Avallo Panel vs. Wordpress

How is Avallo Panel better than WordPress?

I was really surprised when I first got asked this question. Avallo Panel is a website management system. WordPress is a blogging system. In fact, we even have a WordPress plugin for Avallo Panel for blogging. Comparing the two of these would be like comparing apples and oranges, but because the question comes up, I wanted to answer it.

Avallo Panel was created as a website or content management system for our clients. We designed and built it to be as intuitive as possible for developers and non-developers alike. We have also designed a comprehensive plug-in system that allows you to add on and grow your website as your company grows. In the future, should you need to add a shopping cart, more forms, a calendar system, or even advertising, implementing these plug-ins are easy and will not affect the rest of your website.

WordPress, on the other hand, was originally built and is marketed as a blogging system. We're not here to bash WordPress, and it is the best blogging system out there, but its CMS capabilities are limited. We have built several blogging sites using WordPress for our clients, and have integrated WordPress into a dozen Avallo Panel sites. When it comes to creating your entire website in WordPress, you may run into issues and limitations. Because plug-ins are user created, there's no telling if one plug-in may conflict with another plug-in, or if a plug-in can cause security issues. Also, since WordPress is constantly updating, we have had some clients who have run into compatibility issues with old plug-ins breaking when WordPress is updated.

Case and point, not even WordPress' website is running with WordPress. Once you get to the "News" page, you will see that they are actually running WordPress for their blog.

This is how we at Avallo also utilize WordPress. We feel that WordPress is used best as a blogging interface, and the rest of the website can be more effectively managed using a website management system such as Avallo Panel.

Avallo Panel 2.0

We at Avallo have been incredibly busy working on finishing up our custom website management system for the upcoming launch of Avallo Panel 2.0 on January 1st. With it, we are excited to announce some awesome new features and a reseller program for clients.

Two years ago, a client of ours approached us looking for a new website that would include thousands of pages of content. What he needed was a quick and efficient way to manage, store, and update all of the content on the site. Weston started building an amazing content management system, which would soon lay the foundation of what would soon be known as Avallo Panel.

Fast-forward two years, and Avallo Panel has come a long way. We have worked closely with clients, friends, family, and other web developers to assure Avallo Panel is both user-friendly and intuitive. We have received a lot of positive response and are continually updating and improving our content management system.

With the launch of Avallo Panel 2.0, we are excited to announce the following new features:

• Image Editor: Easily crop, resize, rotate, and manipulate your photo right in your browser. No download needed!
• Form Builder: Create and update any forms you are using on your website, allowing even more control over your entire site.
• Intuitive Plug-In System: Need some custom website functionality? Advertisements, forums, calendars, blogs, event schedulers, user downloads... all easily added to the Avallo Panel system. You will never be tied down by our system's limitations.
• Avallo Panel Updater: Never miss out on the newest versions of Avallo Panel with our new built-in updater. You will automatically be reminded and able to update Avallo Panel with the click of a button, and you will have access to new features immediately.

As a result of all our hard work, we are also ready to announce the up-and-coming reseller program which will allow other web developers, graphic designers, consultants, and printers to sell website services to their clients with the ability to update and manage their clients projects without needing to hire a programmer. More information about our reseller program will be announced in January!

Stay tuned for the launch of the new Avallo Panel site, as well as more information about the January launch! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send us an e-mail.