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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Square Online

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASquare Online (formerly Weebly) is a basic content management system with blogging and eCommerce features. It can be utilized for building standard websites or specialized webpages for online stores.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    Modern Campus CMSSquare Online
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Personal
    $13
    per month
    Professional
    $16
    per month
    Performance
    $29
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Modern Campus CMSSquare Online
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing decreases when paid annually: Personal - $10/Month Professional - $12/Month Performance - $26/Month
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    Features
    Modern Campus CMSSquare Online
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Modern Campus CMS and Square Online
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Square Online
    7.6
    31 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Role-based user permissions10.06 Ratings7.631 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Modern Campus CMS and Square Online
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Square Online
    9.4
    22 Ratings
    19% above category average
    API8.65 Ratings9.417 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language10.04 Ratings9.418 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Modern Campus CMS and Square Online
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Square Online
    6.6
    43 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG editor9.26 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness9.26 Ratings5.339 Ratings
    Admin section9.26 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Page templates9.65 Ratings6.143 Ratings
    Library of website themes10.02 Ratings6.243 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.85 Ratings8.242 Ratings
    Publishing workflow9.26 Ratings5.435 Ratings
    Form generator6.03 Ratings7.136 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Modern Campus CMS and Square Online
    Feature
    Modern Campus CMS
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Square Online
    9.3
    40 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Content taxonomy9.26 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    SEO support8.04 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    Bulk management8.05 Ratings9.621 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions9.04 Ratings9.333 Ratings
    Community / comment management9.64 Ratings9.430 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Modern Campus CMSSquare Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Modern Campus CMSSquare Online
    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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    If you are having students create websites or information pages about something they are studying in class, this is a great option. The fact that students can spend less time getting situated and learning the app and get right to work researching and creating their pages is great. For middle to high school, this is a fantastic app to use. However, if you want more nuanced analytics or want students to focus on blogging more than webpage building, this is limited.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Drag and drop interface makes it very easy to add all types of content, including images, text, video (and YouTube videos), embeddable applications and more.
    • It's very easy to set up navigation features like cascading menus and sticky navigation (where the menu stays put - may depend on the template chosen though).
    • A technical backend is fairly straight-forward for setting up a fav icon, 301 redirects, SEO, Google Analytics, etc.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly doesn't have a lot of templates to choose from, so if you don't have any experience with CSS or HTML, it's hard to customize your site to an extent.
    • Weebly isn't fully SEO friendly. They don't allow you to add H1 tags to pages out of the box.
    • You can't create folder structures when it comes to web page URLs. You can put web pages under a main menu dropdown, but they don't allow you to put all sub-menu items in a structured folder (like site.com/folder/page-1 and site.com/folder/page-2).
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly is consistently adding features that line up with our needs. The ease of use makes it the perfect program for us since we have users of multiple age brackets and knowledge of web design. We love that we can give users access to only the pages they are affiliated with
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Very easy to use and intuitive to design after all of our business needs. From the website and POS system to how we represent ourselves internally and to our customers... Square is second-to-none in helping our business and others in our same boat become the kind of businesses we want to be when it comes to our inventory and sales of these kinds of products.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Modern Campus
    The support team at OmniUpdate is available to assisting campuses with implementation
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    Block, Inc (Square)
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    Weebly's designs, plugins, and customization options are a little more advanced in some cases than other similar programs. WordPress requires a different level of expertise and knowledge of code, keywording, and plugins, so I wouldn't even compare them. Wix is a little more user-friendly because you can drag and drop your design, which was very convenient for customizing your site. I didn't personally select Weebly, but it is user-friendly and nearly anyone comfortable with a computer could figure it out. Weebly support is also pretty good.
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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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    Block, Inc (Square)
    • Weebly has allowed our business to create a connection with our customers by offering home decor, cooking and styling tips.
    • Weebly gives us the chance to relay information to customers regarding merchandise, current sales and promotions, store hours and locations etc. Which has helped increase business.
    • Weebly has given our not very tech savvy business the opportunity to have a website and stay relevant with our competitors.
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    ScreenShots

    Modern Campus CMS Screenshots

    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