| Feature |
Niche
Website
Engine
|
Church
Website
Engine
|
Options to
Configure
|
Options YOU
have to
Configure
|
Front End What visitors and
users see and experience
|
|
|
|
|
Publish Audio, Video, Flash, PDF, ...
- include from your site
- embed from other sites
(e.g. YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo, +20 more)
|
Yes |
Yes |
18 |
0 |
User Registration with email Verification
- Standard
- Optional Community Builder (admin defined fields for registration)
|
Yes |
Yes |
8
22
|
0 |
| Site Search |
Yes |
Yes |
12
|
0 |
Personalize content with the user's name
|
Yes |
Yes |
2
|
0 |
Web links with unlimited categories
|
Yes |
Yes |
13
|
0 |
Let users get updates from your
sites via RSS newsfeed
|
Yes |
Yes |
19
|
0 |
Show latest news and content items
|
Yes |
Yes |
13
|
0 |
Show most popular news and content
|
Yes |
Yes |
13
|
0 |
| Set publishing dates (to/from/forever) |
Yes |
Yes |
9
|
0 |
| Display and track banner ads |
Yes |
Yes |
12
|
0 |
| Show registered user only content and menus |
Yes |
Yes |
34
|
0 |
User polling (multiple polls) & results
|
Yes |
Yes |
16
|
0 |
Easy (WYSIWYG) editor right on the site
and easily
- upload & include pictures/audio/video
- integrated spell check
- create tables (like this one)
- change fonts/sizes/bold/lists/color
- create links
- zoom from thumbnail to pop up
- undo/redo actions
- over 75 editing/formatting features
|
Yes |
Yes |
32
|
0 |
Allow users to add articles from their
user menu (articles not published until
publisher reviews and authorizes)
|
Yes |
Yes |
35
|
0 |
Over 50 high quality images in jpeg format
in 4 categories to include in your articles  see sample
|
Yes |
Yes |
120 |
0 |
Printer friendly (print, pdf, email icons)
|
Yes |
Yes |
4
|
0 |
| Published related site newsfeed on site |
Optional
|
Optional |
10
|
0 |
| Site Map |
Yes |
Yes |
12
|
0 |
| User tutorials and videos (how-to) |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Display content based on user group |
|
Yes |
2
|
0 |
| Prayer Center |
Optional |
Yes |
17
|
0 |
Direct pop up link to source content
- for churches (direct link to bible passage)
- wikipedia
- tool tips
|
Optional |
Yes for
Scripture
Links
|
varies / 4
|
0 |
| Forum |
Optional
|
Optional
|
132
|
0 |
Calendar of Events
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
52
|
0 |
| Photo Gallery |
Optional
|
Optional
|
129
|
0 |
Newsletter
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
10
|
0 |
| Directory System |
Optional
|
Optional
|
120
+8 / category
+20 / field
|
0 |
| Private Messaging |
Optional
|
Optional
|
varies
+20
|
0 |
| Online Training System |
Optional
|
Optional
|
153
+courses
|
0 |
| Community Builder for social networking sites |
Optional
|
Optional
|
140
|
0 |
| eCommerce Shopping Cart |
Optional
|
Optional
|
127
10/category
5/ship method
35/product
|
0 |
| |
|
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|
|
| Design & Content Publishing |
Niche
Website
Engine |
Church
Website
Engine |
Options to
Configure |
Options YOU
have to
Configure |
| Author/Editor/Publisher User Authorization |
Yes |
Yes |
1
|
0 |
| Above the fold default layout for home page |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
Multi-column format (depends on template)
|
Yes |
Yes |
8
|
0 |
No splash page (good fo SEO - but can do if desired)
|
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
Optional web site designs, with various color schemes
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
14 |
0 |
| Consistent page-to-page overall appearance |
Yes |
Yes |
4
|
0 |
No Iframes (better user experience and SEO)
|
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Utilizes CSS and access to all CSS files |
Yes |
Yes |
8
|
0 |
| Consistent use of colors (via CSS) |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Uses relative font size for accessibility issues |
Varies
by template |
Varies
by Template
|
n/a
|
0 |
| No direct mailto - avoids email spam harvesters |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Built in spell checker |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Bad word filtering |
Yes |
Yes |
# of bad
words
|
0 |
| Printer friendly (print, pdf, email icons) |
Yes |
Yes |
4
|
0 |
Multiple menuing formats
- menu listing (collapsed or exploded)
- pathway option
- menu listing vertical or horizontal or both
|
Yes |
Yes |
3
|
0 |
| Designer and Author tutorials and videos |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Site Map - configurable and Google ready |
Yes |
Yes |
12
|
0 |
Pre-Structured Content Containers (varies by niche)
- About Us
- New Visitors
- Search your site page/form
|
Yes |
Yes
+14
types
|
n/a |
0 |
Pre-loaded Content
- Newsfeed
- Web Links
- Contact List
|
Varies per
Niche
|
Yes
with tips
|
n/a
|
0 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Administrator Features |
Niche
Website
Engine |
Church
Website
Engine |
Options to
Configure |
Options YOU
have to
Configure |
| Separate back end access (password protected) |
Yes |
Yes |
2 |
0 |
| Two click site back up & download |
Yes |
Yes |
3
|
0 |
| File manager interface |
Yes |
Yes |
2
|
0 |
Meta Tag & Key Word Generator for SEO
Edit all Description and Key words for every
article item on a single screen
|
Yes |
Yes |
10
+2 /content item
|
0 |
Back end access to all systems
(e.g. forum, shopping cart, photo gallery, etc...) |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
0 |
| Prioritized To Do list for admin tasks |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Email notification for submissions and registrations |
Yes |
Yes |
3
|
0 |
Manager access to back end features to
manage menus & content structure (sections and categories)
|
Yes |
Yes
|
n/a
|
0 |
| cPanel access |
Optional |
Optional
|
n/a
|
0 |
| Easy back end menuing - no need to learn unix commands |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
Administrator tutorials and videos
|
Yes |
Yes |
n/a
|
0 |
| Google Analytics and monthly custom reporting & analysis |
Optional |
Optional
|
8
|
0 |
| SEO Analysis, Recommendations and Meta Tag Updates |
Optional
|
Optional
|
varies
|
0 |
| Spam & Virus Utility Management (white/black lists) |
Yes
|
Yes
|
varies
|
0 |
| Email Management (add/modify/forwards/vacation) |
Yes
|
Yes
|
varies
|
0 |
| |
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|
|
| Hosting Features |
Niche
Website
Engine |
Church
Website
Engine |
Options to
Configure |
Options YOU
have to
Configure |
| Disk space included |
500Mb |
500Mb |
n/a
|
0
|
| Bandwidth per month |
1,000Mb
|
1,000Mb |
n/a
|
0
|
| Email addresses |
25
|
25
|
n/a
|
0
|
| Access to email via Web, Thunderbird, Outlook |
Yes |
Yes
|
n/a
|
0
|
| Hot Site Back Up (daily, weekly, monthly) |
Optional
|
Optional |
n/a
|
0
|
| Spam & Virus Scanning |
Yes |
Yes |
4
|
0
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