why choose Umbraco?

Finding the right CMS when there are thousands to choose from is not a simple task. Having worked with and reviewed many, Umbraco is the CMS that the Visarc team recommend the most. So why choose Umbraco? As a CMS it is an extremely versatile solution with many benefits including, being free.

content management with Umbraco

• It’s an extremely flexible content management system, placing no barriers to your visions
• It’s one of the easiest CMSs to learn and get to grips with
• A flexible workflow that can be tailored to your needs

content editing with Umbraco

• Editing is simple and intuitive
• You can create draft content for future reviewing
• Scheduled time and date can be set for publishing
• Umbraco offers accurate content previews with the option to resize your view
• We all make mistakes, so Umbraco has the ability to rollback any changes to the previously correct version (you can even roll-back a roll-back!)
• Audit trail showing who edited content and when

media library

• Intuitive media library
• Allows assets to be added once and re-used throughout the site
• Image cropper for the perfect image
• Ability to save optimised image crops of the same image for different device types

SEO content

• Umbraco discourages "code-bloat" so technical SEO performance can be maximised
• Lightweight sitemap packages help search engines find and index your content
• Fully customisable SEO attributes

multilingual content

• Full multilingual content management
• Side-by-side content editing
• Tailor content to the language AND region

developer

• Developers love Umbraco to work with
• REST API means that Umbraco can integrate with many 3rd party technologies and proprietary systems
• No restrictions – if you need it, it can be built
• No unnecessary code/functionality, Umbraco is use case agnostic
• Easy to build forms which can be extended to interface with your existing workflows
• Open source CMS so supported by hundreds of apps

headless (Umbraco heartcore)

• Create content in a comfortable and familiar environment
• Full flexibility on front-end development and applications
• Consume content in all your various platforms, including mobile app, website and smart devices (Amazon Echo, Nest Home etc)

content apps

• Content aware applications allowing you to check how your content is performing without having to leave the CMS, examples:
• Pre-flight – check that your content meets your company’s standards and requirements
• Google Analytics – how is each page on your site performing
• Image Filter – apply simple image manipulations within the CMS

visarc and Umbraco

• As Umbraco Gold Partners Visarc have direct access to support from Umbraco HQ’s developer team

• Extensive learning and accreditation programme
• We invest heavily and train all our developers to ensure they are fully qualified
• Huge network of over 200,000 developers worldwide
• Bugs, fixes, developments and security patches implemented rapidly and responsibly

There are many more reasons why you should choose Umbraco as your CMS. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss in more detail or have a demo.