The PageTown package includes a theme-based Website with a CMS backend. PageTown was designed with small business websites in mind. Lightweight and easy to use, PageTown offers an alternative to the large, one-size-fits-all systems that are too much (overkill) for most small websites.

Have a client who just wants super simple? Take a look at PageTown.  CMS/Administration Area Screenshots Here

WHAT IT "IS"

• A Website and CMS package created especially for small business websites as an alternative to the large, one-size-fits-all systems.
• A lightweight system designed for ease of use and fast loading webpages. (Core files 127Kb, a fraction of the size of large systems at 20-50Mb).
• PageTown is a stand-alone Website and CMS package not tied to any one hosting service.

WHAT IT "IS NOT"

• PageTown IS NOT an enterprise-level CMS system or a one-size-fits-all solution usually used for large, multi-page websites.
• PageTown IS NOT designed for use as an e-commerce solution for a standard online store. The “mini-shop” feature is designed to work with copy and paste PayPal buttons so a handful of items can be sold on the website, like a few gift certificates, ebooks or whitepapers.
• PageTown IS NOT a hosted (rented) website solution. It is not tied to any one website or hosting service.
  

Hand-Coded With Fewest Dependency Files

Keeping it simple and small without forfieting features were the main goals when designing PageTown CMS. Out-of-the-box, all but a few of the PageTown website themes have only two (2) include/linked files, the CSS stylesheets, and the others have no more than four (4) include/linked files, counting the stylesheets. Hand coding and the fewest possible links to external sources ensure faster loading pages.

Customizing A PageTown Theme

There are several dozen versatile website themes to choose from. You are sure to find one with a layout right for your small business website. The live sample websites demonstrate how a website might be setup for a given industry, but most themes can be customized for just about any industry.

The differences of one theme from another are mostly subtle, mainly in the appearance, or layout, of the webpage landing/welcome frame (the part of the page in view when a visitor arrives at the website) and the contact/footer sections.

The CMS backend is an easy-to-use interface that allows the user to make changes to the webpage through a handful of simple forms. Each PageTown one-page website is created section-by-section from the landing/welcome frame to the page footer.

You can completely change the look of a webpage/theme by deleting or swapping the supplied sample data, like the placeholder text and images, and replacing them with your own. You can further customize a theme by changing or adding a background color or background image, or a different text color to individual sections and the section “items”. Many basic changes can be done through the CMS backend.