Expanse +++ dream. create. do.2009-05-22T08:27:48+00:00Copyright 2010ExpanseIan Tearle<![CDATA[Standards compliant code]]>http://expansecms.org/features/standards-compliant-code2009-05-22T08:16:58+00:002009-05-22T08:16:58+00:0013Making a standards compliant site with most systems usually results in screaming, broken keyboards, cracked monitors, and splitting migraines … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Easy 3 Step Install]]>http://expansecms.org/features/easy-3-step-install2009-05-22T08:18:00+00:002009-05-22T08:18:00+00:0013Step 1: Confirm that you are able to install. Step 2: Enter in your name, email, and database details. Step 3: Congratulations, Expanse is installed. That’s it. No editing of config files, no setting Unix directory paths, no crossing your fingers and praying it works. It just does … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Automatically crop and resize your thumbnails]]>http://expansecms.org/features/automatically-crop-and-resize-your-thumbnails2009-05-22T08:18:42+00:002009-05-22T08:18:42+00:0013Are you sick and tired of wasting valuable time cropping thumbnails, resizing them, then exporting them, setting up a consistent naming pattern, uploading them, and then, God forbid, you need to edit one?
Yeah, we are too. With Expanse, you don’t need to worry about that anymore.
Expanse automatically creates and generates a thumbnail for you on the fly. Need to crop a certain portion of the picture? Yep, you can easily do that too.
Need to resize it to a custom thumbnail size? Gotcha covered.
Don’t want to use the automatically generated thumbnail, and would like to use a custom file instead? At your service … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Drag and drop reordering of your items]]>http://expansecms.org/features/drag-and-drop-reordering-of-your-items2009-05-22T08:20:25+00:002009-05-22T08:20:25+00:0013Sorting your images on your website is normally a humongous pain. Expanse lets you drag and drop your items wherever you want. You can sort them by how you want, or you can have them automatically sorted by the date they were created, alpabetically by title, or even by user, whichever you choose … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Sell your items through paypal]]>http://expansecms.org/features/sell-your-items-through-paypal2009-05-22T08:22:02+00:002009-05-22T08:22:02+00:0013Expanse not only lets you mark items as "For Sale", but also allows you to add multiple options to each item, as well as the price and shipping & handling. You can sell prints, shirts, books, posters, whatever you want. If you have a Paypal account, you can make money … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Easy integration with your current site]]>http://expansecms.org/features/easy-integration-with-your-current-site2009-05-22T08:22:30+00:002009-05-22T08:22:30+00:0013Sometimes, you don’t want all of the features listed here, and just wish to have a quick way to display your content. With Expanse, you can bypass using themes, and quickly get your content with just two lines of code … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Add multiple items to your portfolio in an instant]]>http://expansecms.org/features/add-multiple-items-to-your-portfolio-in-an-instant2009-05-22T08:23:02+00:002009-05-22T08:23:02+00:0013By uploading a zip file of all the images you’d like to add, you can add your entire portfolio in an instant. Expanse will automatically extract the zip file on your server, and handle all the work, including generating the thumbnails, for you … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Add additional images to each item you post]]>http://expansecms.org/features/add-additional-images-to-each-item-you-post2009-05-22T08:23:27+00:002009-05-22T08:23:27+00:0013Showing off a project you’ve completed for a client? Associate unlimited multiple images to each entry you add. Have a series of images that are related to your main entry? Add them in … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Have multiple users help manage your content]]>http://expansecms.org/features/have-multiple-users-help-manage-your-content2009-05-22T08:24:12+00:002009-05-22T08:24:12+00:0013Do you want your (wife/brother/dad/friends/pets/insert old classmate here) to be able to post to your website? Easily add new users, and you set what areas you’d like them to post to … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Easily add unlimited multiple categories]]>http://expansecms.org/features/easily-add-unlimited-multiple-categories2009-05-22T08:24:46+00:002009-05-22T08:24:46+00:0013With Expanse, you can quickly add an unlimited amount of categories, each with it’s own custom type. Want 14 blog-like categories? Want 23 photo album categories? Want 186 press categories? With Expanse, you can … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Easy content formatting]]>http://expansecms.org/features/easy-content-formatting2009-05-22T08:25:19+00:002009-05-22T08:25:19+00:0013With our built-in WYSIWYG editor, you can easily format your content, add links, images, Flash videos, paste Word content, numbered or bulleted lists, and more. Dont remember exactly what image you wanted to insert into your About Page? Browse the server, preview and add it. Dont know the direct link to your pages? Simply browse a list of all your Expanse generated pages, and the link will be inserted for you … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Post into the future]]>http://expansecms.org/features/post-into-the-future2009-05-22T08:25:49+00:002009-05-22T08:25:49+00:0013When you use Expanse, you control when and how your portfolio gets updated. Going to be out of town, and want an image to be viewable while you’re gone? Easy. Getting married, and want a news item to be posted at the exact moment that you’re exchanging nuptuals? Done! (And congrats, in case we forget to tell you later. … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Add custom fields to your entries]]>http://expansecms.org/features/add-custom-fields-to-your-entries2009-05-22T08:26:13+00:002009-05-22T08:26:13+00:0013When you add an item, sometimes you need an extra field. Expanse let’s you add an unlimited amount of extra custom fields to your entry … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Manage your site's themes with a click]]>http://expansecms.org/features/manage-your-sites-themes-with-a-click2009-05-22T08:26:46+00:002009-05-22T08:26:46+00:0013With our Themes and templates, you can switch out your website design with the click of a button, edit your templates online, and even preview your theme on your website without your visitors noticing any difference … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[Super simple (yet powerful) template system]]>http://expansecms.org/features/super-simple-yet-powerful-template-system2009-05-22T08:27:16+00:002009-05-22T08:27:16+00:0013We hate Smarty. Sure it’s great for some folks, but if you’re going need to learn a whole new language just to format your site, why bother? You’re a designer, not a freakin’ programmer … ]]>Ian Tearle<![CDATA[rss feeds, commenting, smilies and more...]]>http://expansecms.org/features/rss-feeds-commenting-smilies-and-more2009-05-22T08:27:48+00:002009-05-22T08:27:48+00:0013Offer your visitors a way to keep up with your site, by allowing them to subscribe to RSS feeds, allow them to interact with you and your porfolio through comments, and a whole slew of features that you’ll find both useful and exciting … ]]>
Making a standards compliant site with most systems usually results in screaming, broken keyboards, cracked monitors, and splitting migraines … ]]>
Step 1: Confirm that you are able to install. Step 2: Enter in your name, email, and database details. Step 3: Congratulations, Expanse is installed. That’s it. No editing of config files, no setting Unix directory paths, no crossing your fingers and praying it works. It just does … ]]>
Are you sick and tired of wasting valuable time cropping thumbnails, resizing them, then exporting them, setting up a consistent naming pattern, uploading them, and then, God forbid, you need to edit one?
Sorting your images on your website is normally a humongous pain. Expanse lets you drag and drop your items wherever you want. You can sort them by how you want, or you can have them automatically sorted by the date they were created, alpabetically by title, or even by user, whichever you choose … ]]>
Expanse not only lets you mark items as "For Sale", but also allows you to add multiple options to each item, as well as the price and shipping & handling. You can sell prints, shirts, books, posters, whatever you want. If you have a Paypal account, you can make money … ]]>
By uploading a zip file of all the images you’d like to add, you can add your entire portfolio in an instant. Expanse will automatically extract the zip file on your server, and handle all the work, including generating the thumbnails, for you … ]]>
Showing off a project you’ve completed for a client? Associate unlimited multiple images to each entry you add. Have a series of images that are related to your main entry? Add them in … ]]>
Do you want your (wife/brother/dad/friends/pets/insert old classmate here) to be able to post to your website? Easily add new users, and you set what areas you’d like them to post to … ]]>
With Expanse, you can quickly add an unlimited amount of categories, each with it’s own custom type. Want 14 blog-like categories? Want 23 photo album categories? Want 186 press categories? With Expanse, you can … ]]>
With our built-in WYSIWYG editor, you can easily format your content, add links, images, Flash videos, paste Word content, numbered or bulleted lists, and more. Dont remember exactly what image you wanted to insert into your About Page? Browse the server, preview and add it. Dont know the direct link to your pages? Simply browse a list of all your Expanse generated pages, and the link will be inserted for you … ]]>
When you use Expanse, you control when and how your portfolio gets updated. Going to be out of town, and want an image to be viewable while you’re gone? Easy. Getting married, and want a news item to be posted at the exact moment that you’re exchanging nuptuals? Done! (And congrats, in case we forget to tell you later. … ]]>
When you add an item, sometimes you need an extra field. Expanse let’s you add an unlimited amount of extra custom fields to your entry … ]]>
With our Themes and templates, you can switch out your website design with the click of a button, edit your templates online, and even preview your theme on your website without your visitors noticing any difference … ]]>
We hate Smarty. Sure it’s great for some folks, but if you’re going need to learn a whole new language just to format your site, why bother? You’re a designer, not a freakin’ programmer … ]]>