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Backstage Version 5.2

1/19/2010 1:45:34 PM

We are excited to announce the release of Backstage version 5.2! Current users of backstage will notice the changes the next time they log in. The highlights of this new release are:

File Manager Upgrades

Make a copy of your image or file with our new duplicate item feature in your image and file managers.

Preview uploaded files in a new window so you can see how the file will display on the front end of your web site.

Find Your Answer

Our tutorial section is now searchable! Find the answer you are looking for easily and quickly by typing in the phrases or words related to the help you need. A listing of relevaBackstage versionnt tutorials shows up allowing you to select your solution.

Live Chat: The Newest Way to Get Support

Can’t find the answer you are looking for or have a question on how your site works? Chat with a Backstage support specialist! Simply click the “chat with support” button and a qualified representative will answer your questions about Backstage.

Alerts in Backstage

The next time a Backstage upgrade is being done to your account, you will know about it with our new alert feature. This improvement will let you know when an update is in progress so you know to save your work.

Back-up Got an Upgrade

With Backstage Back-up, you can now be more specific about what you want to restore. Instead of complete catalogs, individual items can be recovered and save you time from having to make unnecessary edits.

Never Lose Your Unsaved Work

If you are unexpectedly logged out of Backstage, an alert will pop up and allow you to log back in without exiting the page you are currently working on.

Backstage is on Twitter

6/8/2009 3:17:57 PM

Follow Backstage on Twitter and keep up to date with the daily happenings and news.

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Backstage is on Facebook!

5/29/2009 10:35:14 AM

Become a fan of Backstage on Facebook! Here you can meet and interact with other Backstage users and friends, keep current on news and events, and learn about trends in content management.

Backstage Improvement Goals

5/18/2009 4:19:58 PM

As one of our major goals in 2009 to continually add value to our content management system, Backstage, the team is working hard to add new features and refine existing features. To achieve this goal, our Backstage clients have been receiving updates each month with new ways to make editing their web site even easier.

"Thank you for listening to your clients and growing Backstage to suit the needs of those people using the program daily." - Holly Watters

Newsletters are sent out each time an upgrade is performed to let users know about the new and/or improved features and collect feedback. Take a look at a recent newsletter update.

The Charleston Renaissance Gallery Uses Backstage!

5/18/2009 4:19:45 PM

The Charleston Renaissance Gallery needed a dynamic, updatable web site that was consistent with their established image of being a provider of traditional American art, while at the same time being cutting edge in marketing their business on the web.
The existing database of art pieces used internally needed to be closely linked to the web site so that data can be updated and pieces could easily be marked as sold and automatically taken off the web site. Because the inventory and information on each piece changed frequently, the Charleston Renaissance Gallery team needed needed a way to update their web site quickly and easily.

To keep the web site up-to-date, the Charleston Renaissance Gallery team decided to go with Backstage as their content management system. With Backstage, nearly every area of the site is fully editable. Backstage made it easy for the staff to post new inventory from the internal database. Backstage allows for complete control over content information posted on the site.

“Not only is our public presence elegant and impressive, the behind the scenes management capacity that Backstage provides has streamlined our entire inventory management program and given us the real time editorial capabilities we had previously only dreamt of.” - Lynne Blackmann

Backstage Version 5.1 Released!

5/18/2009 4:19:37 PM

Backstage Version 5.1 included updates to the calendar feature located on the Dashboard. Now users can choose between a monthly, weekly, or daily site statistics summary in Backstage. The data is pulled from Google Analytics and provides up-to-date information on the site is doing.

The image manager has the additional option on how the images are viewed: list view. This new image listing view helps users find image easier by arranging images in a list of one item per row giving the ability to view more photos per screen.

Now searching for images, files, or pages is even easier with Backstage's latest improvement to the search feature. This improvement will show results for searches as users type the name of the item they are looking for, which allows them to find your desired item even faster!

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David Dierking Promoted to Lead Developer

5/18/2009 11:42:26 AM

David Dierking is now the Lead Developer for Backstage and will work as the lead software developer for product development. Any updates or new features for Backstage are coordinated, and probably coded, by David.

David’s background is in graphic design but transitioned into web development three years ago. Since then he has developed many websites for Your Creative People and has been one of the chief architects of Backstage Basic and Pro.