Mays also develops custom website designed on open source web platforms that run on a robust, reliable MySQL database. A full-featured Content Management System (CMS) is also the center point of the open source platform. This user friendly, yet powerful content management system includes WYSIWYG editing, approval settings, custom fields and more. Only basic word processing skills are needed to use system.
Open Source Website Platform includes:
- Standards compliance. Full compliance with the standards of the W3C. This is important not only for interoperability with today’s browser but also for forward compatibility with the tools of the next generation. Your web site is a beautiful thing, and you should demand nothing less.
- No rebuilding. Changes to templates or entries are reflected immediately on website, with no need
- for regenerating static pages.
- Plug-ins. Open Source plug-ins include Events Calendar, News Module, YouTube Module, Image Gallery, Downloads Manager, Email Form.
- Themes. Ability to have multiple themes with totally different looks that you switch with a single click. Have a new design every day.
- Comments. Visitors to website can leave comments on individual entries. You can enable or disable comments on a per-post basis.
- Spam protection. Integrated blacklist and open proxy checker tools to manage and eliminate comment spam.
- Full user registration. A built-in user registration system that allows people to register and maintain profiles and leave authenticated comments. Ability to close comments for non-registered users.
- Password Protected Posts. You can give passwords to individual posts to hide them from the public. You can also have private posts which are viewable only by their author.
- Multiple authors. User system allows up to 10 levels of users, with different levels having different (and configurable) privileges with regard to publishing, editing, options, and other users.