EE stands for Exceptionally Excellent!
Updated March 08, 2015
EE stands for Exceptionally Excellent!
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
2.5.2
Modules Used
- FreeForm Pro
- Pages
- Playa
- Reefine
- Tagger
- Taxonomy
- Wygwam
Overall Satisfaction with ExpressionEngine
We use EE to manage our main company website as well as several other microsites. It is used be several departments, however, I would like for it to become the standard CMS of the company. EE allows me to quickly build websites that the business can easily update.
Pros
- My favorite thing about EE is the ability to easily create custom content input/edit forms that are easy for the business user to navigate and fill out.
- With EE, there is very little need for a WYSIWYG as you are able to easily target user inputted content with stylesheets. Making the site more consistent and avoiding the frustration WYSIWYGs can cause.
- The templating system is easy. You stick your CSS in a CSS template and your HTML in an HTML template. No zipped packages. No PHP to sift through to create a new look and feel of the site.
Cons
- I would really like to see the ability to customize how the content forms (channel entry forms) display. In other words, I would like to be able to hide certain fields if a certain field is equal to a certain value and create more specific validation based on what has been inputted in the form.
- I currently do not like how the channel entry form fields are ordered. A drag and drop interface would be much easier than inputting the sort number.
- The checkboxes in the channel entry forms are too easily checked, all you have to do is click within the checkbox area (which is easily done when scrolling).
- The biggest ROI is the ability to easily add to the site leading to better customer service.
- The ability for the business to update content themselves is a big win.
- The ability to implement sites quickly.
I didn't select EE, it was the tool that was used by the company when I came in. However, I do have some experience in WordPress and would much prefer to work with EE over it.
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