Browser Icon
The latest versions of most web browsers show a small icon in the address bar for websites and on the web page tabs. This new site builder feature lets you set the browser icon. You can either choose one of the standard icons or upload your own .ico file.
Blog Comments
Visitors to your website can post comments on your blog posts. When comments are posted, you will receive an email notification. You must approve comments before they are published on your website. To enable user comments, go to the blog settings page. For each blog post, you must check the enable comments box to allow visitors to post comments..
Mailing List Enhancements
It is now easier for visitors to signup for your site mailing list. You can add a check box on any form (using the form builder) that will let a visitor add their email to your general mailing list when submitting the form. The new auto responder feature lets you setup a series of emails that will be automatically sent to your general mailing list subscribers. You can configure the emails to automatically be delivered at daily intervals.
Content Rotator
Use the content rotator to setup a section of your web page that rotates/changes each time the page is viewed or have content that is set to display on specific dates. To enable content rotation, edit any page, click the add button and choose the content rotator from the design accents menu. Setup each of your content sections and add content.
Photo Display Components
The photo display components have been enhanced to make it easier for you to upload photos and setup photo galleries/rotators. The new photo components support upload of multiple files and automatic gallery generation. You specify gallery settings (image sizes, layout, style and other properties) and the system will generate all the image files for the gallery.
Google Maps
Place interactive Google maps on your site using the Google maps component. To use the component you must first obtain a map key from Google. NOTE: Currently the Google maps component is only supported for a single domain. If your site has multiple domain names then you can only have the map display on one of your domains.
Text & Styles
We have reorganized some of the links on the design area and provided new options for customizing your text. The new "Text & Styles" area of the design manager includes links for setting up your page titles, group boxes, shopping cart as well as layout settings. NEW: You can now set your default style for your site text, site headings and links. This includes the font name, size, color and style attributes such as bold, italic and underline.
Custom Font Names
The standard text editor has been updated to allow you to specify your own font names for styling text. Your font names will appear in the font drop down selection list for the text editor, page titles and group boxes. IMPORTANT: If visitors to your site do not have a font installed on their computer, they will not able to see the text in that font (text will be displayed in the default font for their browser)
Page Name Format (dashes)
Configure how spaces are handled in page names. To set the page urls You can choose to have spaces replaced with either a "-" dash or a "_" underscore. To set the page name, view your site, click the settings button and then click the "editor settings" link. This setting only applies to newly created pages. Existing pages will not be changed.
Ex. "Contact_Us" or "Contact-Us"
Message Board
Enhanced to allow message board posts to include formatted text.
Sitemaps.org (Google sitemaps)
Many of the top search engines now allow you to provide them with a sitemap of all the pages on your site. Having a sitemap does not increase your search rankings, but it does help the search engines index your site. You can also view additional information about your site through the search engine tools when using a sitemap. To learn more, edit your site. Click the settings link and then click the "search engines" link.
File Upload Utility - Preview
Use the File Upload Utility to view a list of files on your website, transfer large files (larger than 20mb) and to upload multiple files at the same time. The File Upload Utility is a java application that you can run from the site builder. A link to the file upload utility is available from the file manager and the image gallery components. Requirements: you must have Java Version 5 or greater installed. You can download the latest version of Java by going to http://www.java.com.
