Website development that's simplified and streamlined
January 18, 2020

Website development that's simplified and streamlined

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine has completely transformed the way we manage our website. This is our first CMS and it has been a life-saver when it comes to making instant updates or creating/editing content across all of the different pages. We have specific templates designed to fit our brand, our products, and our wireframe.
  • Editor contains preview windows to check work before saving changes.
  • Each section has a WYSIWYG which instructs users on the dimensions needed for images.
  • Sometimes, I'm unable to pull from the PDF folder when trying to link a file in the WYSIWYG.
  • Content boxes in certain templates do not expand, which makes it difficult to navigate where the cursor is and keep your place while editing.
  • Our website traffic has gone up massively since the new site infrastructure was rolled out.
  • The site is considerably more customer-friendly and has received a number of compliments from visitors who had trouble locating information on the previous version of the website. Customers who are happy with their overall user experience are much more likely to continue giving us their business.
ExpressionEngine is just as dynamic, if not more so than the other CMS tools that I've worked with in the past. From my experience, It's been easier to customize the templates and content containers. This advantage makes a world of difference when trying to design a landing page or sub-page that demands a bit more personalization.
ExpressionEngine, for the most part, has a straightforward, user-friendly interface and is far more simplified than any proprietary software that I've used as a website administrator in the past. Sorting through the site structure and creating new pages is a fairly simple process. This CMS may be less appropriate for customers who require far more complicated templates (with a heavy dose of coding) to match their needs.

ExpressionEngine Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
8
Code quality / cleanliness
9
Admin section
10
Page templates
8
Library of website themes
7
Mobile optimization / responsive design
9
Publishing workflow
Not Rated
Form generator
Not Rated
Content taxonomy
8
SEO support
9
Bulk management
Not Rated
Availability / breadth of extensions
8
Community / comment management
Not Rated
API
8
Internationalization / multi-language
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
10