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Review on TakeShape by Eddie Timbeross

Revainrating 3 out of 5

What do you think of takeshape's content management system?

I like that the service provides two different versions of a web site. I'm not keen on the idea that there is a need for a 'headless' CMS, that there has to be a single entry point to your own content to be served to everyone using a particular domain. I would rather see more investment from TakeShape to try and improve that. In particular, why has a team member for marketing and not for technical written a blog post on using TakeShape? I would see more value if I wrote that same post and released it to a team using TakeShape under a creative commons license, with instructions on how to set up a site to serve up the content. It helps with deployment and maintenance. I'd prefer to see a single entry point (such as a Joomla, Wordpress or Typent site) to my pages/projects. I like that it has a lot of features but very little is clear about what they do. The only benefit is the number of options we have regarding our website. There are so many things that could be great, but there's not enough information given upfront as to how to use them! Recommendations to others considering the product:I would recommend using this for new websites, rather than large ones. While there are plenty of features to choose from, their usage isn't explained well. So it can be pretty confusing trying to figure out how different things work. If you don't need that much flexibility with customizations, then consider something better-known. .

Pros
  • Great price point.
  • Fast set up.
  • Has the option to integrate with SharePoint.
Cons
  • TakeShape has been around for a while and hasn't really seen a huge uptake in the market.