Polygon Group – embrace Core3 globally

Polygon, formerly Munters MCS have recently re-built their global network of websites within Rogue Interactive’s Core3 content management system in conjunction with their creative agency Realia, based in Folkestone, Kent.

Core3 was recently upgraded to feature CK Editor, a multi-lingual HTML editor as well as having specific be-spoke systems written for Polygon‘s display and multi-lingual requirements. Their Core3 system features the ability to completely duplicate an entire website which has been invaluable in creating all of the country site versions within a very tight deadline – we’re currently considering adding this as a Core3 feature in the next round of Core3 upgrades for our customers.

The new group of websites, currently consists of 19 separate sites, in over 12 different languages, all running within one Core3 system, and will be expanding very soon to feature other countries / languages and multiple brand micro-sites.

There are plans in place to develop a complete intranet framework within their Core3 system to manage wordwide, internal HR and communication functions.

You can view the Polygon Group global website at: www.polygongroup.com

A selection of other Polygon Group country sites can be viewed at:

www.polygongroup.uk.com | www.polygongroup.us | www.polygongroup.fr | www.polygongroup.de | www.polygongroup.no | www.polygongroup.fi | www.polygongroep.nl | www.polygongroup.ca | www.polygongroup.sg

Kent Motors – super fast and slick used car search engine

KentMotors.co.uk has had a complete re-build from the ground up within Rogue Interactive’s Core3 Content Management System.

KentMotors.co.uk features the new horizontal navigation system which was upgraded for its sister website kmfm, both of which are apart of the Kent Messenger group.

The new used car search engine allows customers to search by brand, model, price and distance from their postcode as well as offering searches for pre-set criteria’s such as all cars under £2K and £5K.

There is an advanced search system that automatically filters the results by seller type, fuel, colour, age, mileage and transmission type.

You can save multiple search profiles for one-click searching, with the added benefit of setting one of your profiles as an automated email alert, sending you your top 20 car results, straight to your inbox.

The used car search results are displayed immediately due to a clever use of flash and javascript, and can be sorted instantly by distance and price. There is also an option to show all vehicles available by dealer.

Customers can place their own car adverts online, with the payment gateway provided by Rogue’s partner Secure Trading. Up to ten images of their vehicle can be uploaded into an advert and featured for 2 weeks, for £9.99.

There are nearly 20,000 used cars available on Kent Motors, featuring dealerships from around Kent and neighbouring counties – and this number is growing everyday!

Visit the website at www.kentmotors.co.uk

kmfm goes Core3

kmfm the Kent based radio group with 7 local radio station has recently upgraded their Core2 website to a fresh new Core3 system.

The websites went through a complete design overhaul bringing the branding inline with the Kent Messenger’s “KentOnline” brand. Most of the original functionality from the website was easily ported into Core3 which included:

• Show scheduling at station level
• DJ’s and Shows systems including an upgrade for DJ’s to have their own blogs
• Competitions and promotions system
• Bulletin boards / notice boards
• News Feeds for both county wide and local into Core3’s new system
• Audio Streaming and Now Playing systems
• and much more…

Core3 also had a few upgrades along the way; a new horizontal navigation option, new audio/mp3 player, upgrade from FCK to CK Editor plus Core3’s new Image Editor.

Visit kmfm’s new websites at www.kmfm.co.uk

Core3 Image Editor

The Editor is an advanced plug-in for CK Editor, the industry standard HTML editing system that you will now find in Rogue Interactive’s Core3 Content Management System.

Core3 Image Editor will not only allow you to upload images but you can now perform file management operations such as rename files, move files, delete files and create folders. The folder view function allows you to quickly view thumbnail images of the image files on your server. The image editing system has some powerful features from cropping, rotating and scaling to adjusting the brightness, hue and saturation of your images. Please read the user guide for further information and instructions.

Image Manipulation Toolset

Core3 Image Editor allows you to both upload and manage your files, but also gives you the ability to edit your images.

The toolset available includes:

• Brightness - either by seperate channels or in full.
• Contrast - sharpen up your image
  
• Hue - adjust the colour range position
  
• Saturation - de-saturate to black and white or over saturate for rich colours
• Scale - reduce or enlarge your image
• Crop - select a specific area of your image to use
• Rotation - adjust the rotation of your image within the crop bounds
• Colour Overlay - select a colour to overlay your image and adjust its opacity
• Colour Underlay - select a colour background to overlay your image upon, with image opacity control

Our image image editor is available in both our Core3 system and within bespoke content management systems we produce for our clients.

For a full user guide, click here: http://www.rogueinteractive.net/image_editor_guide/

Core3 gets a facelift

Core3 Content Management System has utilized the industry standard FCK HTML Editor and Image Upload and Management Tools for some years now. With the advent of new browsers and web standards FCK editor has been surpassed by CK Editor, a new, more compliant editor.

Here’s what CK Editor say about their system:

FCKeditor has been around for more than six years. Since 2003 it has built a strong user community becoming the most used editor in the market, accumulating more than 3,5 million downloads. In 2009, we decided to rename the editor, bringing to light the next generation of our software: CKEditor 3.0.

CKEditor inherits the quality and strong features people were used to find in FCKeditor, in a much more modern product, added by dozens of new benefits, like accessibility and ultimate performance.

Our CKEditor is not only functional, flexible and fast but also innovative, smart and user friendly. Our new version is based in many cases on your opinions and suggestions. Therefore the new CKEditor version 3.0 is a milestone better than the older one.

Accessibility

Accessibility is a key aspect of CKEditor. It's compatible with well known screenreaders like JAWS. It's throughly navigable with the keyboard. It features also unique high contrast support.

Compatibility

It is also compatible with most Internet browsers and operating systems, including Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox 2+, Safari 3+, Google Chrome and Opera 9.5+

Performance

CKEditor has been designed and developed with high performance in mind. The editor loads extremely fast and its features run even faster. It is a pleasant user’s experience.

Professionalism

The editor is maintained by a team of professionals focused on creating high quality software and providing high level services. Our team is certainly our unbeatable asset.

For further information and features, take a look at http://ckeditor.com/end-user-features