This is part of a continuing discusson on the four distinct functional aspects of GATE Village's technical infrastructure.

Whether you are a Novice, an Expert, or anywhere in between the Village provides a great deal of functionality that improves the experience of:

1. Making web pages,
   
2. Of viewing web pages, and most importantly,
3. In finding those web pages in the search engines

Web Page Creation

GATE Village helps members make the web pages they want; with templates (content types), SHOUTout technology, WYSIWYG editors with spellchecking, SEO Friend, SEO Checker, Input Filters with Embedded Field support, Twitter integration, Path Auto,  Path Redirect, Auto Page Titles, Help, Advanced Help, and even more Assistance.

And then there is the content creating functions that are available for members to utilize. There are the usual Latest Postings, Recent Comments, Most Active, Most Popular, Most Recent of virtually all kinds of content typs; there are many ways to show and display images, there are automated technologies like Lightbox, Menus, Tabs, and Fieldgroups all offering many options to ensure your own Authentic Voice is heard.

The Village Experience

The Village offers a great deal of functionality that helps you and visitors to GATE Village experience the best online Content Management system there is. Vertical Tabs and AJAX integration reduce the amount of scrolling required and the number of full page rewrites; Search, Menus, Local Menus and Outlines provide navigational aid to the content you want; Magic Tabs and Magic Menus bring a memory to reduce the number of clicks you are likely to need;