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Using their headless models and custom json views we're able to easily create content that is frequently changed on the site. We have used it for a variety of things like standard website verbiage, site configurations, and promo management. It's allowed us to create self service models that can be used by non-engineering teams as well. Integetration is fairly easy and there are multiple ways to integrate with your system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
At times it can be clunky. Internationalization could use some improvement as the same value has to be updated in every language even if it doesn't change. It's easy to create to many json endpoints and can be hard to trace back which are being used. There are mechanisms for seeing the changes between versions but it does feel clunky. It would be nice if models could be given some extra approval settigns such that publishing requires approval first. Metrics on json endpoint and model usage would be extremely useful in helping us clean up our zesty instance. A smaller instant json endpoint would be useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Zesty is such a simple tool to use in creating a CMS website. I met with a colleague for an intro, got an account to experiment with, and built two whole site concepts within two weeks! The Parsley code used is straightforward to understand, and there are some excellent documentation and youtube videos to learn if required. I started with a completely blank structure, and then added my own SCSS and JS and being able to organise and code in the browser was super helpful and fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It would be beneficial if zesty had a way of creating pages and schemas using the layouts tool. The layouts tool is okay to reorganise content, but it would be great if you could add more fields and layout it out in one place instead of adding it to the schema and coming back. I did not use the layouts plugin in the end because it did not really help me. A future addition would be duplicating fields in a layout tool and rearranging them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like that its easy to locate whatever I want to change very quickly and labeled (and a search function) it makes doing quick changes for multiple locations very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
When I have an external display set up, when using the preview mode in full screen it causes the external display to crash, it takes forever to reboot. Essentialy it doesnt work in full screen which isnt that major but its annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Zesty is very useful, it's a headless CMS very easy to understand and to optimize for SEO purposes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Sometimes we get issues in things that should be simple, like, if you don't pay attention, you may publish a landing page in a different language. The tool could inform you if you are sure you are in the correct language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Zesty is customizable and intuitive, allowing personnel with little to no coding or back-end development knowledge to work with it with relative ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As a CMS, Zesty is clear and easy to use. However, it required development to make it that way. So, if that's not a skillset you have in-house, you'll need a vendor to develop to get the most use out of the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like that the interface is super user-friendly without the need for a background in web design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The search function doesn't pull up what I would expect it to when searching for items I have been asked to update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The UI is pretty friendly, easy to navigate and 90% is done through wysiwyg Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The newest update to the dash doesn't auto-pin the tabs you're working on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Custom JSON endpoints allow devs to massage content created by business.
Devs can control initial schema creation and then hand off to business to create content.
Node SDK available to automate lots of things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The UI could be improved.
No ability to mass publish from the UI.
Search functionality could be improved.
There is extra work initially to get things set up and sometimes using zesty does not add any value if content remains rather static. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can easily update my website without having to involve our web developer. Our old feedback loop from engineering to marketing now seems antiquated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Recent features like previewing content live and multiple tabs have fixed what I used to dislike. They seem to always introduce new functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Zesty.io has a single code base that is easier to maintain and use. Even the developers can access the single code base in order to implement the changes all sites that are linked to the codebase. Zesty.io is an open platform that is free for users to use it. It is very easy to create a site with the help of zesty.io Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Zesty.io can easily manage about 50 different sites, which might serve different functions, but on the other hand, you have to update and manage the database separately. The zesty.io has a restricted innovation while having single code base maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to use format allowing edits and updates to the website you're working on Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
You have to get into the CSS to really customize your page. However, it's not always needed which is a good thing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
