CommonSpot

"Takes some time to learn, but no limits to flexibilty."

What do you like best about CommonSpot? Flexible, scalable and built on ColdFusion. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? Would like more drag and drop and a larger baked in widget library, but there is not limit so I built in all the widgets I could ever need using open source JavaScript libraries etc... Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot: Make sure you invest in training for your employees. Those who fear change will disrupt the process and CommonSpot is not for people who ...

"CommonSpot is pretty solid CMS system that didn't take long to learn"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? -Relatively easy to modify a sub-site with a custom template -Good real-time WYSIWYG page editor that could handle components (paragraphs, images, custom components etc) -Page editor shows the template and styles being used, other CMS don't do this (or don't do this well) -Pages loaded fast What do you dislike about CommonSpot? -Figuring out menus for certain folders / sub-sites can be a bit tricky What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that ...

"Worked with commonspot during graduate studies"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? intuitive navigation, user friendliness. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? cannot recall many things but there were some quirks and display errors. A short tutorial for new starter with no experience could have been helpful too Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot: N/A What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you? it helped us to be able to update out graduate site internally and when needed

"Easy to Manage website"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? - Easy of UI -UI components - Templates that can be easily customized What do you dislike about CommonSpot? - no downside - for me making mobile website portable was one challenge What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that benefiting you? I was a content manager for my school Website

"Learned quickly on this user-friendly software"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? I appreciate how user friendly the software is. Making routine edits is easy and I can easily step back in and not spend a ton of time trying to figure out all the features. The administrators were able to make a clean theme for users, and users did not have to worry about messing things up! What do you dislike about CommonSpot? Some of the more advanced features differ greatly from the competitors. Recommendations to others considering ...

"Great CMS for Academia !"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? I used CommonSpot for work on the www.ccny.cuny.edu web site. It was very easy to integrate with existing coldfusion applications. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? Some problems with scaling when website was being hit very hard. Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot: take a closer look a possible future scaling issues. Evaluate future integrations with other software. Great Security, Role, Permissions management. What problems is ...

"Former user"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? Ease of use. I received a couple hours of training then felt comfortable using the software. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? There wasn't much I disliked but I did use a decent amount of trial and error. Recommendations to others considering CommonSpot: If you have someone on staff or a team to help train others or be knowledgeable in the product I think that would be the most helpful. What problems is CommonSpot solving and how is that ...

"It's okay to use if your company uses it"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? The content editor is pretty nice from what I remember and it was extendable using coldfusion so if there was something more in depth you needed you do you could do it. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? The menus and tree selections were very deep and sometimes hard to navigate or remember where things were..Sometimes ajax loaders would timed out but I think it had to due with inner network connections between. What problems is CommonSpot solving ...

"Still Learning and Still Trying New Things"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? I like how engaged the customer care team is. There's a quick responsive and display of consistent concern over user experience. That makes all the difference, especially if you don't have a colleague you can consult or if you need an answer quickly from someone who knows the system very well. For that alone, I would recommend at least consulting with the Commonspot team if you reconsidering how to manage your online presence and make the best use of ...

"Jayke's CommonSpot Review"

What do you like best about CommonSpot? CommonSpot templates provide functionality without scripting. Integrating YouTube with CommonSpot was an easy process. It also wasn't a challenging CMS to learn. Having been a student at UW-Eau Claire I applied a web content steward who had slim to no technology systems experience. From day one I found that CommonSpot was easy to understand and I knew I had help if needed. What do you dislike about CommonSpot? Eventually the university decided to ...