Kentico CMS: Versatile CMS for ASP.NET

Kentico is versatile content management script (CMS) built on Microsoft ASP.NET platform. This can be used to build almost any kind of websites then let it be Online store, Community or Social networking sites or just a blog. It comes with several modules which makes it possible to mold the content in the way you want.

Managing content on Kentico is easy, it comes with WYSIWYG editor which lets you create and modify the content. Also, It comes with an API that allows you to script operations such as creating a new document, user, or editing an existing document. The API is great for integrations with any 3rd party software.

Kentico is multilingual & can manage multiple websites from the same administrator panel. It means, one script installation can handle multiple sites.

For Website developers, it has plenty of features making your site easy to use, give it attractive look and user friendly. Kentico represents the full featured solution for designing and Search Engine Optimization. The flexible features offered are Easy navigation using Drop Down Menu, Dynamic Sitemap and Breadcrumbs.

Regarding SEO, you get search friendly URLs and Custom URL aka alias like www.yousite.com/product/nokia so, these URL’s are easily understandable and unique unlike www.yoursite.com/index.aspx?id=345 Moreover, it offers full-text search support on site.

There are three ways to evaluate and test the product:

• Download of Trial version of Kentico CMS – fully functional working for 30 days
• Download of Free edition of Kentico CMS which has no time limitation(never expires) and can be used even for commercial purposes!
• Virtual lab – a place where you don’t have to install anything and test the product seamlessly installed on their servers. This online demo comes out with four sample sites – Corporate, E-commerce, Commnunity (Social Networking) and Personal site.

The core features are the same for all these editions, but some advanced features are not available in the Free editions. If you are pleased with functionality and features offered by Kentico CMS, you can purchase from various Licensing packages offered here. For any bugs found, they claim to get it fixed within 7 days and plants a tree for each bug found which is a great initiative.