Beginning as merely a solution to a need for dynamic scripting for a personal web page and named pLog at that time, LifeType was born. Its developers, Oscar Renalias and Francesc Pla, have continuously enhanced the blogging software to its current release (LifeType 1.2.9). Their goal is to create a stable multi-user and multi-blog platform and so far they are succeeding rather well with a program that has something for everyone.
For users
For those on the using end of things, LifeType has several great features. An easy to use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor allows users to add graphics with a click of a button. Upon initially logging in, the user is presented with a dashboard giving them all the crucial information needed at a glance. Allowing you to stand out in the crowd, LifeType can be configured with many different and free web site templates and if you have a need for a feature not installed with the standard set of features, you can choose from over 80 additional and free plugins. One of the best features available within LifeType is the ability to have multiple users for each blog giving users the ability to create a collaborative site.
For administrators
On the administration side of things, LifeType is configured to allow multiple blogs. It allows for multiple domains, multiple blogs and multiple users – all of which are separated and administered as separate blogs. The software has an easy four step process for each new blog and even has a centralized location showcasing the more popular blogs. In addition to multiple domains, the administrator can also provide users with sub-domains via the software. If the need to localize arises, LifeType is capable of this as well – it supports any encoding and has been translated to German, French, Spanish and many other languages. System overloading is not an issue as the program utilizes template and data caching making it a high performance and reliable piece of programming.
For geeks
SEO friendly URLs are easily available, ensuring the sites hosted are search engine index capable. The coding within LifeType is based on the “model-view-controller” type framework and is completely documented using Doxygen and the LifeType site always has the most current API available. As all of the templates within the program are XHTML 1.0 strict, users will not have to worry about whether or not their sites are up to standards in as far as mark-up is concerned. The huge list of plugins ensure that the geekiest of administrators or users are able to incorporate just about any feature desired. The list includes events, localization and much more. As LifeType is built upon the Smarty template engine, creating new templates for the software is a breeze.
Conclusion
Put it all together and LifeType is one great bit of programming. It includes all the features your basic user, administrator or hard-core geek would enjoy. Toss in the multi-blog and multi-user capabilities and this is one piece of software worth checking out.
October 31st, 2009 at 7:56 am
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