Adobe Contribute CS4 for web developers
For professional website developers, ensuring that website and blog content remains fresh and current is an enormous challenge. Often, this means delegating responsibility for updating web content and authoring blog entries to numerous contributors, which can put website integrity at risk — especially when disparate tools are used for the different tasks. With Adobe® Contribute® CS4 software, anyone can quickly and easily update multiple websites and blogs using a single application without compromising site integrity. Contribute works with HTML websites created with any web design software, but Contribute CS4 has a special relationship with Adobe Dreamweaver® software.
Website integrity with Dreamweaver integration
Contribute CS4 uses Dreamweaver CS4 templates, ensuring accurate updates to websites designed with Dreamweaver. Look and feel is never compromised, even when multiple authors update content across the site. Authors can only update areas designated by the designer or webmaster, so the site always appears as the designer intended. And just like Dreamweaver, Contribute preserves code quality and formats throughout the editing process.
No formal training required
Contribute CS4 enables web publishing that is as transparent and easy to use as a word processor. Contribute uses true WYSIWYG authoring capabilities that make it easy to publish new content or update existing content in three simple steps: Just browse to the website or blog, make the changes, and click Publish. With WYSIWYG authoring, content contributors see exactly what their changes will look like prior to clicking Publish. In addition, Contribute contains a complete set of instructions to guide users through any questions they may have. Content contributors will also find Contribute CS4 an indispensable tool.
Adobe Contribute Publishing Server
Adobe Contribute Publishing Server is a server application that tracks and controls access and publishing activities of individual Contribute users. Contribute Publishing Server provides central management of site connections and access permissions, and a deeper view into publishing activities through server-based logging and e-mail notifications.
Web publishing for web professionals
Adobe Contribute CS4 and Contribute Publishing Server work with industry-leading tools, such as Dreamweaver CS4, to facilitate increased productivity and cutting-edge design and development. Now developers can build advanced, well-maintained websites that provide a truly great web visitor experience.
Web professionals have honed their skills to build websites and applications — not to spend time making tedious text updates. With Contribute CS4 and Contribute Publishing Server, developers can delegate routine content updates to Contribute CS4 business users without compromising website integrity. Contribute CS4 is a scalable, easy-to-use solution that provides precise control over the code that is generated.
Developers can continue to use Dreamweaver to streamline site architecture management, page template development, graphics creation, application logic coding, and complete website assembly.
Help users in your organization start blogging
Adobe Contribute CS4 makes it easy for site administrators to help users start blogging, using the same familiar environment they use to update website content. Users can work offline and then publish when ready, without losing content due to a lost connection or mistyped keystrokes. Users can easily add tags to blog entries without messy HTML coding, and can use any tag repository to help other users find the blog content. With Adobe Contribute CS4, users can post to multiple blogs from a single application, saving time and money. Plus, multiple users can simultaneously post new content to the same blog, improving content freshness.
Key benefits of contribute and contribute publishing server
Controlled
Contribute and Contribute Publishing Server provide extensive controls for administering user permissions. These controls ensure design standards are met, functionality is maintained, and code is protected. In addition, an intuitive approval system allows practical workflows for controlling who can edit and who can publish.
Compatible
Contribute and Contribute Publishing Server are compatible with existing web and IT infrastructures and work across platforms, enabling web publishing in almost any computing environment. They can also be used to extend the value of existing content and learning management systems.
Affordable
Contribute CS4 and Contribute Publishing Server form an open, affordable solution that easily distributes web content updates throughout an organization without requiring any new infrastructure. Customers can purchase only what they need and add licenses to empower additional users as required.
