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    Modern Campus CMS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AModern Campus CMS (formerly Omni Campus) is a CMS for institutions of higher education. It can be deployed as a cloud-based service or hosted locally. It is built in Java, uses open standards, and is extensible through APIs.N/A
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    Modern Campus CMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Modern Campus CMS
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequired
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    Modern Campus CMS
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    Modern Campus
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    I think the visual editing and version control. If the CMS server is down the website is still live because of content independent of the server.
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    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    Using OU Campus allows us to have a professional, modern-looking website that can be updated to stay current with the times.
    Incentivized
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    During the RFP process, we also evaluated Hannon Hill Cascade and Terminal Four. Both CMS systems had pros and cons, but overall, OU Campus was an easy choice. The features were better, non-technical users liked the simplicity of the interface, and the price was competitive.

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    Incentivized
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    We selected OU Campus after reviewing a number of CMS products and are extremely happy.
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    Before using OU Campus Content Management System we were using Adobe's DreamWeaver suite for creating and maintaining web pages. The core web development environment was cumbersome to set up. Non-tech people also had trouble understanding how the web works and how web pages are …
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    I don't know how OU Campus stacks against other products because I have been using OU Campus while I have been employed at my university.
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    MUCH easier to use than other CMS systems. Quite intuitive. Pleasant interface. Reduces anxiety for beggining users of cms system, and supports stronger users comfortable doing more.
    Chose Modern Campus CMS
    I have evaluated Ektron, PHP Nuke, Drupal, Joomla!, typo3, Reason and SharePoint. OU Campus outshines all of these in the web CMS space. The OU Campus interface is more intuitive, more user-friendly, and the system itself is more flexible and scalable and capable in almost …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Modern Campus CMS
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Modern Campus CMS
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Role-based user permissions10.06 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Modern Campus CMS
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    API8.65 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language10.04 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Modern Campus CMS
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.26 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.26 Ratings
    Admin section9.26 Ratings
    Page templates9.65 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.02 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.85 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.26 Ratings
    Form generator6.03 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Modern Campus CMS
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Content taxonomy9.26 Ratings
    SEO support8.04 Ratings
    Bulk management8.05 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.04 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.64 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Modern Campus CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Modern Campus CMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Modern Campus
    OU Campus is the best CMS product I've seen, especially when you have a large organization with less staff and resources. Also, its power, if one team likes marketing, handles all pages and that saves a lot of time and effort. I strongly like the components/snippets. Tags all dynamic modules.
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    Pros
    Modern Campus
    • The JustEdit feature makes updating content a breeze. With a small staff, we rely on others to update their content. OU Campus makes it easy.
    • Site-wide find and replace. I use the site-wide find and replace feature for all sorts of things - links, enrollment numbers, department names. It's really helpful.
    • Customer service. The staff at OU Campus answers questions quickly and is always willing to discuss the most effective ways to take on new projects.
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    Cons
    Modern Campus
    • Formatting. The page can sometimes look very differently when published than what it looks like while editing. Some improvements have been made in this area with version 10 however.
    • Find and replace. The command+F needs to find text on the page while editing, not present an actual find and replace dialog box. At least give me the option to simply "find" the text I'm looking for. The dialog box just gets in the way most of the time.
    • There is not a way to "unpublish" items. At least not a way that I can think of. I would like the ability to pull a page offline without deleting it. Seems like it should be done simpler.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Modern Campus
    We renewed our contract with OmniUpdate-OU Campus for reasons previously mentioned and also the well-provided tech support received from the company.
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    Usability
    Modern Campus
    Once you've been training how to use it, it's really easy to use it on a daily basis
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    Support Rating
    Modern Campus
    The support at OmniUpdate is one of the reasons we continued with the company when time for renewal of contract.
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    Implementation Rating
    Modern Campus
    The support team at OmniUpdate is available to assisting campuses with implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Modern Campus
    Before using OU Campus Content Management System we were using Adobe's DreamWeaver suite for creating and maintaining web pages. The core web development environment was cumbersome to set up. Non-tech people also had trouble understanding how the web works and how web pages are created/maintained. OU Campus Content Management System solved all problems for us.
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    Return on Investment
    Modern Campus
    • The positive impact of OU Campus is that is has increased employee efficiency and improved customer service among staff and students.
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    Screenshot of OU Campus in-context editingScreenshot of OU Campus forms managementScreenshot of OU Campus user dashboardScreenshot of OU Marketplace: one-stop shop for OU Campus modules and cost-free gadgets