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The lilac-CMS - our tool for the content of your website

The lilac-CMS is a modular content management system (CMS) for small and medium-sized businesses, organizations, and self-employed individuals who want a customized website without technical clutter. With lilac-CMS you can have your professional website created and, thanks to an easy-to-use interface, still retain full control over content.

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We design and operate every client website with our own content management system, the lilac-CMS, which we developed from the ground up. For more than 20 years we have continuously optimized our platform, always paying attention to feedback from our customers. The changing requirements, requests for content and design, and new needs flow into further development. This ensures that we can comprehensively meet all the requirements that both we and our customers place on a CMS.

Our modular CMS offers exactly what our customers need for their homepages. We are happy to advise you which features are most sensible for your website. For various functions there are specialized modules that we set up and customize for you. This adaptability ensures you always have the tools at hand you need for the success of your online presence. We place great value on keeping our CMS intuitive and user-friendly so you can manage, create and edit content effortlessly—without having to overcome technical hurdles.

Let’s clarify together which modules your website needs.

Product architecture of the lilac-CMS

The lilac-CMS is modular in structure. This allows us to provide exactly the functions needed for each website, instead of offering a pre-configured package that may not meet our clients' individual requirements.

We have created various modules that enable the creation and management of specific content.

The lilac-CMS consists of several specialized modules: a CMS module for structure and content, a News module for current announcements or blog posts, a References module for projects and portfolio, a Newsletter module for email marketing, a Calendar module for events, and a Jobs module with Google Jobs integration. This way, any web project can be tailored precisely.

The CMS Module

Core module for structuring and managing a website

Ideal for: Small and medium-sized businesses, organizations, and associations that want to create, structure, manage, and operate their website easily.

Features of the CMS Module

Structure the website (structure tree)
Create CMS pages and insert content
Insert modules to extend functions in the structure tree
Manage and insert images and documents
Public full-text search and internal display of search statistics

Description of the CMS Module

With the CMS Module the website is managed and structured.
Menu items can be activated and deactivated.
There is a image management for uploading images to be used later in CMS pages or modules.
There is a document management where you can upload PDFs and other files to offer them for download.
There is a delete protection for used images and documents.
Texts and images can be inserted into CMS pages.
CMS pages can be archived.

The News Module

Module for current news, such as news, press releases, or timely information

Ideal for: Practices, organizations, clubs and companies that publish current information such as opening hours, short notices, or press releases.

Functions of the News Module

any number of topics
time-controlled publication of news
configuration of the number of news items and scope
automatic link to a detail page
archiving or deactivating outdated news
creation of different topics that can be inserted individually at the appropriate place in the structure tree
automatic display of important news directly on the homepage
time window for automatic publication and deactivation
design of news with preview and detail image or without image
any number of documents per news item

Description of the News Module

With the News Module current news are created and the publication controlled.
News can be automatically published and removed according to a time window.
Important information surfaces—clearly visible—automatically on the homepage, for example on a medical practice website the info about practice holidays and substitute practices.
Parallel, different topics can be addressed, such as news and press releases.
Past news can be archived.
All news appear in a unified design with a small preview image, a large detail image, or without an image.
For long news, the text automatically breaks via a continue link to a detail page.

The References Module

Module for topics with a consistent structure and uniform layout, such as references, brochures, materials, and much more

Ideal for: Architects, associations, and church communities who want to present and archive their projects, publications, and materials in a structured way.

Functions of the References Module

any number of topics
configurable list view (number of references per page)
automatic page links through all references
stop markers for setting the link to the detail page
any number of images per reference
any number of documents per reference
image gallery with zoom images
uniform image sizes (configurable and editable afterwards)

Description of the References Module

With the References Module extensive content can be published with texts, images, and documents that all look uniform. Adding new content becomes easy. The content is divided into an overview (short text and 1 image) and a detail page (more detailed text and many images). The overview page can be displayed in rows, as an image tile, or as an expandable box (so-called accordion).

Content that should look uniform can be, for example:

objects and brochures in the real estate industry
reference objects in design, architecture, and art
archives of materials
historical information
team pages

Module to create and send HTML emails to a recipient list in your corporate design

Ideal for: clubs and organizations that want to inform by email about events and projects, or farm shops that inform by email about the availability of regional products.

Functions of the Newsletter Module

sign-up and unsubscribe form on the homepage (double-opt-in)
additional unsubscribe link in every newsletter
management of newsletter articles
assembling a newsletter from prepared articles
test send to selected addresses
send to all recipients
automatic newsletter archive on the homepage

Description of the Newsletter Module

With the Newsletter Module newsletters can be regularly sent to a recipient list.
Recipients sign up for the newsletter on the homepage using the double opt-in procedure.
The design framework of the HTML email is stored as a template, so all mails have the same structure.
A newsletter can contain . Each article can contain texts, images and links to the homepage to read on.
There is a clickable table of contents in the header to reach every article quickly.
There is an unsubscribe link in the footer. Unsubscribes on the homepage are also possible.

The Calendar Module

Module for publishing events with detail pages, flyers, images, and a registration form

Ideal for: Church facilities, associations, education providers, and continuing education institutes that publish their events.

Functions of the Calendar Module

display as a calendar page or list
any number of categories
overall view with category filter
categories can be embedded individually
automatic detail page for descriptions, images, and flyers
automatic display of events on the homepage
automatic archiving after the event ends
automatic or optional route planner with Google Maps to the event venue
automatic or optional registration form

Description of the Calendar Module

With the Calendar Module you can publish events with date, location, time, images, and flyers.
Recurring dates can be created efficiently using date repetition.
Addresses of event venues can be stored and reused.
If an event is canceled or a registration is required, a flag can be set with a note.

It is configurable,

whether a map or route planner appears for each venue or only optionally
whether a registration form appears for each event or optionally
whether events are archived automatically or optionally
which events are displayed on the homepage

The Jobs Module

Module to integrate a job board into your homepage with Google Jobs integration and application options

Ideal for: Companies with high staffing needs that frequently publish job postings.

Functions of the Jobs Module

Create job postings and publish on the homepage
Form with the required fields to post a job
Automatically structured data for Google Jobs from the content
Configuration of the application option optionally by mail, email, and/or contact form
Statistics on views and applications

Description of the Jobs Module

With the Jobs Module you can integrate your own job market into the homepage.
The Jobs Module enables simultaneous job postings on your homepage and in the Google Jobs search, increasing reach effectively.
There is a special job form available, which contains the necessary fields for Google Jobs search. These are filled with your job data.
Based on the fields, the structured data for Google Jobs search is automatically generated from the content.
Applications are possible by post, email, or contact form and are recorded in statistics.

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