visualedit content management system
VisualEdit is an innovative website content management system for creative agencies, developed by a team of professionals who believe that technology should help to drive design and not hinder visual creativity.
Built in-house by the team that supports the system, VisualEdit is a .NET website content management system that enables creative agencies to concentrate on the visual design of websites while managing powerful web technology visually. Furthermore, it enables the end client to edit appropriate sections of their website, live, as they see it.
Although a hugely powerful web application for large or technology rich websites, VisualEdit is also very effective for the fast creation and management of small brochure websites. It is also an ideal system to upgrade legacy CMS websites into. Please contact us to see a full demonstration and talk about our agency benefits.
What is VisualEdit?
Built in-house by VisualEye, VisualEdit is a .NET website content management system that enables you to visually edit your website live, as you see it.
Hosting
All VisualEdit powered websites are hosted on our secure windows dedicated server. We are currently testing Cloud hosting to provide instant, scalable & burst capabilities to storage and bandwidth.
Back-ups
All files and databases are backed up daily to ensure maximum piece of mind.
Version History
Further to your daily back up, VisualEdit has built in Version History at module level. This means that if you update a module, perhaps some text, and wish to revert back to a previous copy, it is only a click away.
Administration
Admin logins are logged with the username, password, computer IP address and time stamp recorded to the database. Many module administration & activity is recorded through version history or the activity monitor.
XHTML & CSS based design
Valid XHML coding ensures that your website works consistently across multiple platforms and browsers, including held-held devices. VisualEdit uses CSS to layout and style all elements of your website. This enables the content, function and styling to remain separated, enabling fast, flexible and safe style changes. CSS also enables the correct and consistent styling of print, alternative and low graphic modes.
Templates & Modules
VisualEdit is built using customisable templates and modules. This enables you to use out-of-the-box functionality, but build & style your website visually, perfectly styled to your design scheme. Another advantage of using modules is they enable you to constantly develop your website. You could start with a basic website and then add more advanced functionality, modules, further down the line.
Core Architecture
VisualEdit’s is built using the Microsoft .NET framework and SQL databases. This enables simple integration with other external systems and technologies while providing a flexible base to satisfy basic and highly complex functionality requirements. No VisualEdit website will become obsolete, as they benefit from scheduled updates, patches, new technologies through the core architecture.
Accessibilty
VisualEdit provides all the tools required to create a website that meets W3C Accessibility Guidelines.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Built with automated and flexible SEO tools & technologies.
Unlimited, Simple, Device-less
Host and develop as many websites as you like without ever touching a database or ftp connection, no worrying about server and hardware support, plus VisualEdit automatically scales, so you only ever pay for what you use.
Admin Roles
VisualEdit has flexible admin levels so that you can create users and assign them different admin rights. Admin levels can also apply to your website viewers, you could create a password protected section on your site that only website members have access to.
Visual Editing
Edit your website as the user sees it, complete visual control over your text styling and images.
Time Released Content
Input pages or items ahead of time and then tell them when to appear on your website.
VisualEdit offers a full range of Business to Business support services to the VisualEdit Content Management System. We can act as an assisant or be a fully out-sourced web team to creative agencies.
Website Technology Research & Development
Need advise on the best way of solving a problem, trying something new? VisualEye can help generate creative solutions, provide advise from our extensive library of technologies or research to find the answer! We are very excitied to push the capabilities of VisualEdit so welcome creative ideas and uses of web technology.
XHTML & CSS Conversion
You can provide VisualEdit with a flat visual or completed XHMTL/CSS template, we happy to convert static templates if your CSS is a little rusty or you are just short on time!
Content Inputting
Short on time? We would be happy to help input content and finish websites on deadline.
VisualEdit Customisation
VisualEdit is cleverly built with many customisable template options, we can help you tweek the way you present your data, be it a complete page template or single module.
Custom Module Building
Require a specific function or integration with an external application? We can build a custom module or customise and existing module to meet your requirements. Due to the continual development of VisualEdit's Core Architecture, module development is faster and more cost-effective than you would imagine, contact us with your requirements for an estimate.
