Companies are using the web more than ever to build their businesses and Web Content Management (WCM) technologies are frequently at the heart of those initiatives. But let's face it, most Web Content Management systems do not make your life easier as a developer. In truth, these systems were built to enable non-technical business users to create and manage websites at the expense of the developer. Sitecore has taken a different approach. We believe that a CMS solution should provide you, the developer, tools that work the way you want to work, while supporting your business users with easy to use interfaces.
That's why Sitecore has combined native .NET technologies, worldwide industry standards, and powerful pre-built CMS functionality into the most powerful web management and delivery platform on the market. So, if you are a developer tasked with quickly and efficiently deploying a website, Sitecore software will allow you to save time and deliver a successful project that exceeds expectations. And if you are looking for a hard-core tool that will let you deliver a next generation website with complex integration and interactivity, Sitecore will scale with you as far as you need to go.
Using Sitecore means you can take advantage of the very latest advances in web technology without getting bogged down in roadblocks and learning curves. Sitecore allows you to deliver advanced capabilities to your company’s website, and enable your project stakeholders to achieve their goals.
Pre-built functionality at your fingertips
The reality is that websites are no longer the simple collection of web pages they used to be. Today's web properties are a fusion of web content and application functionality, blended together into a sophisticated user experience. To help you take on these new challenges, Sitecore is loaded with advanced features that lets your site deliver the required functionality and robustness without requiring endless amounts of effort to develop. For instance, Sitecore gives you the ability to create forms using a WYSIWYG interface, as well as allow you to easily add forums to your website. You can also leverage pre-built and pre-integrated functionality such as security management, data abstraction, and presentation management to streamline your deployment processes.
What’s more, you can borrow from our enormous library of ready-built components, such as our shared-source library of snippets built specifically for Sitecore and available online through the Sitecore Developer Network. You can also make use of any of the thousands of .NET web-controls, XAML controls and webparts available worldwide.
Multilingual and localization support
Sitecore knows how important standards are in web development, and complies with W3C standards to support all character sets, including the Big Five. So you can build a Website in any language with the confidence that it will display correctly. Additionally, localization tools make it easy for your content editors around the world to approach content development in a consistent manner, while ensuring that the content translatation process happens smoothly without going through complicated channels.
Keeping your content providers happy
Sitecore knows how important it is to make your life as a developer as easy as possible, but it's equally important to support your content editors. As the saying goes, "Adoption Equals Success" in content management projects. That's why Sitecore also provides you with tools with powerful authoring interfaces that are easy and intuitive to use. Sitecore naturally generates easy to use authoring interfaces as you develop your website, and gives you full control to make the editorial experience simple and straightforward. Sitecore also lets you configure any of your content to adhere to any metadata standard for more efficient searching, taxonomies, and content filtering as well as industry compliance which can enhance the author's, as well as the site visitors, experience. By bringing these approaches together, Sitecore delivers a best in class site-development technology tightly coupled with one of the strongest authoring interfaces from a usability perspective.