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Advice, tutorials, news, training and expert advice on the Concrete5 content management system, ecommerce, website design, online marketing and social media optimization from Pixo Web Design & Strategy. To watch training videos visit our Concrete5 videos page. To learn more about our Concrete5 services or to get your own Concrete5 website please feel free to contact us.
Dec
22
Concrete5 Version 5.5 is Out Now
From Concrete5 on their new release:
We completely changed the way installation works so it is much easier to build a starting point. You can even install completely from the command line. We also took the time to rethink Scrapbooks which had evolved “organically” and had any number of issues.…
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Dec
21
Concrete5 vs ModX
Been doing some research latley around the ModX content management system (CMS) and concrete5. What I've found is that while the approach of each CMS is similar I found that the implemenation is different and that is where the devil is in the details.ModX is seems to us to be very hands on and as s…
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Dec
19
Happy Holidays from Pixo And a Very Special 2012 Offer!
We would like to thank everyone for a great year in 2011. We saw tremendous growth in business and even more importantly saw great results for our customers. Great clients make a business look good and we have some of the best. We want to wish everyone a great Holiday season and a fantastic 2012!…
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Nov
29
Website Owners are Noticing what Pixo Has Know for Years; Concrete5 Rocks!
Water & Stone put out there annual report on website content management systems and in the Open Source space it was no suprise to us that Concrete5 made tremendous gains in 2011 and is the fast growing Open Source CMS on the market.
To quote Network World:
"The big winner for this year though seems …
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Nov
18
Know the Successes & Pitfalls of Mommy Blogger Social Media Campaigns
At Pixo we've worked with companies large and small on mommy blogger social media campaigns and events. We've had a lot of fun with those campaigns over the years and have worked with some of the best brands in the world. Through the years we've watched companies try different strategies with great …
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Oct
22
New Concrete5 Looks Pretty Slick
From what I have seen of what will be the next release of Concrete5 the Core team is adding some great tools into the contentn management system. From what I have seen so far, it isn't so much new functionality that has got me excited as much as polish. The Edit Tool bar is being enhanced with meg…
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Oct
14
Customizing The Concrete5 Login Page with Your Theme
Sometimes we are asked by clients if the Concrete5 login page can have the site theme applied to it. The answer is yes and it is relatively easy to do.
If you go onto your server in the root directory there is a folder named config. In that folder open the site_theme_paths.php file. After the de…
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Oct
03
A Guilty Pleasure of Ours. Online Marketing for Ski Resorts.
We feel honored to have worked with some of the best destination ski resorts in the world and we cherish the relationships and friends that we have built in the ski industry over the years. Some days we almost feel guilty about the work that we do because it is almost too fun to call it a job. Our…
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Sep
22
A Big Thanks to the Core Team at Concrete5!
What other content management system at the level of Concrete5 can you get a reply from the CEO on a forum post that you made? What other CMS system can you talk with the core development team and then see your ideas come out in the next release? What other CMS team will give you tips, tricks and …
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Aug
11
Concrete5 vs. Wordpress
Sometimes we are asked how the Concrete5 content management system compares to other similar content managment systems like Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal. To put it unprofessionally, but honestly, all content management systems (CMS) suck. No content management system will work ideally for all webs…
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