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Posted on Mon, June 2, 2008 by Tim Wall

21 comments (Add your own)

1. Scott wrote:: White label billing for Light resellers. That would be so nice. Email server for hosted sites. Dealing with Google Apps and MX servers is a royal pain. This is something I'd pay extra for.
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 2:12 PM
2. Ambert@guezworks.com wrote:: shopping cart?
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 2:59 PM
3. Eric Granata wrote:: That billing feature sounds rad. I'd like to see the blog element get true archiving and pagination.
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 3:39 PM
4. Matt G wrote:: More generous storage limits and remove the page limit! Please! It would be so much easier to resell just with the page limitation gone.
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 5:05 PM
5. Steve Thiel wrote:: (1) Disable account - for those clients that string me out (2) Delete account - for those worthless accounts created for prospects (3) Billing history - those pro-rated charges are a mystery to me. (4) Copy an element to a blog post or calendar event - I have wanted to put a photo gallery below a blog post so many times.
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 10:07 PM
6. Colin Rowley wrote:: I second Steve. (1) Disable/Delete Account (I have close to 5 accounts that I setup for new clients but they did nothing with) (2) Icebrrg could use a nice function that allows me to publish other form submissions for the public (like Google Docs form builder). For instance, for those circumstances when I need users to know what has been submitted before them, it would be nice to publish that info. (3) Please work on the functionality for Apple's browsers. Firefox works, but the WYSIWYG is crap. (4) More server space (5) Blog tool is very basic. Anyway we can add some more functionality with that tool (third-party widgets)?
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 10:22 PM
7. Tyler wrote:: I'm all there on the: // Billing History (something like MailBuild's back-end) // WYSIWYG is "if-y" at best, especially on Macs But also would like to see: // Ability within WYSIWYG editor to lock down certain roles from using certain features // Force image editor folders to remember the last folder accessed instead of always defaulting to the root folder (would save me hours a month) // Profile Element for user accounts (allowing them to fill out more of their own info and potentially connect to each other within pre-defined groups or roles)
Mon, June 2, 2008 @ 11:54 PM
8. Matt Hawes wrote:: I like the fact that LightCMS is simple, straight forward, and meets the basic needs of small to medium sites. I am in agreement with Eric Granata above, the blog element needs true archiving and pagination. And I would add that category based archives would also be incredibly helpful. If the blog element were a little more robust, it would be a huge improvement for blogs and podcasts. Thanks!
Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 8:54 AM
9. Jessica Parsons wrote:: When applying an advanced setting to a page (selecting a template, for example), a check box to "apply to all child pages" would make my life so much easier. Others I'd like to see: -ability to apply a specific template to blog or calendar entries (not just one template for all) -class in the menu tokens for ancestor pages in the document tree between selectedPageRoot and selectedPageParent (e.g. level 2 ancestor for a level 4 page) -improved blog features as discussed above
Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 10:54 AM
10. Tim Wall wrote:: Just wanted to say thanks for the great responses, everyone. We appreciate them and you can be sure we are considering them. This doesn't mean the thread is closed, though. Please feel free to add your two cents if you haven't already.
Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 2:08 PM
11. Rachael wrote:: Can you please add more features to your blog? We want to be able to categorize within the blog, at the moment the features are very basic making it hard to use for clients. Are you looking at upgrading the blog features?
Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 6:19 PM
12. Steve wrote:: 1. A billing/invoice system would be awesome. I'd love to send the bill to my client via LightCMS. 2. An improved WYSIWYG editor, something similar to wordpress.com - alot of my clients are soooooo confused with the editor that it can be frustrating.
Tue, June 3, 2008 @ 10:33 PM
13. Tim Wall wrote:: @Rachel, yes, blog improvements are definitely on the way. It is toward the top of the list so it will happen.
Wed, June 4, 2008 @ 8:22 AM
14. Mary wrote:: What is the rationale behind the page limitations? There are many things I like about Light and I am very excited about the capabilities it offers, but I have trouble selling it to customers with the: - space limits, - page limits, - cost (as compared to other high profile companies) - and lack of email.
Fri, June 6, 2008 @ 12:07 AM
