Great Product, Getting Better All The Time...
June 18, 2024

Great Product, Getting Better All The Time...

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine is our go to solution for building custom websites. The native template engine uses a syntax that is simple to learn and comprehend, which allows our developers to stand up sites faster, and easily maintain them over the long haul. ExpressionEngine includes a comprehensive set of fieldtypes that will meet the majority of needs for simple to complex content models. If not, there is an addon store with plenty of options to add functionality to a site.

Pros

  • Easy to learn
  • Enables rapid development
  • Secure by default

Cons

  • In my opinion, mediocre support for block type page builders (Bloqs addon is the best option currently)
  • Doesn't use a PHP framework under the hood (and no Composer support)
  • Lacking database migration support
  • Faster website development due to the simple template syntax

Do you think ExpressionEngine delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ExpressionEngine's feature set?

Yes

Did ExpressionEngine live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of ExpressionEngine go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ExpressionEngine again?

Yes

ExpressionEngine is particularly well suited for small to medium size brochure sites.

I do not currently recommend ExpressionEngine to clients for websites that require E-Commerce. Part of that is not wanting to be responsible for the cart, and checkout functionality that currently seems half-baked within the existing ecosystem.

ExpressionEngine Feature Ratings

9.4
WYSIWYG editor
9
Code quality / cleanliness
10
Admin section
10
Page templates
10
Mobile optimization / responsive design
10
Publishing workflow
10
Form generator
7
8.8
Content taxonomy
10
SEO support
8
Bulk management
9
Availability / breadth of extensions
8
Community / comment management
Not Rated
Not Rated
API
Not Rated
Internationalization / multi-language
Not Rated
8.0
Role-based user permissions
8
CMS programming language or framework ()
Not Rated

Using ExpressionEngine

4 - Marketing, design, and development teams.
1 - Web Developers

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