Website Management Tools

Keeping a web site at it's best and ready for users can be a time consuming and repetitive activity. You need to:

* ensure all the links are valid and the information on the linking page is what you expect
* check for missing images
* copy all the changes you made to your primary or development site to all the servers your users access
* watch how your users go though your site to optimize flow
* monitor your log files for user statistics

If a site is small, the task is manageable. But for large sites with several hundred pages and thousands of links, the job gets harder.

* Bug-track -Be more efficient with your Web Development, use Bug-Track.com to track and manage bugs, enhancements and issues.

* eMPower Web Content Management - Full-featured, scaleable content management application from Ektron puts a browser-based framework around the task of publishing content on to your Web site.

* Actinic Catalog - Well-known eCommerce software with over 1300 licensees - and that’s just in the UK!

* WebSpeed Optimizer - A great little utility that throttles back the data transfer within your computer. Just set the controls for 56kbps and watch your site download from your hard drive to your screen at the same speed most of your visitors will receive it.

* Astra SiteManager - visual Web Site Management tool.

* eWebEditPro - a browser-based editor that works with dynamic Websites and produces XHTML content.

* Holistix Performance Index - measure your site's speed and availability.
* ECware Pro Version 4.0 - Comprehensive eCommerce solution (registration required for download).

* Transit Central and HTML Transit - Template-based automated Web publishing software.

* Writing Proposals that Work - Combines instructions on Web proposal writing along with a template that the writer can use to develop the actual proposal.

* Jobvertise - "Allows anyone to create careers page for their web site. After the simple setup, HR can then keep the jobs up to date directly without webmaster help." This isn't strictly a download, but it's an interesting service.

* SiteBoss - Website Management, Diagnosis, Repair, and Optimization (30 day eval version).

* Mailessentials for Exchange/SMTP - Server-based E-mail Manager & Automater.

* URL Sorter - allows you to keep a listing of links on your site in alphabetical order.

* infoBook - Java Information Presentation Manager Applet