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Unify is out! Go here to see more about how it works, and start editing your site for just $24.49! – Nathan

For the past few months the Unit Interactive team has been working hard on a little application that is meant to solve big headaches for web designers and their clients. It’s called Unify, and it’s a website content editor that is easy to install and easy to use.

We are ready to begin private beta testing on Unify and we cordially invite you to sign up to participate.

UPDATE:
The beta testing sign-up is now closed.

What is Unify?

Unify is not a content management system. It’s is a simple content editor that anyone can use. It has a ridiculously simple implementation and requires no database integration. To use Unify, you simply go to your website, login, edit the content right on the page, and click “publish.” Done.

- no CMS
- no backend interface
- no database setup
- no proprietary syntax or tags

Just change, add, or delete content right on the page in your browser.

Setting Up Unify

For the designer/developer, implementation is a snap. Once you create an account and download Unify, just…

1.    Upload the Unify folder to the server,

2.    Add the appropriate Unify classes to the HTML elements or divs that you’d like to be able to edit, and upload the page(s) to the server.

…or…

3.    There is no step 3. You’re done.

Why Unify?

Not every website needs a cumbersome and complex CMS. Sometimes all someone needs is the ability to modify content; to edit contact information, to replace an image, or to change some copy. For website owners, the easiest and most intuitive way to do that would be to go to their website in a browser and edit the content right there, on the page. Unify makes this possible.

For Designers & Developers

Wouldn’t you like to have a simple content editing solution for those clients who don’t need a powerful CMS? Unify is perfect for brochure sites and other informational websites where content updates are minor and infrequent. With Unify, your clients don’t have to know HTML and they don’t need to learn to use a complex, counterintuitive backend system. Unify lets you give your clients an easy-to-use editing solution so that they can be self-sufficient …and you can determine which elements they can edit and which elements they can’t.

Unify is not a hosted solution. It lives on the website’s server. The license cost will be very low, allowing for easy inclusion in project budgeting.

Using Unify

After going to www.yourdomain.com/unify and logging in, editable areas become conspicuous on the page. Double-clicking on an editable area or clicking on the edit tab opens up an intuitive editing interface for that content element or containing div. The controls are contextual to the elements you are editing. Unify even has a robust definition list wizard; a feature lacking in other content editing apps. Unify’s intuitive image wizard allows uploading, editing, application of classes, IDs, or alternate text properties to images.

For more complex content arrays, like image+copy+stats for a typical company’s staff listing or a product listing, Unify even has a repeatable element function so that website owners can add a new staff member or product. The user can select a repeatable section, insert a duplicate, and change the relevant information or image. This function prevents your client from destroying a complex product or staff listing while editing in visual mode.

Unify works to preserve good markup. You can edit in either visual or HTML mode. The visual mode prevents users from adding presentational effects (like underlines or colors) to content, so the presentation stays within the CSS.

Sign up for the Private Beta

If you are a web designer or developer and would like to help us put Unify through its paces, please go to the Unify website and sign up to participate in our private beta.

UPDATE:
The beta testing sign-up is now closed.