Umbraco (in our opinion) offers the easiest and cleanest looking management system that is intuitive and easily configured to create not just a great looking site but an extremely well organized and structured site making Umbraco a great choice for organizations who don’t have a lot of time to tweak page layouts and spend time adjusting page layouts, widgets etc; or equally for larger websites (over 100 pages) or websites that are likely to grow extensively over time.
What is Umbraco
Umbraco is a CMS (Content Management System) that is in constant development by a large community of developers offering a stable and extremely extendable platform, Umbraco (in our opinion) offers the easiest and cleanest management system that is intuitive and easily configured to create not just a great looking site but an extremely well organized and structured site making Umbraco a great choice for organizations who maybe don’t want the hassle of tweaking each page layout or for larger websites (over 100 pages) or websites that are likely to grow extensively over time.
What Makes Umbraco Great?
Due to how Umbraco has been developed it lends itself to be developed in a very efficient manor, put simply this means there is very little excessive over head when your customers load your pages meaning your site will be a lot faster than if it had been built in other systems that require Themes (which normally come with a lot of bloat – un-required code that gets loaded each time a page on your site is loaded).
Content is easy to add and edit via the cleanly designed and intuitive management section which uses simple and familiar looking form controls to update content but also offers more complex options to set up things such as pictures and slideshows.
Your media (images and other files) is also in good hands as its folder-based media library allows easy replacement of images throughout your site by simply replacing it in the media library so there is no need to go trawling through your content to find any old images. Not only that Umbraco can also dynamically size images down for smaller devices meaning images that appear large on a PC screen get reduced in size for smaller devices to save band width and speed up your site on Phone and Tablets.
If you are looking to really target content to different countries, users or even for specific times of day or the year Umbraco can offer extensive functionality to dynamically show and hid content based on a variety of content that is displayed on your site.
The search functionality is probably the best search on the open source “market” it can be customized to only check specific types of pages, but it can also be tailored to display different types of content differently.
For those in the know Umbraco can also dynamically manage 301 redirects meaning if you were to change a URL the old URL will automatically redirect to the new URL.
The other great thing about Umbraco is its page cache, this offers much faster page generation speeding up your website to another level.
Quick Page Loading
Fast page load times, great for user experience and SEO
Umbraco Websites are not developed in the same way as other CMS systems where themes are installed, instead they are built from the ground up and only include things that are needed as opposed to loading 100's of files each time a page is loaded causing your site to appear slow.
Easy to Manage
Intuitive and familiar, Umbracos management system makes content updates simple
Content is easy to add and edit via the cleanly designed and intuitive management section which uses simple and familiar looking form controls to update content but also offers more complex options to set up things such as pictures and slideshows.
Awesome Media Manager
Storing your media in folders allowing logical storage but also allowing an image to be updated through out the site with just a few clicks
Your media (images and other files) is arranged in a folder-based media library allowing you to manage all asserts throughout your site by simply replacing them within the library so there is no need to go trawling through your content to find any old images.
Fantastic Search Capabilities
A highly configurable search algorithm providing the best search results for your customers
The search functionality is probably the best search on the open source “market” it can be customized to only check specific types of pages, but it can also be tailored to display different types of content differently or even priorities high priority content types like products and services.
Avoids Dead Links
When URL's change on your site Umbraco will ensure the old URL still links to the new one
Umbraco dynamically creates redirects when pages move or have their URL changed meaning if you were to change a URL the old URL will automatically redirect to the new URL so if an old link exists out there your customers will not receive a 404
Targeting Content For Users
Easily extended to show/hide content or page areas based on a variety of factors
f you are looking to really target content to different countries, users or even for specific times of day or the year Umbraco can offer extensive functionality to dynamically show and hid content based on a variety of content that is displayed on your site.
With such an extendable and flexible system it is possible to produce almost any type of content or functionality on your website below are just some of the features you can expect from an Umbraco website developed by AME WebTech,
Pages
Almost all websites will have generic web pages, these are normally used for content describing your services and possibly products but also detail contact details and the usual terms and conditions and website policy pages that we needed for most organizations.
Meet The Team
Why not let your customers know more about the team that will be helping them by giving them a brief description of their specialties and depth of knowledge.
Testimonials
Why not let existing customers let potential customers know how great you are by publishing testimonials, possibly attached to a portfolio page that shows what you did for them.
Events / Calendar
If your running an event or attending a conference there is a chance potential clients may also be attending why not let them know where and when you will be there.
News and Press Release
Having a dedicated section with the latest news and press releases about your company is a great way of showing that you are current and have an active interest in your industry it is also a good way of letting your customers know whats going on and whats new
Store/Site/Location Finder
If you have one location or a dozen stores letting people know where they are is vital.
Products
You do not need to sell online to advertise your products, having a separate template to display your products will give your customers the chance to research what your products do, their specifications, appearance
Contact Us Pages
Having a or multiple contact pages/forms is a quick and simple way to ensure your customers can contact you with the minimum of effort
Why Choose Us For Umbraco Development
With years of experience not just creating websites but also extending by adding custom functionality we are confident we can create a website that will not only reflect your branding it will also be easy to manage update and extend as your requirements change.
What’s more we know the best places to host your website and you can rest assured it will be secure and maintained through out the life of your website.
Having a secure, fast and manageable site that works across all devices is great, knowing your customers will have the best chance of finding what they are looking for is even better however to give a great impression having additional features and content will provide a higher ranking in google and also increase the chances of a potential customer to get in contact with you.
Case studies
Let future customers see what work you have done in the past
News/Press Releases
Publishing more formally the things that your company has been up to
Pictures and Galleries
Show off galleries of images and video to show your products and services in action
Multi Language/Country
Reaching customers around the world with different languages by making your website multi-lingual.
Social Networking
Publishing content on social networks and getting likes and tweets of your pages
Calendar of Events
Telling your customers if you have open days or will be at a trade show or for sports teams when games are happening
Meet the Team
Having a brief description and contact information about key members of the team can help engage with customers
Maps and Directions
A lot of organizations still need people to come through that front door so lets make sure they can find their way
Products
Just because you are not selling products doesn’t mean you cant advertise them on your website
Newsletter Subscriptions
Despite GDRP it is still legal to get visitors to your site to subscribe to your news letter
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
If people are always asking the same questions why not put that information out there
Blog/Vlog
Having a blog is a great way of adding that information to your website that doesn’t really fit any where else but also can give a great engaging graphical experience to visitors.
Testimonials
Has someone ever written in to say how great a job you have done? why not publish it to give others a positive impression on the quality of your work
Jobs Board/Vacancies
Not everyone visiting your site is looking to buy something you never know your next sales person could be looking at your site right now
Call To Action
Highlighting key services, features that your organization has to offer will ensure customer know where to click to find what they are looking for
Animation
It;’s having a come back and it doesn’t need to be complex and crazy, having animated pages that guide your customer through services can be an immersive and memorable. (see our home page)