Seems powerful and modern.
Does what you tell it to do.
I don't know but there are probably lots of features that can be implemented.
Can't comment on customer support as I don't have access to that.
Despite all the annoying issues I am fond of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As an end user, it's hard to find features and customise workflows.
Why isn't it possible to organise files by name/date/other quality? It drives me insane that you can't do that and they're always organised by "recently opened". What if you need to work through a list of them (thousands, say) and have no way of marking, tagging or knowing where you're up to?
It should be more possible to make batch changes to certain types of files.
It should be easier to see previews of how images will be cropped in certain formats.
Also when creating/saving new files such as photos, I do not want to have to look for the correct folder which is in a different position each time. I do NOT want the folders to mix up their order depending on what someone else clicked on recently. I want the folder architecture to remain the same each time so that it's easy to use. This leads to another problem, duplication. Why is it possible to create two folders of the exact same name? Recipe for disaster.
Another incredibly silly thing is that there is no preview function you can access before making a change or making a new page live. This makes it impossible to be creative/experiment/fulfil new requirements.
Why is there a whole second block of WYSIWYG input that we are not allowed to touch, but that can't be deleted?
The time and date system for events doesn't allow us to customise according to our brand style guide. It also doesn't account for daylight saving where you need to change the timezone from AEST to AEDT. Need to be able to fix this on our side not just accept it.
Sometimes it feels like ContentStack is a platform that has never been used to create a website before, so we are requesting all these very reasonable fixes that require weeks/months of work to implement.
The platform makes it really hard to see and click and find what the content actually says in the back end, because there are so many other fields and the important main content boxes are collapsed all the time.
Why is there NO SPELL CHECK available for a content management platform.
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As a content writer and creator, I am constantly publishing various forms of long and short form content. Our company previously used dated CMS systems for each form of content, and I love that we're now able to have it all in one place. The design is sleek, easy to use, and the Contentstack team has been so helpful to adapt the dashboard to fit the unique needs of our business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The variety of features can be overwhelming at times, as we are coming from a very basic CMS system. There was definitely a learning curve in the beginning! But I do think this will actually prove to be a strength as our company grows into the new system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's so easy to find where everything is. Every page is set up basically the same so you can duplicate and organize your elements on each page quickly. I also really like the modern and simple UI because it's easy to the eyes. I don't have an extensive background in web development, so Contentstack makes it a breeze to update our website and publish blogs. I've ran into some minor issues before, but the support team is super responsive and helpful! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It seems base features are not super customizable, you really have to explore different partners in their ecosystem to be able to do more sophisticated things. Minor complaints from me are that there are some inconsistencies in what you can or can't do in certain elements (ex. being able to hyperlink in one text box but not another). This might be an issue in other CMS platforms as well, but I wish Contentstack would be able to publish quicker or at least show a preview quicker without having to refresh or wait for a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
No coding is needed for the vast majority of tasks. Very minimal code knowledge (such as using a <strong> tag for bold) for certain text areas is useful, but again not strictly necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hidden content and navigation. Unless you instinctively know where to click or what to look for through experience, some content modules are hidden until clicked/opened then clicked again then clicked to open. For saving screen space on a smaller screen, perhaps this is useful. But in an age of 32" to 42" HD monitors, this is more of a hinderance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Contentstack is versatile and very effective to administer contents in an enterprise environment with many users working simultaneously.
Constantly evolving to offer more functionality and to improve the performance of the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Even the register and following of tickets are good. Sometimes the response time is not the best.
Would be great to have more material to know better new functions like live preview or timeline. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It hosts our website, so that's a good thing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
To be fair, I don't know if a lot of my challenges arise from Content Stack as a CMS or the agency that built the website, but it has been riddled with bugs and breaks constantly. It's not super user friendly and the way the components are set up it makes it confusing to build new pages. Also, it takes a very long time to publish. Sometimes hours. It's impossible to work in real time because of this issue. I would not recommend this system to anyone, unfortunately. Again, not sure if it works well for other people but our agency did not do a great job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Contentstack has a very intuitive and easy to use UI which allows me to get my work done in a timely manner. The layout of features is easy to navigate and allows for efficient configuration, definition and implementation across all features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I haven't come across much that I dislike about Contentstack. Some of the documentation seems to go out of date and may need to be refreshed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Each section when editing is made clear to prevent any mistakes when creating and amending web pages. Hyperlinking a website within text is made easy and references make it clear when amending a page after some time. I use ContentStack for work on a daily basis and am satisfied with its functionality and easy use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The only negative thing I have found is that when creating a new document page it only has the option to add an existing document. You need to save and come out of the new page in order to add a new document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to use, very well documented API, overal flexibility with languages and environments. Customer support is relatively quick. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Certain links not being able to open in a new tab (e.g. when selecting a stack). Reusing some content model pieces within the same content type - there's no way to copy paste them and using global fields is unnecessary/has its own limits (such as being unable to use a global field + some other fields in a modular block). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Contentstack facilitates the easy upload of documents. I am able to upload the documents and stack them with fast publishing to the website.Contentstack facilitates the easy upload of documents. I am able to upload the documents and stack them with fast publishing to the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The fact that I cannot drop the documents and upload them at the same time. I have to add the documents one at a time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Making changes to our site with Contentstack is incredibly straightforward, allowing for quick updates to key pages and assets. The level of customization within the platform was overwhelming at first, but after spending some time in their "Academy", using the platform was a breeze. My entire team is using CS on the daily, and one of the biggest advantages is that even team members without programming skills can work independently with minimal support from our IT team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The seemingly limitless customization options within the platform can be overwhelming for those not familiar with working with a headless CMS. It can be pretty easy to get lost in the details with so many possibilities, which can slow down decision-making and implementation. For teams that don't have a clear strategy for their website, the flexibility might lead to inconsistency in content management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
