General Website Features

Introduction

Web has come a long way ever since its inception. In the early days of web it only included boring text pages comprising of html markup language. With the advancements in web technologies, websites today are equipped with virtually unlimited tools and features. That is the reason we are seeing web sites like Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, Youtube and many others.

At GBS web development is our core interest and we have gained considerable experience with graphic design, web development, implementation and marketing of new age websites. There are certain web features being used successfully in web industry that we can not ignore them in our projects.

Some of these general website features are mentioned in the above diagram. We are explaining these features below for your kind consideration.

Basic Features

Database Driven

A database is the first step to make any website dynamic. With a database behind a website we can automate any process such as publishing content, getting feedback, making transactions etc. Our websites are database driven and we mostly use MySQL (Open Source) available widely.

Content Management System

There are various types of CMS available both in open source and patent technologies. The challenge here is which CMS is required for a website to best operate and grow. We provide most appropriate CMS to our clients.

Control Panel

Our websites are equipped with a Control Panel to work with the administrative features of it. The options in the control panel depends upon the functionality built in the website. GBS website control panels have graphical interface to work with just some clicks to perform modifications in the website at run time.

Search Engine Optimized

A website has to be search engine friendly in order to get best exposure in the search results when people are searching for them. Websites produced at GBS are search engine friendly by default. Our development policy emphasis on search engine optimization requirements to build our websites optimized for search engines.

Standard Coding

We follow standard coding standards and do not hide / encrypt the source code we supply you. The source code is easily understandable for other programmers if you wish to engage by yourself.

Graphics on Apple

Our graphic design team works on Mac computers to deliver stunning graphical works. GBS believes in innovation and we always strive to design web interfaces matching our client requirements to create a perfect harmony of website with its viewers.

Screen Size Adjustment

GBS websites are designed on high resolutions and wide screens. Making sure how the website will look and behave on larger and smaller screen sizes. Our website designs are compatible with multiple screen sizes and resolutions.

Printable Pages

The pages at GBS websites have multiple layout options, for web and print. Print view of pages is slightly different and simpler than website view to make the printed pages easy to use and remove the unnecessary graphics and colors.

Social Bookmarking

GBS website pages are equipped with social bookmarking option, as it is necessary for promoting the website.

Advance Features

Custom Web Applications

At GBS we build small to large scale web applications for any kind of business scenario from a wide range of industry sectors. These custom web apps can make big difference in performance of any organization by automating every day tasks.

Secure Access

Within a website we provide secure areas for members or management of a website. This helps us manage your public and private contents.

Membership Features

We build membership enabled websites to store and manage the information of your website members. These members are allowed to perform various actions at your website depending upon your business plan.

Calendar and Time Management

We have extensive experience in building web apps for scheduling and time management. We provide our clients with online event management, scheduling & appointment settings, reservations and bookings, and daily routine applications to best manage time and resources.

Downloadable Files

We have online file management systems to upload files online, set rights, and allow them to be downloaded freely or securely.

Email Alerts

We equip websites with auto email alert system to notify website administrator and users about certain actions they perform. These alerts are confirmations, approval requests, or notices sent. Website administrators get option to write custom alerts and modify them or add new at anytime.

Web to Fax/SMS

Email alerts can also be sent to any Fax or Phone as an SMS. We provide capability of a website to handle all types of mediums to send alerts.

Customer Support

We provide online customer support solutions ranging from simple online support ticket solutions to industrial CRM solutions to handle customers of multiple brands and departments in a company.

Credit Card Transactions

We have online payment solutions ranging from one time payments to recurring billing on the web. We have Custom web shopping carts, private invoicing and billing web apps to make your website fully e-commerce enabled.

Statistics and Graphs

We generate reports of your web application activity to give you knowledge of what is happening and how. For general website traffic statistics and reports we integrate Google Analytics, which is a free tool for all Webmasters.

Auto PDF Generation

We generate PDF files for any data you need from your website for record keeping or sending our emails and proposals. Auto PDF creation help us quickly format any data required into offline presentable format.

Skin-able Design Themes

GBS websites are easily skin able as the presentation and processing layers are separate. The design is managed completely via CSS and can be modified or updated in minimum time.

Progressive Features

Blogs

Blogs have made their mark with proven success for many regular bloggers in the Internet world. We provide stand alone blogging platforms to community blogs where a group of people can blog together. We work with industry leading blogging platform Wordpress and can integrate and customize it as per our client requirements.

Podcasts

Podcasts and Video casts are another way to get viewer attention and regular visits from them at your website. We provide self hosted Podcasts and Videocasts to integrated various industry platforms such as Youtube, iTunes and others.

RSS Media

RSS is a web feed which broadcast your website activity updates, blogs, news or twitter updates and receivers can view easily with RSS readers. With RSS feeds you can send updates to your readers on their emails or RSS readers helping them find updates at their doorstep.

Mobile Version

Mobiles are one of most useful gadget of todays time. Modern mobiles are equipped with WIFI, GPRS, and 3G networks and have converted mobiles to handy internet devices to view and work on websites. At GBS we can create mobile friendly versions of your website to make them accessible to a bigger community.

Web Admins

Virtual web admins can help you manage and enhance your websites. Human input and interaction is the base of new age websites. With human moderation you can manage large scale web portals with ease.

Community Features

Social Media Integration

Social media has accumulated enormous space on the Internet as it is built with all the Internet population, which is huge. We integrate our websites with leading social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google (providing connectivity APIs and gadgets). Websites linked with social mediums online can progress much faster than others.

Google Apps

Google provide many tools & technologies to best manage and promote our websites. Some of the key applications are Google Analytics, Adsense, Friend Connect, Gmail, Docs, Calendars, and Google Maps.

Open Source adoptability

We build websites with Open Source technologies (LAMP) and most famous web based open source technologies such as Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal, Mambo, WIKI, and many others are built with PHP/mySQL as well. Hence our web applications are compatible with other open source applications.

Security Features

Web Firewall

We provide a software firewall to work on your web server to protect your website from scammers and hackers. The firewall provide a live panel to view and filter the traffic. Additional security is required to keep a website safe these days.

SSL Certificates

We deploy SSL certificates for sensitive websites having financial informations. These are standard encryption certificates to protect data transfer between the website and hosts.

These features are not costly to acquire and in fact if acquired they can save a lot of future costs for your website and can truly help you progress on the web. Its just a matter of making a solid plan for your website, and integrating the best features accordingly. Its not a time to build 5 or 10 pages static website. You will not get anywhere with a static website in 21st century. Your website needs to be equipped with high tech tools and features.

We invite you to contact our friendly professionals to discuss your website requirements and get Free Non-Obligatory quote to develop a new age website.