The Lab Studios



CATALYST 

The Lab's content management system, CatalystCMS

Content Management that works

The Lab has worked with a number of content management systems, but the one we get the best results with is our own. CatalystCMS is modular by design which means that you only pay for the features you need. We tailor our CMS to fit your needs, instead of trying to find ways to make your site fit an out-of-the-box application.

 

FEATURES

CatalystCMS is completely customisable to your needs. The following modules are just a taster of the available modules for our system and if we don't have a module that caters to your needs, we can work with you to develop new ones.

 
Control Site Content

Page Content
The most basic tool in the CMS toolkit, managing your site content, is made easy with CatalystCMS. Adding pages, editing content and archiving are a breeze.

Member Only Sections

Member Only Section
Control the content your users can see by creating member only sections. Assign usernames and passwords, organise members into groups with different access levels. The control is in your hands.

Image Galleries

Image Galleries
Add and manage image galleries on your website. Keep your users up to date with happenings in your organisation with photos of events, display your products or artwork. The possibilities are endless.

 
Comments

Article Comments
Get users involved in your site by allowing them to comment on your news articles, blog posts, even your page content. Control whether their comments appear automatically or are moderated by select CMS administrators.

News Module

News Module
Post your latest news to your website with ease. This module allows you to add, update or archive news articles, choose whether to display on the home page and assign articles to categories for easier display.

RSS Module

RSS Module
Easily create RSS news feeds that allow your readers to follow your news updates easily. Embrace this growing communication technology to communicate with your customers.

 
Statistics

Site Statistics
Follow your site statistics using this module. Track the number of visitors, length of time they stay for and even where they come from so you can tailor your communications to fit your users.

Search your site

Site Search Module
Allow your users to search your site, set parameters for advanced search features, organise content into categories for easier search functionality. This adds an extra level of accessibility to your content.

Ecommerce Module

Simple E-commerce Module
Create a store on your site, manage store categories and products and allow users to pay via paypal or more advanced payment gateway. The module allows you to track and control orders and shipping as well.

 
Mailing Lists

Mailing Lists
Create mailing lists with matching signup forms so you can target your email communications to your customers. The module allows for easy management of your lists so you can focus on growing them.

Newsletter

Newsletter Module
Assign assorted newsletter templates to targetted communications, assign mailing lists and create new content. Once you are happy with how it looks, use this module to export the files for use in systems like Campaign Monitor.

Archive Content

Archiving
The simple archiving functionality that CatalystCMS provides means you can easily roll back to older content when it becomes relevant again, or use it as a security measure if old site content is ever questioned.