Content can be added using a browser based WYSIWYG editor which is supported by iSuggest, a tool that "reads" content and suggests related media, items, articles and metadata.
Features
Content creation in bulk - web managers can mass upload multimedia files, simultaneously and at the touch of a button. Mass content can be uploaded, sorted and have attributes amended en-mass, such as descriptions and keywords, plus have review dates set, a great time saving advantage. The tool also automatically creates thumbnails and other image sizes as specified.
Augment content automatically with iSuggest. This next generation tool that extracts meaning from content and promotes a deeper understanding of existing content to users. iSuggest "reads" your content and then suggests related content that already exists. This might be images, documents, other articles or metadata. These can then be added to your article, manually or automatically. Furthermore iSuggest learns from user interaction to provided better results each time.
Email to web facility enables content to be sent into your website quickly and easily
Content editing - web manages can view content in an Excel/grid style.
The tool gives administrators the power to create, sort, edit, delete and move high volumes of content, including web pages and multimedia files, in one operation. Web managers will be able to save time as large amounts of content can be quickly and easily viewed and amended on one screen.
- Edit this page - allows content contributors to create and edit articles from the website (without logging into GOSS iCM).
- Integrated spell checker
- Built-In table editor
- Image manipulation- crop and re-size images on the fly, before adding them to your article or media library. Create thumbnails and other image sizes as required from the same source file or from different source files.
- Feature Groups - group articles together to re-use throughout your site. These can be displayed as related content on most templates, or within in other areas on the home page.
- Gadgets and widgets - add images, links or code snippets, for embedding gadgets or other Social Media (such as Google Maps, Met Office weather, Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare, Twitter feeds, Social Bookmarking tools) to add instant interest and engagement to your articles.
- Contributor assistance - content contribution assistance ensures contributors are guided through the process of supplying all the correct information that administrators specify to meet internal standards or other accessibility guidelines.
Content delivery - web users can interact via multiple channel delivery and personalised content ensure site visitors are kept engaged and consume content in they way they want.
- Built-in flexible search capability
- Page and media subscriptions
- Automatic site map generation
- Forums and polls
- Advanced multi-lingual capabilities
- Protected brand integrity through site wide templates
- Friendly URL capability
- XML output on demand
- Built-in site automatic generation of alternative views, including text only and printer friendly membership and log-on capabilities
- Uses standard Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Enables different 'Modes' for previewing, to stimulate viewing on different browser sizes
- Database-driven with dynamic page generation
- Poll results may be downloaded to a CSV file
Mass email - collect user data via forms. Data is stored safely in GOSS iCM. Send HTML emails to all or a section of registered users. Customise HTML email templates so that they have the same look, feel and functionality as your website.
Media - usage tracking from a media item, see all the articles that are using the item. Or from articles, see where each media item is stored. This works for all media types: images, links, documents, forums, polls, metadata, features and events.
- Images can be automatically re-sized
- Media library which can manage Flash, Video, images, documents
- Bulk media item import facilities
- Document import facility
- Content stored in centralised libraries e.g. media, links, polls, events and forums, facilitates "change once, change everywhere"
Metadata - create metadata manually or use pre-defined taxonomies to select metadata. Metadata from taxonomies can be related manually or automatically when the iSuggest tool is used.
Video support and training - need a quick reminder? Dip into our extensive FAQ, full of quick "how to" videos or read overview or more technical documentation.If you cannot find your answer, pose us a question.
WYSIWYG - great for non-technical users, see what the article will look like in real time as it is created, with placeholders showing all the content that can be added, and hint text (editable by administrators) to help guide contributors to the type of content required.
