Contribute CS3 - A Review
Contribute CS3, an Adobe product, is a program that Using Contribute takes away the need to understand FTP and users don’t need Dreamweaver to update their website.
I started using Contribute when the small business clients I had started asking for an affordable way to update their own website. Many of my clients are in the equine industry, and are even more behind the times than many other small businesses. Contribute make it as simple and easy for them as possible.
Want to know the pros of cons of using Contribute? Keep reading…
Easy setup
Contribute has many advantages, and setup is by far the easiest I have seen. The initial user simply downloads Contribute onto their computer; from
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On-page editing
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Easy to publish pages
So your page is complete, you have made all your changes, now you need to put it on the website, right? It’s easy. Simply save the page to your computer (Ctrl + S) then click the publish button at top and your new page is live on your website.
Keeps the design intact
From a designer’s perspective, Contribute is an excellent tool as it makes it very easy for the design to
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Multiple user capability
Contribute works well for both small and medium-size businesses, which may have different people responsible for different sections of the company’s website. Contribute enables multiple users, with four different levels of editing rights. Contribute automatically checks whether the pages a user is trying to edit are already being
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Difficult to add pages to main navigation
One of the downfalls of Contribute is that if you have locked the navigation for design reasons, it’s difficult to edit by other users. This is something I usually do to keep the design consistent - I lock the navigation and allow only text and images to be changed by other users. However, it is possible to add new pages to the main navigation, but not so web savvy users may have difficulty. Also, users won’t be able to find it unless you link to it from another page.
Dynamic websites, not so fun
If you have a website that’s database driven, don’t use Contribute.
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Works only on your computer
The only way you are going to be able to update your website from anywhere is if you have Contribute installed on your laptop. A downfall of Contribute is that you can only update your website from the computer in which Contribute is installed.
Who Contribute is made for
Contribute is made for small business owners with static brochure-type websites. These websites may have content that changes on a daily basis. This gives the small business owner the hassle of having a webmaster or paying a design firm to
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Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing many content management systems, including Marqui, Ektron, IMIS CMS and others. After looking at many of those, Contribute is a breath of fresh air for the small business website. However, Contribute does have its limitations. It is simply an FTP program and page editor. It is not a complex CMS.
Alicia Harper owns and runs a [http://www.beseenwebdesign.com]Vancouver Web Design Company and publishs a [http://www.beseenwebdesign.com/news/]Small Business Online Marketing Blog.