www.essex.polfed.org

Essex Police Federation have recently started adding content to this content managed website we developed for them last year. The website aims to keep Police Officers in Essex up-to-date with the latest developments in their area as well as provide a source of information and advice relating to their profession.

Content management is ideal when frequent additions to a website are likely. Content management systems (CMS) offer a facility to add new pages to the site without the need for web development experience or a knowledge of code such as HTML. New articles and pages can be added in minutes and the structure of the site can be modified just as easily. On a website like this, where the information stored has to be kept up to date at all times, a content managed solution seemed the obvious choice. The Essex Polfed site was therefore built on the Joomla content management system, an open source application that is perfect for the volume of content expected.

In light of the professional nature of the site a simple, clean-cut design was used that allows the user to remain focused on the valuable content rather than be distracted by loud graphics and effects.

Essex Police Federation have also taken advantage of our support and maintenance service. Sometimes our customers do not have the resources, or enough technical know-how, to manage their site effectively in-house. In these situations we offer a support and maintenance contract, a simple arrangement whereby the customer sends over any updates they require and we add them to the website. We agree a fixed monthly fee for support (usually 1 – 2 hours), a guaranteed response time and the customer can be assured that all updates are carried out correctly by a trained professional. The support and maintenance contract is an economical choice too as we track each update down to the minute and are very efficient due to our experience in this area.

If you are interested in commissioning a content managed website, or would like to know more about support and maintenance contracts, please get in touch.