15. Bill wrote:: Guys, I'm 80% satisfied with the overall product. However the text element WYSIWYG tools are confusing for me and my customers. The results are problematic at best. Support for it has been sporadic, confusing, conflicting, and condescending at best too. The only way to achieve the visual look I want in the text element is to format everything in Dreamweaver, copy the code and paste it here. While that may work to solve my immediate problem, it does not help my customer, nor does it help me honestly sell the product to new customers that they can do it themselves just like Word or WordPress. Knowing what I know, that would be a lie. While I'm 80% satisfied at how everything works, this mere 20% has me wondering if it would be best to look elsewhere for solutions. This 20% is huge! If the WYSIWYG don't work right, it isn't a viable solution for me or my customers. Here's hoping you listen to this same concern being repeated all over this comments page. I've seen the same comment again and again which tells me it's not me or my "lack of understanding."
Mon, June 9, 2008 @ 2:22 PM
16. Tim Wall wrote:: @Mary -- There are a lot of different products out there with a lot of different pricing models. Sometimes, products limit the features based on what package you are on. In our case, we make all features available to all package levels, and the only limitations we have are pages, users, and storage. By doing this, we are able to make some lower-priced packages available for sites that don't require as many pages. @Bill -- You can be assured that we are listening to the feedback we receive through this thread as well as many other channels. We are constantly prioritizing development time and working on making improvements. I'm very sorry that you've had that 20% of dissatisfaction. I'm especially surprised that you have experienced that with support as support is one of our strongest points (as reflected in feedback from our customers). Please feel free to let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you. You can email me directly at tim [at] elementfusion [dot] com.
Wed, June 11, 2008 @ 9:47 AM
17. Andrew wrote:: I would like to see a lower, price, and to be honest, the price is way to high, I understand that there are not many systems like yours, but there is a new one in beta, that is similar, but free, maybe that will help change your mind :) Also page limits are a hassle, same for storage, I cant sell to clients due to price, and space/page limitations.
Thu, June 12, 2008 @ 1:19 AM
18. Xavier wrote:: I like your product and think that it's one of the better mid-level CMS's out there, hosted or not. I do have some gripes though: 1) A better WYSIWYG is a MUST! There are free CMS's with better ones :-( 2) An actual image/media element. It would be great to add a video, flash slideshow, or mp3 file without having to first place a text edit element. Dealing with the WYSIWYG for this can be slow and clunky at times. 3) Either increase the page and space limits or decrease the pricing on the Pro and Premier. Like someone else mentioned earlier - the competition will be getting real fierce soon!
Thu, June 12, 2008 @ 2:42 AM
19. Jessica Parsons wrote:: It's interesting to me that so many people have mentioned price as an issue. I came upon Light when I was looking for a content management solution for a school. There are actually a large number of school-oriented solutions out there, of varying degrees of quality, and almost all of them cost more than Light (or Water, for that matter). The most functional, attractive options, such as finalsite, Silverpoint, and Whipple Hill, charge $10-30K per year (after you pay $20-60K upfront for design)! Light doesn't have quite so many features as the $30K service end, but for less than $2000 per year, it really does provide a lot. I've seen some other options, but most aren't hosted, and that goes a long way for me. I can see how having email would be nice, but in times when the fate of your email--whether it makes to your destination or is blocked and lost to the ether--is determined by how well the big email companies know your email company, I've found small company, "we do it all" email services more trouble than they're worth. I'd rather use a company that focuses on email, and can dedicate all their time to maintaining their reputation and quality of service.
Thu, June 12, 2008 @ 11:24 AM
20. David wrote:: I have really wanted a package for committed resellers. I run a small web company. The cost of investing in creating my own CMS could get up into the 60-70k range, so that's why I chose Light. I would be willing to pay $2000-$2500 a year, for unlimited websites with unlimited pages - i would even be willing to sign a contract and pay all the money in advance with no refunds. I believe in your product that much that I know it would be worth it. Something to think about.
Thu, March 26, 2009 @ 12:39 AM
21. Tim Wall wrote:: @David, thanks for that idea. Creating incentives or packages for our most active resellers is something we continue to discuss and we do plan to roll something out in the future. Not sure when, but stay tuned. We appreciate the feedback as it helps us in our planning.
Thu, March 26, 2009 @ 8:16 AM

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