Announcing the launch of Sitekit CMS 8
Sitekit is proud to announce the launch of Sitekit CMS Version 8 on 15 October.
Sitekit CMS v8 is a major milestone in the development of Sitekit CMS. The product design team incorporated valuable feedback received from Sitekit customers and partners with the latest developments in browser-based software usability. The new styling is designed to match the next generation of Microsoft Windows™ operating system - ‘Windows Vista™.’
Sitekit CMS v8 will load automatically when users log on to the Sitekit CMS Control Panel using their normal login therefore, the upgrade process will be seamless and there is no need for additional user training as Sitekit CMS v8 retains all key elements of previous versions.
Sitekit CMS v8 delivers an increased performance and efficiency through improved visual styling with optimised screen layouts. Sitekit CMS v8 users will notice several improvements to the Sitekit CMS Interface:
- Ease of Use - Improved use of space ensuring that information and tools are immediately at hand.
- New Processes - The editorial process has been streamlined to make it as efficient as possible.
- Fast Editing - Fast editing mode allows simple pages to be edited easily.
- Auto Save - Editorial content is now saved automatically throughout the editing process.
- Clarity - Visually upgraded to further improve intuitive editing.
- Customisation - Improved control panel allows more customisation for partners
- Source View - A new source view to speed development for advanced users.
- Improved SDK - The Sitekit CMS 'Software Development Kit' provides even more development.
For further information please telephone Sitekit on 0870 1999 991 or email
Changes to the Sitekit CMS Interface
The Sitekit CMS Interface has been updated to further increase usability by improving the clarity, consistency and accessibility of the interface. This major improvement is in direct response to partner and user feedback.
No new training is required, although we have improved the visual design of the interface, we have been careful to ensure, the positioning and naming convention of every module remains the same. We’ve not changed how it works or where anything is, just made it easier and more intuitive to use. The following points highlight the key changes in Sitekit CMS v8.
Greater efficiency
More efficient use of screen space has ensured consistency and enabled faster loading of pages whilst editing. The Sitekit product development team have revised the background coding to improve performance and allow future personalisation options of providing ‘skins’ for the interface.
Protecting your content
The editing of content has been revised and now when you 'Save' or 'Publish' a page, the text editing box stays open to allow you to review and make further changes. Also after the initial save, the Sitekit CMS auto-save function activates and will auto-save every 5 minutes.
Tab view
The editorial section now displays four different views of your data via a tabbing system. Moving between tabs saves the data.
Source view
For advanced user there is now a new source view which exposes the HTML and XML behind the pages and allows users to drag and drop content between body fields.
Fast editing of content
Improvements have been made to the content editing process to improve its speed
- The 'edit' buttons have been removed and instead you can double click on the text you want to edit and the editor box will popup.
- For simple content types the editor no longer appears as a popup but can be embedded in the page.
- The whole editorial process has been reduced by one stage so content can be published while editing.
Action feedback
On making an action in the CMS it is was often difficult to see the result. All action responses have been separated into 3 types (below) and give greater prominence in the interface). They will generally appear at the top of the page or in a popup.
Feedback
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