Evaluation of Webnode software
Webnode? Give a go to!
In all, the use of the online application Webnode has been enjoyable and it did provide quite a satisfactory result. Despite its limited programming aspects - the absence of Application Programming Interface (API) integration, the lack of comment functions in pages and the limited template facilities in free and paid versions - it has a good standard widget and plugin library and support for third party embedded coding. Not to mention the editable Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that allow for flexible design of graphics and typography to reply to CD requests or the switch from WYSIWYG into raw html coding for connoisseurs. Combined with more classic elements such as the Search Engine Optimization (SEO), recognisable by metadata, keywords and tagging possibilities, Webnode offers an overall good package. Unfortunately though, and despite the completion of the step-by-step guide to website creation provided by the Webnode team, and despite its first publication in June 11th 2013, our website is still not referenced in search engines, this blog about Webnode is more likely to be found, since it has been created with the Google tool BlogSpot; its content copied onto Webnode’s content pages for the purpose of this exercise.
This type of application is part of a long line of online applications that will surely evolve towards Web 3.0 technology and tries to find an eloquent balance between traditional content management and modern information technologies fancied by online users. It is not recommended though to use it for complicated web content, as its “front-End” content management still is rudimentary and does not have “Back-End” administrative tools found in other specialised CMS.
Image source: Dion Hinchcliff
Note: Jordan, Frank (fictitious character) created for the purpose of this exercise refers in reality to the author of this Blog who must remain anonymous until completion of this module. The author was Web designer, Art director and team manager in multiple projects for small to large companies in Germany from 1999 to 2005 and still contributes actively in online works in his position as school librarian.