Search Engine Optimisation
We can correctly set-up all of the automated Search Engine feeds into VisualEdit and submit the website to the major engines, Google, Yahoo! and MSN. VisualEdit provides agencies and end-users the ability to edit global or page specific meta-data and content to optmise the website on-going.
Telephone Support to all Agency Partners
VisualEdit offers telephone support Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm to partners free of charge and also 24/7 telephone support for crital errors, please contact us for full details on our Service Level Agreements (SLA).
visualedit key features & benefits
Build In House using Microsoft .NET
The VisualEdit Content Management system has been built entirely in house by the team at VisualEye using Microsoft .NET as the core development language.
Benefits: We have complete control and knowledge of VisualEdit’s future developments and technical support. Microsoft’s .NET platform provides VisualEdit with the latest and most powerful website technologies and is the most common and stable platform for integrating with other business systems.
Core Architecture
All VisualEdit websites run from a Core Architecture that is continually updated with patches, new features and the latest technologies.
Benefits: All websites using VisualEdit benefit from continual patches and updates covering technical issues and protection from the latest security threats. This also means all VisualEdit sites are continually updates with new technologies so your Content Management System and website will never be technologically redundant or out-of-date.
Advanced Security
All VisualEdit website are hosted on our dedicated Windows server and all files and databases are backed up daily. The system has many in-built security features such as text and file version history, multi-level administration rights, password protected pages, SSL certification and activity monitoring.
Benefits: Piece of mind and many features to monitor website administration & user activity with text and file rollback facilities.
Visual Editing
Edit your website live directly as you view the site, not in a secondary system that has no visual resemblance to the website your viewers see on screen.
Benefits: East and rapid learning curve to use VisualEdit decreases time spent administering website and training new users.
Advanced & Automated Editing Features
Many advanced features are controlled using simple visual controls. Visually drag and drop sections to reorder content and make use of automated features such as auto image resizing and time released content.
Benefits: Website owners have more control of there websites than ever, tasks and updates that were historically carried out by web designers or agencies can now be simply completed by the website owner. Desktop programs like Photoshop aren’t required to pre-size images before loading them into your website.
More than just a Website
VisualEdit can be used to perform automated tasks to reduce man-hours and repetitive tasks. For example a recruitment website using VisualEdit could automatically update other websites with your latest content while also producing a branded PDF of that job profile for a window display.
Benefits: Save time and money on repetitive or duplication of tasks.
Third Party Software Integration
If your business has existing software applications that require integrating with your website then the VisualEdit software and team are the perfect choice to implement this. The integration could be with booking systems, accounting packages or ecommerce fulfilment software.
Benefits: VisualEdit is built in the perfect language to integrate with third party systems, creating powerful website features and integrated business tools at very competitive costs.
Accessibility & Search Engine Optimisation
VisualEdit is built to the latest w3c guidelines and contains many accessibility tools to enhance your websites with features like text resizing, print friendly pages and low resolution viewing modes. The software also ensures your website performs to its maximum in the Search Engines with features such as friendly URLs, automated feeds to Google, MSN and Yahoo!
Benefits: Build and automatically maintain fully accessible websites that perform to there best in Search Engines and provide users with the best experience possible.
Modular Design & Pricing
VisualEdit is built in a flexible modular format enabling a low entry price point that then scales on the technology used. VisualEdit has a collection of modules, such as E-newsletters and E-commerce, that can be plugged directly into your website at anytime, all using the same simple visual editing controls.
Benefits: Website owners have access to powerful technology in a sensible pricing matrix that means they only pay for the features required. This also means you can start with a very small basic website that can scale to a large full featured website without having to start again or reinvest in multiple systems.
Use VisualEdit on your current Website Now
You don’t have to start again, VisualEdit can plug directly into most existing websites with minimal conversion and costs.
Benefits: Minimal cost and time implications to utilise the many features and benefits of VisualEdit on your existing website.