Using eZ Publish

eZ Publish is feature-filled out of the box, ensuring that you can quickly put your content online. To edit and post new content, users simply need to sign in, and start creating with the multitude of tools and features available.

Editing interfaces

• WYSIWYG editor for word processor-like functionality in your browser
• WebDAV support
• OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Word importing and exporting
• multi-file upload

Multi-language

• all content in eZ Publish can be translated to multiple languages
• visitors can click flags to view translated content for the entire site
• content “diff” functionality shows added and removed text
• multiple, multilingual URLs can be created for each page

E-commerce

• product classes and datatypes show prices, multi-options, sizes, and more
• multi-currency support, custom payment gateways, and shipping handlers
• tax handling can be configured per product and per visitor location
• existing payment gateways connect to PayPal, Payex, Authorize.net ++

Versioning

• version rollback undos changes
• notification of changes for collaborative editing
• wiki-like functionality
• an automatic audit shows who made what changes and when to every page

Multimedia support

• store and display any video format
• define picture sizes and automatically generate thumbnails & picture galleries
• build complex page layouts and pre-plan publication schedules with eZ Flow
• any content can be re-purposed anywhere on the site

Enterprise search

• search the entire site or specific parts of the site
• use the extension eZ Find to index multiple eZ Publish and external sites
• provide tuneable relevancy rankings, multi-language searching, faceted searching with drill-down navigation, “more like this” links, and more

eZ Flow

• brings modern portal management possibilities to eZ Publish.
• enables editors to build complex page layouts and pre-plan the publication schedule to ensure a constant flow of rich content.
• editors can configure when content objects will be published, either by specifying a publication time for each object in the block or by configuring automatic rotation at specified intervals.
• supports video streaming