Flexible & Multi-Purposed Website Platform
April 30, 2014
Flexible & Multi-Purposed Website Platform
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
5
Overall Satisfaction with Movable Type
The Creative Media Department of our company used Movable Type to manage many of the websites that our company ran. From the President's Blog to the news pages on our ministry partner's websites, our creative staff was able to make any design and content adjustments to all of our websites from a single installation. We also had several stand-alone websites for expeditions which were hosted by the software and accessible by additional users. Having all of the content management for multiple websites available in one location really was key for our company needs and workflow.
- Movable type seamlessly integrates multiple websites in one installation which allows easy access to the content and design.
- Template tags and coding is well documented by Movable Type to provide developers like me the tools required to make completely custom designs.
- The more recent versions of Movable Type have really upped the ante on how broadly the platform can be used (such as for blogs, forums, e-commerce, etc.)
- Especially on the older versions, the limited number of well-developed third-party plugins is problematic for efficiently developing a well-functioning website.
- Versions of movable type which didn't allow pages to be constructed were difficult to create continuity in design and easily editable pages for our editors.
- The installation process could be simplified to make it easier for those new to a CMS to install.
- Movable Type definitely increased employee efficiency. Having everyone on the same platform to edit multiple websites from system is crucial.
- Expanding our website presence was a super simple process with Movable Type. All we needed to do was add another site, destination folder, and we're ready to go.
- Having all of our web designers on the same platform helped immensely with communicating information and structuring education for new employees.
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Compared to other content management systems that I have used, Movable Type is certainly a top-of-the-line platform. It is my primary choice when building large and intense user-based websites. If I'm building something simple, like a client portfolio website, I may stick with Wordpress. Movable Type misses some of the ease of use which Wordpress is known for, but Movable Type certainly beats it when you need to build a large-scale and user-intensive website with lots of populated user content.