Macromedia Contribute 2.0

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Comparing Contribute to Frontpage is Ludicrous:

To discredit Contribute because it doesn't allow you to resample images like Frontpage does is tantamount to going back to a horse and buggy because you don't like the windshield wipers on your new Lexus.
Incredible.
I've deployed this tool to a number of non-technical users to maintain their own corporate intranet web sites, and not one of them has been unhappy.
It's not perfect, but it gets better with each new release. As we attempt to break people of the bad code and skills they... more info

It's good, but sometimes you have to look around 4 features:

The previous poster was wrong, you can delete files, but only one at a time, and it's a process that takes a few steps for each file.
I find Contribute to be a good program, and easy to use. the WYSIWYG is not the greatest, and I find myself constantly adjusting margins because it has it's own way of doing things.
One of the coolest things about it is the ablility to transform office documents into flash paper, you have to see it to believe it, it's that cool.
Not a perfect program, but great... more info

Simple... too simple:

All of Macromedia's propoganda says that Contribute is so great because it is simple. That is true, it is very simple. It's just like a basic word processor with FTP built in. But if you think Contribute will suffice as a single product for maintaining even the most simple of websites, you are wrong.

* You can't do ANY file maintenance with Contribute; so plan on buying an FTP program if you want to clean-up your server and remove old files. It is humanly impossible to delete a file on your server using... more info

Simplicity with Stable Output and Power:

Contribute 2.0 gives the begining website developer power components to create stunning, stable websites. All of this, yet providing simplicity and sophisticated, rich controls that take drab websites to new heights. The program offers a built in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client also adds Secure FTP for encryption. Contribute allows you to forget about the technical aspects of creating websites, while retaining its strength as powerful tool to the beginner. Simply click the edit button to switch to edit... more info

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