Community / comment management
Users can put post/page comments through an approval process, auto-approve commenters based on their email addresses, block commenters by IP address, delete comments, etc.
Cat avg: 7.4
Top Performing Features
Code quality / cleanliness
Code generated by WYSIWYG editor is clean and validates according to W3C standards.
Cat avg: 8.3
Availability / breadth of extensions
There is a broad library of extensions, plug-ins, modules or add-ons that allow users to easily customize their websites without building custom code.
Cat avg: 6.9
API
An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.
Cat avg: 8
Worst Performing Features
Form generator
Users can build website forms for visitors to fill out.
Cat avg: 7.1
SEO support
The CMS helps users create the right website infrastructure (pagination, page headers, titles, meta tags, url structure, etc.) to increase the site’s visibility in search engine results.
Cat avg: 7.5
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Cat avg: 8
Contentful Features from Reviews
Security
This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.
7.3-8%
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Category average: 8
Platform & Infrastructure
Features related to platform-wide settings and structure, such as permissions, languages, integrations, customizations, etc.
8+3%
API
An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.
Category average: 8
Internationalization / multi-language
The software supports multiple languages, countries, currencies, etc.
Category average: 7.7
Web Content Creation
Features that support the creation of website content.
7.7-1%
WYSIWYG editor
What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get editing tool allows users to build pages without writing code.
Category average: 7.9
Code quality / cleanliness
Code generated by WYSIWYG editor is clean and validates according to W3C standards.
Category average: 8.3
Admin section
The admin page is easy to navigate and use.
Category average: 7.9
Page templates
The CMS has standard webpage templates or types of web pages (e.g. homepage, article page, interior page, blog page, etc.); users can also build custom templates.
Category average: 7.9
Library of website themes
A library of website frameworks or themes is available as a starting point for building a website.
Category average: 6.7
Mobile optimization / responsive design
The CMS helps users build webpages that work well on mobile devices – whether m-dot pages or responsively designed pages.
Category average: 8.5
Publishing workflow
The software allows users to set up a custom workflow for updating the website, including approval processes.
Category average: 8.2
Form generator
Users can build website forms for visitors to fill out.
Category average: 7.1
Web Content Management
Features for managing website content
8.0+7%
Content taxonomy
Users can create multiple levels and types of content categories including tags.
Category average: 8.2
SEO support
The CMS helps users create the right website infrastructure (pagination, page headers, titles, meta tags, url structure, etc.) to increase the site’s visibility in search engine results.
Category average: 7.5
Bulk management
Users can change an attribute on a group of documents or sites all at once through features such as global search and replace, making bulk changes easier.
Category average: 7.8
Availability / breadth of extensions
There is a broad library of extensions, plug-ins, modules or add-ons that allow users to easily customize their websites without building custom code.
Category average: 6.9
Community / comment management
Users can put post/page comments through an approval process, auto-approve commenters based on their email addresses, block commenters by IP address, delete comments, etc.
Category average: 7.4
Contentful Features from the Vendor
Web Content Creation
Vendor-contributedCode quality / cleanliness
Code generated by WYSIWYG editor is clean and validates according to W3C standards.
Content versioning
The system tracks versions or has some sort of content archiving in place, so that users can go back to a previous version of the website if problems arise.
Admin section
The admin page is easy to navigate and use.
Mobile optimization / responsive design
The CMS helps users build webpages that work well on mobile devices – whether m-dot pages or responsively designed pages.
Publishing workflow
The software allows users to set up a custom workflow for updating the website, including approval processes.
Content scheduling
Users can schedule content to publish at a certain date and time.
Web Content Management
Vendor-contributedInternal content search
Users can use a search index to find content.
Content taxonomy
Users can create multiple levels and types of content categories including tags.
SEO support
The CMS helps users create the right website infrastructure (pagination, page headers, titles, meta tags, url structure, etc.) to increase the site’s visibility in search engine results.
Browser compatibility
The CMS helps users build webpages that function well on all or most Internet browsers.
Bulk management
Users can change an attribute on a group of documents or sites all at once through features such as global search and replace, making bulk changes easier.
Availability / breadth of extensions
There is a broad library of extensions, plug-ins, modules or add-ons that allow users to easily customize their websites without building custom code.
Built-in e-commerce / shopping cart
The CMS natively allows for product management, including pricing and shopping cart functionality.
E-commerce / shopping cart extension
The CMS has an extension or plug-in that allows for product management, including pricing and shopping cart functionality.
Import / export
Users can batch import or export content.
Platform & Infrastructure
Vendor-contributedAPI
An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.
Internationalization / multi-language
The software supports multiple languages, countries, currencies, etc.
Security
Vendor-contributedRole-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Multi-factor authentication
Multi-factor authentication
Version history
Version history
Simple roll-back capabilities
Simple roll-back capabilities
CMS programming language or framework
Vendor-contributedPHP
PHP
Python
Python
Java
Java
.NET
.NET