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Squarespace Ups The Ante For Hosted Web Publishing Platforms
Like Blogger.com, Wordpress.com and Six Apart's TypePad and Vox.com, Squarespace is a hosted solution. And while it seems that its sweet spot is blogging (its WYSIWYG editor is excellent), it has a broad set of functionality intended to support more complex sites. While some people have focused on what Squarespace isn't (it's not open source, and it isn't free) the platform offers a compelling set of functions and reasonably-priced hosting options. The Achilles' heel of some hosted blogging tools -- particularly the free ones -- is that they tend to have somewhat limited capabilities and they make it tough (or impossible) to extend their base functionality with plugins. The good news is that Squarespace Version 5 comes to the table with a robust set of integrated modules. On the content creation and management side, these include the previously mentioned blogging capabilities, photo gallery support and a slick Form Builder, which is great for capturing user-submitted data. Also key is the powerful, built-in anti-spam function, which means a third-party plugin, such as Akismet, TypePad AntiSpam, or Mollom, isn't needed. Squarespace also supports a number of community-centric features, such as user registration, forums, and easy to use file upload and download capabilities. With a robust, flexible feature set, intuitive administration, and lots of built-in and customizable template options, Squarespace V5 is a compelling platform, and certainly worth consideration for blogs or modest content-driven sites. It's not yet as advanced or flexible and a full-blown content management system like Drupal or Joomla, but with its rapid pace of adding new features, it's nipping at their heels. « Google Tests Human-Powered Translation | Main | Apple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.0.1 To 'Fix Bugs' » |
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