Portal Features

Features of portal websites - giving you the power to build your own website with ease

Cast your eye over the features that come with our hosting and content management system. We give you the tools to manage your own website content and the back up and advice to help you use the website and the Internet to grow and diversify your business.

Our Members benefit from FREE enhancements to the content management system. With most Software Houses, when a new or more powerful edition is available you are charged extra for a "Upgrade" - with us upgrades or enhancements to the system are inclusive from day one.

Recent Enhancements

17/10/2006 - Truncate page TITLE feature
04/10/2006 - Froogle data and FTP support
19/09/2006 - Downloadable Products
19/09/2006 - eCommece Naviagtion
19/09/2006 - Links to eCommerce
13/07/2006 - Mailing list signup field widths can now be set
10/07/2006 - Arbitrary characters are now allowed in product codes
05/07/2006 - Retail and Trade facility for eCommerce clients
04/07/2006 - All on-the-fly pages can be password protected
30/06/2006 - Category images and descriptions now available
28/06/2006 - Product variant pictures can now be added
20/06/2006 - RSS news feeds
20/06/2006 - Breadcrumb navigation
10/05/2006 - Database fields selectable as headings and sub-headings
09/05/2006 - Display of search result snippets
08/05/2006 - Database field assignable as part of page title
08/05/2006 - Image ALT text available in databases
08/05/2006 - Customisable number of database results per page
04/05/2006 - Heading only option in automatic navigation
27/04/2006 - Download e-commerce order details as a spreadsheet
25/04/2006 - New 'flash object' element

Content Management System - Main Features

• No experience of HTML or web design required.  
• Simple, icon driven, point-and-click user interface.  
• Securely edit your pages from any internet ready PC (Website/Extranet) or connected to your network (Intranet).  
• A low-graphics version of all the web pages hosted is automatically created for people who are visually impaired.  
• Each admin account has its own level of editorial access, ranging from Site Administrator down to being restricted to edit pages which require approval.  
• Make changes to web page content quickly and easily.  
• Administrators can create other accounts and delegate specific pages for them to edit.  
• Web site navigation is updated automatically whenever pages are added or removed - no more "broken link" problems.  
• Special news listing and "news ticker" elements take the hard work out of managing press releases, news and job vacancies.  
• Templates can be changed at any time, allowing for a full site re-design in seconds.  
• No software other than a standard web browser is required to edit the web site.  
• Search facility included.  
• Private/public forum(s) can easily be created and monitored by administrators.  
• Built in e-commerce system for any section if required.  

Content Management System - Optional Features

• Powerful multi-user database management system allows many people to feed into one central database.  
• Create a mailing list and keep people updated about events and useful community items.  
• See changes to your site as you make them.  
• Instant updates - no FTP required.  
• Easy to add text, pictures, spreadsheets and other file formats.  
• Banner management facility allows you to place advertisement campaigns for lots of banners.  
• Create links to pages and files in seconds.  
• Works through a web browser allowing the system to work across multiple platforms such as PC/MAC/LINUX.  
• Manage keywords and page descriptions to optimise your site for search engines.  
• Create public or private discussion forums available with no programming or technical knowledge required.  
• Default site settings are automatically applied to every page while still allowing the option for individual pages to be different.  
• Template driven for professional looking sites in minutes but flexible enough for advanced use.  
• Add web forms easily - get feedback and information from web site users with no programming needed.  
• No need to take your web site files with you, all web files are stored on the server.  
• Spelling checker built in.  

Updating and Managing Your Website

e-Commerce - On Line Shopping Options

• Supports tables, images and a variety of text types including existing HTML pages.  
• Adding, Renaming and Deleting of Pages.  
• Choose the Order of Your Pages.  
• Editing Page Content (Text & Pictures).  
• Alignment of Pictures to the Text (Left, Right or Centred).  
• Create Links without HTML Knowledge  
• Upload Your Pictures with only Your Web Browser (no FTP)  
• Change Background Colours and more  
• Upload Your Own Music/Sound Clips (WAV or MIDI)  
• Upload Spreadsheets  
• Create Image maps  

• Web store and online shopping cart facilities  
• Customer invoice generator, Customer tracking, Order management.  
• Secure Checkout  
• Returning Customer Login  
• Add, Edit, Delete Products  
• Specify Page for Product to be Displayed  
• Edit Products to be Displayed by Category  
• Customized Message for E-mailed Receipt  
• Setup Shipping by Flat Rate, Total Amount, Weight, Quantity or By Product  
• Select Credit Cards You Accept  
• View Orders by New, Archived etc  
• Cater for both Retail and Trade catalogues