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Feature ezi-editor Joomla CMS web2growCMS dotNet CMS
Page editing features        
Edit pages with simple Word-like editor Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add new pages Yes Yes Yes Yes
Upload images and files Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add images and files Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add links and popup links Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adding and editing tables Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linking pages and menus        
Link pages together Yes Yes Yes Yes
Automatically generate menu pages No Yes Yes Yes
Multi level menus N/A Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Drop down menus N/A Module Module Included
Secure areas (eg. staff, members)        
Server level security Yes N/A N/A N/A
Secure areas No Single Multiple Multiple
Self-subscribe members area No Yes (limited) Yes Yes
Visual design        
Standards compliant Yes Partly Yes Partly
Flexibility of design Limited Complex Easy Complex but very flexible
Multiple editable regions per page Yes No Yes Yes (and more...)
Multiple templates N/A Yes (buggy) Yes Yes
Repeat content N/A Yes (buggy) Set in template Yes (containers)
Configurable menus N/A Yes Yes (easy) Yes (complex)
Ease of use for editors        
Front end editing Yes Limited Yes (full) Yes (full)
Easy to locate and move pages Mid Hard Easy Easy
Search engines        
SEF URLS N/A Module Yes Built-in
SEO URLS N/A Module Yes (excellent) No
Per page titles editable from CMS Yes Yes Yes Yes
Administration        
Backup system No Yes Yes Yes
CMS statistics No Yes Yes Yes
Audit trails No Limited Yes Yes
Editors with different roles No Limited Full Full
Timed publishing No Yes Yes Yes
Technical requirements        
Browser requirements IE only IE and Firefox IE and Firefox IE and Firefox
Page limitations N/A Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Database required No Yes Yes Yes
Ease of configuration Easy Complex Mid Complex
Customisation and modules        
Module - FAQs No Yes Yes Yes
Module - Shopping cart N/A Yes (poor) Yes - web2growCART Yes - fully featured
Module - Forum No Yes Yes Yes - fully integrated
Module - Gallery No Yes Yes (AJAX lightbox) Yes
Custom development No No Yes - PHP/MySQL Yes - MS dotNet
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