Online:Site Building (CMS) Solutions

Overview

Content Management Systems (CMS) have redefined how the internet works. These tools are either hosted, or need to be installed on your webserver to run.

Criteria for Vetting Site Building Solutions

Is it built with Adobe Flash or HTML? How do you know?

RIght click on the gallery parts, does it say "About Adobe Flash Player"

You can use the website builtwith.com to inspect it

HTML is the right answer here. You want to avoid any CMS solution that is still using Flash.

What happens if you view it on a mobile device?

Is it responsive? Is there an alternate display?

Any CMS solution that you invest in should work on a small screen.

Can you 'deep link' directly to an image in the portfolio?

Can a viewer to your portfolio copy the URL and send a link to an image directly to another person?

Online:Site Building (CMS) Solutions Listing

Name	Focus	Hosted or User Installed	Blog	Cost
Indexhibit	Artists	You Install	No	Free
Cargo Collective	Artists	Hosted	No	Free Trial, Payed
Adobe Portfolio	Artists	Hosted	No	Free Trial, Part of Creative Cloud
Wordpress	Everybody	You Install or Hosted	Yes	Free, Pay to host
Squarespace	Everybody	Hosted	Yes	Free Trial, Payed
Weebly	Everybody	Hosted	Yes	Free Trial, Payed
Wix	Everybody	Hosted	Yes	Free Trial, Payed
PhotoShelter	Photographers	Hosted	Kinda	Free Trial, Payed
Zenfolio	Photographers	Hosted	No	Free Trial, Payed
SmugMug	Photographers	Hosted	No	Free Trial, Payed
Visura	Photographers	Hosted	Yes	Free Trial, Payed
Format	Artists	Hosted	Yes	Free Trial, Payed
FolioDrop	Artists	Hosted	No	Free Trial, Payed