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Address book/contacts manager tool (22) Ads manager tool (16) Alerts/messages manager tool (16) Announcements manager tool (25) Articles manager tool (refers to a specific type of content) (22) Audio gallery manager tool (22) Bible readings/verses tool (19) Bible search features (11) Bible study/devotionals tools (9) Blessings manager tool (2) Branding collaterals (beyond website) options are available from vendor (14) Calendar manager tool (not the same as an upcoming events list tool) (60) Calendar subscriptions capacity (allows synching with Outlook, etc.) (10) Capacity to integrate with external email clients (11) CAPTCHA (anti-spam) integration (21) Church management (non website-related) features (11) Church marketing resources (beyond website) are available from vendor (12) Churches can host their own website or use a third-party hoster (9) Churches can migrate to CMS from existing site without starting from scratch (22) Classified ads tool (9) CMS allows content channels to be created and managed by site editors (21) CMS allows for members-only content (43) CMS allows site editors to hide pages from menus (27) CMS auto saves content during content creation or editing (9) CMS can automatically optimize or resize images (28) CMS can automatically parse (convert to verses) Bible citations in text (5) CMS can be used with an existing website design (21) CMS can encrypt data (9) CMS can import data from another database (11) CMS can synchronize different content types during presentations (4) CMS can track and log users' access and activities (16) CMS can track and record changes to content (being edited) to a log file (11) CMS creates friendly (human-understandable and -recallable) URLs (26) CMS enables an editor to edit multiple pages simultaneously (8) CMS enables content tagging and/or can create tag clouds (11) CMS enables end users to have personal devotional journals (4) CMS enables individuals to create and manage blogs (42) CMS has specific features to integrate sites of multiple churches/campuses/ministries (17) CMS includes a built-in online Bible (5) CMS includes a specific tool for creating Top 10 lists (4) CMS includes a specific tool for displaying local sunset times (6) CMS includes a specific tool for managing parish or organization directories (13) CMS includes a tool for creating and managing a pastor's (specifically) blog (23) CMS includes features specifically for churches with multiple campuses (15) CMS includes features specifically for denominations (10) CMS includes features specifically for small groups (15) CMS includes specific tools for creating and publishing HTML forms in general (44) CMS includes specific tools to add entertaining content such as cartoons & games (7) CMS includes specific tools to create and maintain church membership directories (28) CMS includes specific tools to promote community and world issues (3) CMS includes virtual filing cabinets for end users (3) CMS is based on open-source software (10) CMS is based on the Adobe ColdFusion® architecture (1) CMS is fully based on Adobe Flash (2) CMS is fully web standards compliant (19) CMS offers ability to have printer-friendly pages (24) CMS provides chat rooms (10) CMS provides document libraries for end users (16) CMS provides options for content to be viewed on mobile devices (18) CMS supports subdomains (21) Code can be customized by church and parish customers (16) Comment (or other) spam protection in general (24) Comments (by end users) manager tool (for example, to approve comments) (20) Confessions manager tool (1) Contact staff & leadership forms (specifically) management tool (25) Content (for example, articles) for site is available from vendor (16) Content approval system (19) Content can be filtered or personalized by site editors for different groups (22) Content can be password protected or restricted down to content block level (18) Content editing capacity (27) Content scheduling (publish or unpublish) capacity (22) Content versioning/archiving capacity (to save older versions of content) (15) Custom database programming by vendor is available (19) Custom site design by vendor is available (45) Custom web programming by vendor is available (25) Design consultation by vendor is available (25) Design templates, themes, or skins are available from vendor (47) Document galleries (for site editors) (15) Documentation (print or online) for CMS is available from vendor (27) Drag-and-drop layout capacity (for site editors) (18) e-Cards manager tool (8) e-Commerce (storefront) features (36) e-Giving features (32) e-Invitations manager tool (14) e-Learning features (4) e-Newsletters/campaigns manager (33) Email a friend (about the church, an article, etc.) feature (17) Email spam/virus filtering (25) End users can create and manage a personal profile (22) End users can personalize content and pages (12) Event registration system (not the same as an upcoming events list manager) (33) FAQs (for end users, for example, about the church) manager tool (20) Feedback (specifically) form creation tool (18) File sharing (by end