Sophora
Fast. Powerful. Flexible. Easy to use. Comfortable. We built Sophora with these key challenges in mind. To be quicker and easier. To not sacrifice function for form. And with respect for the need for intuitive and useable content management systems so that every day tasks are simplified. Take a look at Sophora's unique combination of features and see for yourself.
Find it Fast
Need to find something quickly? Sophora finds it for you in seconds. Enter a few tags and all the relevant documents appear, with headline, author, and date details. And since the search function is seamlessly integrated in the content management system, the search is always accurate and up to the minute.
Why play hide & seek?
Who wants to search for the search function? Sophora's integrated search feature is built-in to your open window. No need to switch between open windows or open tabs. Simply search from wherever and whatever you are working on.
Save your searches and save your time: You repeat the same search every day. Or even every hour. With Sophora, you can save it. Finding the information that you need becomes even faster and more straightforward.
Search easier: Searching should be efficient. With simple terminology, searching in Sophora is effortless. There is no need to learn a complicated process. Simply state what you are looking for, and with the click of a button, the results appear. Search by time, users, content, key words or any combination of parameters. So all bases are covered, making Sophora easy and functional.
Easy Writer
You have the skills to use a word processing program. You know all the shortcuts. You know all the features. So we built Sophora with this in mind. You don't need to learn a new set of commands because we used this common language to make this CMS easier to use.
Then we went one step further and built Sophora to be an improved word processing experience. Favorite features are there, i.e. spell check, text formatting, copy and paste features.
With Sophora you create structured documents without being forced to use rigid formula. Adding images, videos and sounds to your text is easy. Simply drag and drop the appropriate file(s). A table editor is built-in to make including data very simple. So writing and illustrating a text is more effortless than ever.
Easy Page Compiling
We believe that dynamic and interesting pages should be easy to create. Sophora has a unique drag & drop compiling system that streamlines building a page.
Whether you edit a home page or a category page, simply drag & drop the stories and components that you want to include on your page and your work is done!
Begin by searching for the stories and topics you want to feature on your page. Next, pick them up from the search results, and drop them on your page space or into other content areas. How fast & simple! Managing teasers and abridged content is automatic. Pages are created quickly so you can focus on editing content and not on futzing with your CMS. And with our publishing planner, scheduling is easy.
Of course, compiling a page creates lots of complicated links and references. With Sophora, all this information is automatically maintained and there are no more dead links anymore!
Editing Images, Made Easy
Want to modify a photo quickly? With Sophora you don't need a separate graphic program to manipulate images. We have built-in a simple image editor with easy drag & crop features.
Select the area of an image you want to include, and the photo is cut and rescaled to the correct size. No more time wasted switching from your content management system to a graphics program. And Sophora automatically generates all the new versions of your modified image.
Sophora automatically extracts image meta data. Searching for images becomes more straightforward. And you spend less time entering data! Managing images has never been clearer. Along with easy edit features, Sophora has the capacity to manage the publishing features of your images. Need to publish a photo on certain dates only? Have the rights to an image for a said location or for a specific length of time? Sophora publishes and de-publishes your images according to your specifications.
Fresh Content
Managing your publication is a big task and needs all the support it can get. And news isn't news if it’s old. So we built a sophisticated and powerful planning tool into Sophora. Now you can plan your publication more efficiently, scheduling content to go live or to go offline automatically, any time you want. Special events can be teased when hot, even on weekends and holidays, and all content is always relevant. Coordinating staff is also simplified, as publications can be easily preplanned and scheduled.
The Need for Speed
Today news is faster than ever. And your users expect to have access to the latest information the moment it happens. When you work with Sophora, you can fulfill this expectation in two ways. A different, more straightforward system architecture makes Sophora lightening quick to publish. And your website is faster for users to access. Smarter caching makes for super quick page loading of the latest content, even during peak viewing times. The cache is flushed quickly and news is always fresh. Your website can be always fast to publish and fast to view.
Work Smarter
We wanted to make your everyday tasks easier. So we included simple yet obvious work space improvements to make the Sophora CMS a different work experience. Effective and intuitive features make your work day more pleasant, including:
- An integrated preview of the on-line view of your page or document;
- A print preview function for easier proofreading;
- A direct story offer feature, allowing editors and contributors to offer content directly to editors;
- Bookmarks;
- Saved searches;
And many more!
