software
adobe contribute cs4
simplify web content management
Adobe® Contribute® CS4 software enables users to collaboratively author, review, and publish web content while maintaining site integrity—without learning HTML. Administrators can define and enforce individual workflows for content in different website sections and enable users to easily edit content directly in their browsers. Tight integration with Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 software helps ensure consistent site design.
ideal for …
- Web Designers
- Web Developers
- Web Administrators
- Content Contributors
top reasons to invest in Adobe® Contribute CS4
| Collaborative publishing | Establish workflow processes to collaboratively author, review, and publish content. Define different review paths at the template level, whether a single approval for an internal web page or multiple sign-offs for a public page. |
| In-browser editing | Edit pages directly in your web browser without having to open another application. The Contribute CS4 in-browser editor supports most browsers, including Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 6 and 7. |
| Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 compatibility | Easily edit advanced layout components. Contribute CS4 works with Dreamweaver templates and allows you to design the site while letting content contributors add to it without risk. |
| Enhanced CSS support | Enjoy improved CSS support and complete rendering fidelity between Contribute CS4 and Dreamweaver CS4. |
| Content expiration notification | Keep website content fresh with the new expiration notification feature. Set the expiration value for a single Contribute page or multiple pages, and Contribute will notify the designated content contributors when the expiration date nears. |
| In-context shared reviews | Enable multiple reviewers to comment on drafts simultaneously with the in-context collaboration tool for faster and more effective web publishing cycles. |
| Dynamic website editing | Add content to dynamic websites powered by Movable Type, TypePad, or WordPress with Contribute CS4. Simply define your Contribute site with the proper settings, and site content is instantly available for updating. |
| More secure editing with Auto-Save | Protect your content contributors’ ongoing edits with the new Auto-Save feature, which enables you to specify how frequently updated drafts are saved. Content remains in draft format until the review and publish process is initiated. |
| Visual blog configuration | Avoid editing the BlogHub.csi file manually in a text editor to achieve specific goals such as allowing images wider than 150 pixels. Now, all such preferences are accessed visually for rapid adjustments. |
| Site root–relative links | Gain a finer degree of control over code than ever before. Website administrators can quickly specify whether links to pages or other elements are written as document-relative or site root–relative links. |
top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Contribute CS4
| True WYSIWYG web authoring | Update and add content within the context of a web page. Text is incorporated into the design while the layout and CSS styles persist. Work in a rendered HTML environment or directly in the browser. |
| In-browser editing | Edit pages directly in your web browser without having to open another application. The Contribute CS4 in-browser editor supports most browsers, including Firefox 2 and Internet Explorer 6 and 7. |
| Website administration | Set roles and responsibilities and enforce a review and approval process. Fine-grained permissions enable administrators to define who can edit and who can publish content. |
| Collaborative publishing | Establish workflow processes to collaboratively author, review, and publish content. Define different review paths at the template level, whether a single approval for an internal web page or multiple sign-offs for a public page. |
| Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 compatibility | Easily edit advanced layout components. Contribute CS4 works with Dreamweaver templates and allows you to design the site while letting content contributors add to it without risk. |
| Clean XHTML file creation and editing | Input and style text, images, FLV and SWF files, or PDF documents, and Contribute CS4 outputs standards-compliant, valid XHTML code. All of the designer’s code formatting in Dreamweaver is preserved during editing and publishing. |
| Unified web publishing | Post your updates from Contribute CS4 using any standard file transfer, web authoring, or blogging protocol, including FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, MetaWeblog, and Atom. Choose to publish from within Contribute or directly from Microsoft Office applications. |
| Rich media support | Easily drag and drop your images, FLV and SWF files, or PDF documents into your Contribute pages. Contribute automatically uploads the dependent files to the web server when the pages are published in administrator-selected locations. |
| Robust draft capabilities | Avoid losing your content changes due to a dropped Internet connection. Work offline and store your drafts locally. For quick revisions, go to the Drafts panel and reopen your file with a single click. |
| Version Rollback feature | Use the Rollback feature to return to an earlier version of your web page. Contribute site administrators determine the number of available rollbacks (up to 99) and assign rollback permissions to fit your organization’s needs |
frequently asked questions
- What's new in Contribute? Why should I invest in Contribute CS4?
- The new features in Contribute CS4 make web content management even easier. Key new features include:
- In-browser editing
- Users can edit pages directly in their web browser without having to open another application.
- Collaborative publishing
- Web administrators can define and enforce workflow processes to collaboratively author, review, and publish content without compromising website integrity.
- Dreamweaver CS4 compatibility—Contribute CS4 works with Dreamweaver templates and allows you to design the site while letting content contributors add to it without risk.
- Can I purchase Contribute as a standalone product?
- Contribute CS4 can be purchased and used as a standalone product, and it is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Software.
- What other products are in the Contribute family?
- In addition to the Contribute CS4 desktop software solution, the Contribute Publishing Server is available for administering and managing larger website deployments.
webqem can supply your business with the latest available version of Adobe Contribute CS4 and Contribute Publishing Server, through the Adobe Open Options licensing program. Contact us today.
