Item: Optimizely Content Management System
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it as the CMS for our main website, it is great for modifying front end content and is it great for hot fixing front end problems on the website due to its flexibly and scripts

Pros and Cons

The customizable block and page types
The script block is really handy for doing front end fixes, something I missed when using other CMSs
Being able to apply styles and scripts globally or by page via the CMS itself is really handy

The search bar for blocks you've created doesn't work on my version of the CMS but this may have been fixed in an update
the WSIYG block removes/scraps any CSS in it which for me can be pretty annoying
If you're inactive for like 10 minutes then you will have to refresh, this can be annoying for me sometimes

Return on Investment

Having a really user friendly CMS allowed for our comms team to upload their own content/news stories
The admin features such as redirects and related search term help improve our user experience greatly
The reports are really useful for determining information about our website

Time to Value

The initial set up of the CMS in a local environment is really straight forward and takes little development, from there isn't easy to extend and customize as needed.

Alternatives Considered

WordPress

I prefer this CMS because it uses C# instead of Php on the backend, and the interface is more user friendly in my opinion.

Key Insights

Do you think Optimizely Content Management System delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Optimizely Content Management System's feature set?

Yes

Did Optimizely Content Management System live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Optimizely Content Management System go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Optimizely Content Management System again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Optimizely Digital Experience Platform, Monsido, Tribal SITS

I would recommend this CMS to anyone wanting to do a lot of front end hot fixes on their website. The CMS has great flexibility and allows you to do a lot within the CMS itself without going into the back end which is really helpful for our team.

Great flexible CMS that I really enjoy using as a content editor and developer

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Optimizely Content Management System