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SharePoint 2010 Websites - Features and Benefits

Recently, IRW have been asked about SharePoint 2010 websites and what benefits they offer owners of large sites.

Demand for functionality is high, and a rich user experience both from the CMS and user interface is a requirement of any large website - so here are the top 5 features of SharePoint 2010 for the web:

1. WYSIWYG Editor (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get)

SharePoint 2010 offers a rich editing experience - the ability to edit and format text to the same level as any Word document. The Ribbon interface allows you to insert and drag webparts, images, tables and more. All this makes SharePoint 2010 a powerful tool that prevents the need for content republishing.

2. On Demand Templates

With most CMS systems, you need to pick and stick with a single template per page. If you want to add a column or adapt the page to suit your content then you need another template developed - often at great cost and resource.

With SharePoint 2010, you can customise your page - splitting it into columns or rows however you please. You can also drag webparts anywhere on the page - you're no longer forced to place dynamic content in one place.

3. Search Engine Friendly

Header tags, META data and even tagged documents make SharePoint the perfect tool for creating content that delivers on SEO. Customise anchor text how you like it and create user friendly URLs straight from page creation.

4. Content Publishing Made Easy

Agreeing on page content for any company can be tough - especially when there needs to be a lot of individual input. With a publishing workflow, you can collaborate on content in real time and publish a finished draft without passing a document around in emails.

5. Fast Blogging

Blog straight from Word and maintain your formatting - SharePoint 2010 lets you insert blogs as a page or web part so you can always keep visitors up to date. The Word publishing also means you don't need to copy and paste into another application.