# Contao Reviews
**Vendor:** Contao  
**Category:** [Web Content Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/web-content-management)  
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 2
## About Contao
Contao is a web-based open-source content management system.




## Contao Reviews
  ### 1. Old Wine in New Bottle,But Tastes Better

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Nidhin C. | Chief Technology Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2019

**What do you like best about Contao?**

No per-defined structure, so we can build our website from the first time of use itself,No limit in creativity: we can build our website exactly as it was designed, using just HTML and CSS.Easy multi-domain managing using different root pages.Easy multi-language managing, Highly customizable modules through templates. Very good tools in the core: FAQ, News, Newsletter, User Management, Comments etc  Nice and clear back end interface, little mess up even with third part extensions.
Very accurate and in deep setting of back end user interference permissions

**What do you dislike about Contao?**

1.documentation could be somewhat better.
2.It took me some time to understand the front-end and  back-end user distinction.
3.Requires PHP 5.2, hard to find out

**Recommendations to others considering Contao:**

1.Fast and easy to install, even as local test installation I did not have any problem at all. It is clean, concentrated in Web Standard. Better learning curve Drupal, Joompla, and WordPress. I was able to start designing a site using CSS in less time.

2.Works with the standards for code,Fast, clean oriented.

3.You can adapt almost any layout to it, unlike many CMSs that produce the same boring pile of tight boxed elements.

**What problems is Contao solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Is amazing for designers as it allows for them to add news and events and other modules that usually would have required anyone to pay a developer to write a php script

  ### 2. Contao, the way to go!

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 21, 2019

**What do you like best about Contao?**

My favorite thing about Contao is the simplicity. This required little to no back end training for me and my staff. I was up and running by the end of the day, and the security, it infrastructure and ability to spread out info throughout my clientele is priceless. 

**What do you dislike about Contao?**

As of this point, I am extremely happy with the entire program. My employees have no complaints nor do I. 

**What problems is Contao solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It made me realize how much time I can save in my day to day operations. Not having to worry about the little things made this so important. 


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## Contao Features
**Content**
- Content Authoring
- Rich Text Editor
- Versioning
- Plug-ins/Widgets/Apps
- Approval Process
- Content Scheduling
- Asset Management
- Internal Search
- Content Repository

**Design**
- Breadth of Pre-Built Templates
- Mobile
- Branding/Themes
- Customization

**Platform**
- User Community
- SEO
- Flexible Navigation Structures
- User, Role, and Access Management
- Enterprise Scalability
- Internationalization
- Dashboards and Reports
- API / Integrations

**Agentic AI - Web Content Management**
- Cross-system Integration
- Natural Language Interaction

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