Works well for managing larger websites
December 08, 2017
Works well for managing larger websites
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Sitecore Web Content Management
Our team uses Sitecore for all our website content management needs. I work on the editorial team and primarily use Sitecore to publish daily articles and blog posts. Our marketing and product management teams use Sitecore to build lead generation forms, product promotions, event pages, and more. Almost every department in our organization uses Sitecore every day. It's the way we build and store our web content.
- Storage -- we have a robust website, with hundreds of pages. Sitecore can house it all quite easily.
- Organization -- I love how easily we can set up a folder based structure for naming conventions, etc. It makes it really easy to find what I need.
- I wish Sitecore had better staging and publishing options. In the version we currently use, we're unable to preview a post before it goes live.
- The video embed widget can be a little wonky. I wish the support of multimedia was a bit more robust. This is where a CMS like WordPress gets the edge.
- From my experience, Sitecore does not work well in Google Chrome. Not a deal breaker, but a little annoying. I have the best luck running Sitecore in Firefox.
- We're able to have unlimited users in Sitecore at any given time. Having 10-12 people making web updates at the same time is helpful during busy seasons.
- We've published more than 1,400 new articles/blog posts in the past year. And they're all still housed on our website.
- We've generated an average of 3,600 leads per year by building forms in Sitecore
WordPress and Wix are great solutions for a small business or a solopreneur who's just looking to get a simple website up and running. For larger businesses with more robust content, I think Sitecore offers a bit more flexibility. Wix and WordPress are both really simple to get up and running, but I have found it cumbersome to make changes and grow the sites once they're in place. Sitecore makes it really easy to do both. All in all, it really depends on your needs.