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Features & Modules

Bistro includes many powerful built-in features that other Web CMS's don't. Our unique systems help us build features and modules that make it easy to add new functionality when you need it.

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Module List

The following modules integrate automatically with an existing Bistro website. New modules are added regularly so check back often.

Articles Manager

The Articles Manager makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to manage a database of articles. Click here to learn more about the Articles Manager.

Blog

The Blog module makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to manage a series of informal messages on their website as an additional channel of communication with site visitors. Click here to learn more about the Blog.

Contact Us Form

The Contact Us Form module allows website owners and administrators to automatically insert and manage a page with a formatted Contact Us Form. Click here to learn more about the Contact Us Form.

Discussion Forum Bridge

The Discussion Forum Bridge allows site owners and administrators to integrate Simple Machines Forum. Click here to learn more about the Discussion Forum Bridge.

Events Manager Listing/Calendar

The Events Manager allows site owners and administrators to easily manage a series of events and post them in a listing or calendar format on their site. Click here to learn more about the Events Manager Listing/Calendar.

Links Manager

The Links Manager makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to easily manage a database of links for site visitors. Click here to learn more about the Links Manager.

Login Access System

With the Login Access System module, you can restrict access to specific site content by requiring a login with a password. Click here to learn more about the Login Access System.

Member Access System

Easily manage member profiles and logins or restrict access to content by requiring member login with a password. Click here to learn more about the Member Access System.

Menu Manager

The Menu Manager allows website owners and their administrators to add, modfy, and delete menu from thier website. Click here to learn more about the Menu Manager.

News Manager

The News Manager makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to post and organize news items on their website for easy navigation and viewing by site visitors. Click here to learn more about the News Manager.

Newsletter Manager

The Newsletter Manager offers an easy way for website owners and administrators to send newsletters to an existing list of email contacts, and to collect new contacts through their website. Click here to learn more about the Newsletter Manager.

Online Store

The Online Store module allows website owners to easily offer products and services for sale on their website, and lets site visitors conveniently purchase those products and services online. Click here to learn more about the Online Store.

Page Manager

The Page Manager is the core of the Bistro platform. With Page Manager, site owners and administrators can easily add, delete, and edit pages with full WYSIWYG capability. Click here to learn more about the Page Manager.

Password Protector

The Password Protector module makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to limit access to certain pages or areas of their website to only those visitors who know the password(s). Click here to learn more about the Password Protector.

Product Catalog

The Product Catalog module allows site owners and administrators to manage an online catalogue for sites that display products. Click here to learn more about the Product Catalog.

Profile Manager

The Profile Manager makes it easy for site owners and managers to manage and display profiles. Click here to learn more about the Profile Manager.

Real Estate Listing Manager

The Real Estate Listing Manager allows website owners and administrators to easily manage a series of real estate listings. Click here to learn more about the Real Estate Listing Manager.

Searchable Database

The Searchable Database module makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to maintain a defined, searchable database of content. Click here to learn more about the Searchable Database.

Simple Image Gallery

The Simple Image Gallery module makes it easy for site owners and administrators to display a selection of images. Click here to learn more about the Simple Image Gallery.

Sponsors Manager

The Sponsors Manager allows website owners and administrators to display a series of sponsor logos, configured to a size they determine, in a rotating slide show on various locations on their site. Click here to learn more about the Sponsors Manager.

Testimonials Manager

The Testimonials Manager makes it easy for website owners and their administrators to manage a database of client testimonials to be displayed on the website. Click here to learn more about the Testimonials Manager.

URL Manager

The URL Manager automatically tracks custom URLs and other data within Bistro to support search engine friendly operation of your website. Click here to learn more about the URL Manager.

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