly any way
Variables, conditionals, and iterators
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Sophisticated Features with our JavaScript API
Use our JavaScript API to trigger emails, generate PDFs, and more.
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Select, read, or modify database content via JavaScript
Trigger generation of emails
Trigger creation of PDFs
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Send Customers Automatic Emails
Acknowledge form submissions and send automatic updates
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Emails are automatically generated for user registration, form submission, and password reset
Generate text-only or HTML emails
Emails can be triggered via JavaScript
Email can be sent via Mandrill for high deliverability and trackability
Integrate with email marketing systems for bulk mailing
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Create PDFs Automatically
Turn your website content into downloadable files
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PDFs can be auto-generated from HTML/CSS pages with high fidelity
PDFs can then be downloaded or emailed
PDFs can be converted to JPEGs
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Customize the system to meet your exact needs
Fine-Tune User Access
Simplify site management with a customized control panel
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Admin role provides full access to all aspects of site content and structure
Content editor role provides limited, customizable access
Partners can customize control panel dashboard
Partners can private-label control panel branding
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Private-Label Customization
Private-label the Webvanta system to show your branding
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Customize branding, header, and footer of control panel
Customize master domain name for sites under development (e.g., customer.myagency.com)
Customize system-generated emails
Enable or disable system help links
Maintain private set of SmartThemes
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Get Custom Integrations
Our expert team can develop whatever third-party integrations you need.
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Login integration with LDAP or other authentication servers
Data access from other servers via REST or SOAP protocols
Automated submission to third-party services via REST or SOAP protocols
Automated "scraping" of websites, for one-time import or daily updates
Custom control panel features
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Rest easy with unsurpassed support and security
Responsive, expert support to help you
When you have questions, we're here to help.
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Helpdesk ticketing system with 2-hour response during business hours
Expert support staff can help with any platform-related issue
Phone support during business hours
Servers are monitored 24/7
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Advanced security - automatically
The Webvanta Cloud CMS is more secure than self-managed open-source software.
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Systems are built on a highly secure framework
Front-end code has no access to execute server side code or write to file system (unlike PHP-based systems)
No possibility of SQL injection
All system software has security patches and updates applied regularly
All sites on the platform automatically benefit from system-wide updates
System scanned monthly for security weaknesses
SSL available
Access restriction by IP available for Intranet
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