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Jared D.

Executive Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/7/2016

"Expression Engine - A new user's opinion"

2.5/5

What do you like best about ExpressionEngine?

I like how customizable the software is in terms of layout as well as data. You can have significantly sophisticated data sets that EE easily manages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpressionEngine?

It feels a bit dated from a design and UX perspective. Other CMS I've worked with are a bit more intuitive, but that's coming from a non-developer's perspective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpressionEngine:

I would look at what will work best with your front-end and easily integrates with other tools you're using. One regret I have is that we had a custom site built, rather than building it on Wordpress or something simpler that we could change on our own rather than having a hardcoded homepage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpressionEngine solving and how is that benefiting you?

We've been able to drastically cut down on the time it takes us to create content for new webpages and we're able to cut down on all double-entry now that our users' data is directly entered into the CMS through our site and then that data is carried over into other webpages without us having to re-enter the same information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AR

Verified User in Religious Institutions

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/11/2017

"A great CMS if you don't want everyone getting crazy"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ExpressionEngine?

I loved the fact that we can lock the editor down quite a bit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpressionEngine?

It's very database heavy. We're a multi-site location and we can't create multiple websites on it without it getting bogged down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AI

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/19/2016

"Solid CMS"

4/5

What do you like best about ExpressionEngine?

Easy to use once configured, lots of developer options for custom implementations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpressionEngine?

Sometimes confusing UI, need a developer for many plugins & customization (which is only kind of a drawback as it does allow powerful customization). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM

Verified User in Machinery

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/25/2016

"Very complicated templating system"

1/5

What do you like best about ExpressionEngine?

It was easy to navigate and the ability to include users and create user accounts with set permissions was great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpressionEngine?

The templating system was a complete mess. It was very difficult to understand, and it was not user friendly if you do not know HTML. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpressionEngine:

High quality installation is required Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpressionEngine solving and how is that benefiting you?

It served as our main website. It was probably much more robust than we needed, and the software has improved since our initial install. There were some plugins that were able to be integrated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AH

Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/7/2016

"Outdated."

1/5

What do you like best about ExpressionEngine?

Templates are nice, the platform is somewhat intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpressionEngine?

The platform seems somewhat outdated in terms of plug ins and WYSIWYG editing. I have difficulty with code going array and just overall ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.