users) capacity (13) File uploads (by site editors) capacity (49) File/media manager (for site editors) (33) Files or media downloads (by end users) capacity (41) Filtered web search capacity (12) Find members like yourself tool (3) Flash tool (allows site editors to create .swf files from within the CMS) (8) Forums or message boards capacity (35) Free trial of software is available from vendor (15) Google Analytics support or tool (27) Groupware features (allows collaborative work on non web-related projects) (5) Guestbook features (14) Header/banner manager tool (20) Hospitality/visitations tool (3) Image editing tools (not the same as image optimization capacity) (20) Image/content rotation (swapout) manager tool (20) Inline content editing capacity (allows editing content on a live page) (12) Instant messaging (by end users) capacity (2) iSpeak (virtual spokesperson) integration (2) Library/book (for end users) manager tool (3) Links checker tool (checks for bad links on pages) (5) Links pages/links manager tool (26) List server features (7) Live streaming (for example, of worship services) capacity (10) Live training on how to use the CMS is available from vendor (32) Local weather info can automatically be generated/displayed by CMS (14) Locator maps/directions manager tools (31) Mailing list manager tool (28) Media archives (for end users) manager (15) Media center (for end users) for finding & playing media (24) Media player(s) (33) Meta tag manager tool (for example, to customize tags by page) (25) Ministries+volunteers matcher tool (10) Ministry or groups can have their own subsites or sections (27) Ministry profiles/descriptions (specifically) tool (13) Multi-language support (16) Multimedia support in general (33) Needs+services tool (matches people with needs to people who can meet those needs) (7) News manager tool (refers specifically to content labeled as "News" on website) (35) Online help/tutorial files for CMS are available from vendor (33) Online newsletter manager tool (25) Other graphic design services are available from vendor (22) Other marketing/branding services are available from vendor (19) Page error redirect tool (15) Pages can be previewed by site editors before pages are published (21) PDF file creation (by end users) capacity (6) People in the spotlight (specifically) feature tool (3) Personal media library (for end users) capacity (7) Photo album/gallery manager tool (53) Pledge manager tool (4) Podcasting capacity (33) Polls/surveys manager tool (28) Prayer requests manager tool (23) Print catalog creation or editing tool (8) Printed bulletin creator tool (2) Privacy/security statements (specifically) manager tool (12) Private messaging capacity (8) Private subgroups/sections capacity (17) Product pricing is based on church size (12) Quote of the day (specifically) manager tool (13) Randomized content manager tool (10) Redesign of CMS-based site (by vendor) is possible (24) Relationship management tools (4) Requests (prayer, ministry need, etc.) manager tool (18) Resource libraries (for end users) capacity (11) Rooms and resources (e.g., projectors) scheduling tool (5) RSS features are included in CMS (40) Schedule (appointments) manager tool (3) Scrolling newsflashes tool (14) Secure forms/pages can be created in CMS (not the same as password protection) (16) Sermon notes manager tool (5) Sermons manager tool (18) Services (worship, prayer, etc.) times/description manager tool (10) Site backup capacity (15) Site backup capacityto CMS or provided through vendor hosting (9) Site backup capacity is provided through vendor hosting (21) Site design can be customized by church and parish customers (30) Site map (for end users) manager tool (20) Site search capacity (38) Sites based on this CMS are accessible to people with disabilities (15) Sites based on this CMS are search engine optimized (34) Slide show management tool (26) Social networking features (17) Special navigation features are included (18) Spell checker (for site editors) (20) Splash screen creation tool (5) Staff & leaders profiles/directories can easily be created using a specific built-in tool (27) Stock artwork library is available from vendor (not the same as templates) (8) Streaming media capacity (26) Tech support (in general) is provided by vendor (53) Testimonies manager tool (4) Text messaging (to mobile devices) capacity (5) Third-party modules can be used to add functionality to this CMS (10) Ticket tracking (tracks requests from end users — not tech support requests) (4) Upcoming events list manager tool (not the same as calendar manager tool) (33) User permissions management capacity (40) Vendor hosting of site is available or required (17) Vendor hosting of site is optional (6) Vendor hosting of site is required (21) Vendor offers option to manage website for church or parish (18) Video conversion capacity (10) Video gallery manager tool (19) Visitor stats/reports are available with this CMS (36) Visitor/attender assimilation manager tool (4) Workflow features (refers to tracking of tasks to be completed) (9)   

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