The list below details the current feature set of Zeolite. Many of the features can only be experienced by logging into the management interface. If you would like a user name and password so that you can experience the management interface please contact us .
Current Features
- Simple Page Addition and Update - Users of the system can added their own pages to the site (subject to them having the required permissions) from anywhere in the world using a simple, intuitive web front end.
- WYSIWYG Page Editor - Page content is updated using a WYSIWYG editor that is very similar to a word processor and offers, amongst other features: lists, text styles such as bold and italics, headings, highlighting and tables and simple image addition. With a relevant browser plug-in it is also possible to achieve real time spell checking. Zeolite uses the TinyMCE editor widget which is also used by other popular web applications.
- Comprehensive Security System - Zeolite incorporates a comprehensive state of the art category and user based security system which allows site administrators to grant and revoke a wide range of privileges to users.
- Full Text Search - Every page added to the system is included in a full text search index automatically. Users can then use the search box provided to find exactly the page they want.
- Google Site Map - A nightly task builds a Google Site Map for the site which can be read by the Google Bot. This helps with the indexing of pages. The site map must be registered with Google in order for it to be read by the Google Bot.
- Page History - Previous versions of pages are stored so that an administrator can roll back an edited page. Optionally, the previous version of the pages can be provide to the end users so that they can also see how the page has changed over over time.
- Add and Update Images - Using a simple form images can be added to the site in moments and categorized by directory.
- Add Internal and External Links - Links to any other resource can be added simply and efficiently. There is no limit to what can be linked to.
- Add and Update Categories - Pages are added to a hierarchy of categories that can be customized to suit individual needs.
- Sorting - Many of the tables in the management suite can be sorted simply by clicking on the title. This is a useful feature if a table contains many rows of data.
- Optional Column Viewing - On selected tables in the management suite columns can be turned on and off depending on how much data is required. This feature is particularly useful when a row contains many fields.
- Multiple Look and Feels
- Multiple look and feels can be provided for the same site which the end user can be
select from a drop down list. This is useful if you
want to provide a high contrast / large text version of the site for
people with visual impairment for example.
- Easily Customized - The look and feel is cleanly separated from the business logic running the site so the style of the site can be changed easily.
- Contact Us - A simple contact us form can be added to the site which will allow users to get in touch and provide feedback. This form doesn't expose any email addresses and uses the services of any standard SMTP server to send mail.
- Site Statistics - Every few hours site statistics are compiled and a page displaying these can be provided.
- Dynamic Pages - Pages with dynamic content can be easily added. For example this page which tells you the current time. It is also possible to be more sophisticated and gather information from the user as is shown by this page which calculates VAT. External data sources can also be queried as is show by this page which queries the IMF to get currency information and provides a currency conversion service. Finally if a page needs to be protected from robots it is easy to include a captcha that tests for a human in the chair as shown by this IP address query page.
- Automatic Redirects - If a page is moved in the category hierarchy or it's filename changes a redirect (302) is automatically provided. This means that users who bookmarked a page won't suddenly find their bookmark broken. Statistics are kept regarding how many times a redirect has been used in the last and previous month. If a redirect hasn't been used in a long time it can be removed. It is also possible to set up arbitrary redirects if they are required.
- Highly Scalable - Recent improvements to the code have increased performance. Tests indicate that over 20 million pages a day could be served by a single installation. If additional pages impressions are required the site could be load balanced across multiple servers.
- Industry Leading Technology - Developed in 100% pure Java the Zeolite content management system uses only tried and tested mature software to provide an enterprise quality solution.
- Internationalization - The management suite is fully internationalized and supports any horizontal script (e.g. European scripts and most Middle Eastern). Vertical scripts, such as traditional Japanese, often have a horizontal equivalent. Internationalization is handled using the industry standard properties file format.
- Automatic Landing Page - When a category is created a landing (home) page is automatically created for that category.
- Landing Page Protection - A landing (home) page is required for each category so it is protected from deletion. It can, of course, still be updated and can contain any information just like any other page.