IS this a good CMS?
 

I have used it. I prefer PornCMS. Easier to use interface with minimal learning curve. Fire and forget.

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I am using wordpress to do magic. I'm a model.

I?ve used it and have lots of clients that use it and are very happy. Highly recommend by Zuzana Designs. Great CMS and amazing support.

one of the best

don't believe the hype. try our demo. our cms is continuously updated..

Depends what you want it to do.

i use WordKukus, it's really good CMS in 2015

Sorry what do you mean?

For a paysite

Are you talking a paysite?

Hi buddy!
Hit me up on Skype and I'll let you know exactly all my customers experiences (and mine) regarding the CMS that are suggested to you in this thread ;-)

Can your CMS be used to build a downloadable clip store?

You can always take a look at mine.
See sig.

For me, the best of the bests.

+1 for PornCMS
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ElevatedX is an excellent CMS used by hundreds of programs and probably almost 2000 pay sites. It is well supported, continuously updated and around for the long haul.

Brad

Yes it can. He has at least one, if not more, using it in that function.

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Why is that no one provides an open source CMS for an one time fee with regular updates? most of them charge monthly subscription.

There are. Mechbunny for instance. It started out as a tube script and, with all the updates & addons, it is now used by many as CMS.

most open source scripts are out of date. unless its really popular - like 100k+ installs - updates are few and far between. new features are rare and getting support is usually impossible.

paying recurring fees for a script means you're getting an actively developed project -- new features are added, new technologies implemented, users are supported.

the better serviced scripts also include perks, such as hosting and video conversion. the lame ass ones will charge extra for these features.

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There are lots of non-adult scripts that provides regular support and upgrades. Even we do with our non-adult business ( On-demand mobile apps - uber for X ).

not free/cheap scripts that don't have a large user base.

CMS works like charm for me.

I sell tangibles (DVDs and individual Downloads) is your system able to do that?? Or is it just tube, memebrship and cams??

ElevatedX is the best. I have worked with it for over 6 years and NEVER EVER had an issue.
The entire AmateurDough.com network is built on it and I can categorically say that you won't find a better CMS out there

Curious....... How many other industry standard platforms have you worked with?

I use it for my members area and have always been very satisfied with this CMS.

we have a pay-per-view billing option for digital downloads. we don't manage hard goods in the cms. there's too many free and low cost shopping carts already available.

Basically I do not understand what you are saying..:( but do not concwrn yourself, I am moving on. :thumbsup

It supports pay per view but not selling physical items..

I'm a professional designer, in the adult industry since 1999 ...I've worked with plenty of CMS platforms.

She has.

I've done work on it and used it myself for years. I've used a few other software packages as well and I've always ended up coming back to it. It's a lot like a Photoshop type software where there are several ways to do the same task (and so it appeals to different types of thinking) and it also is so feature rich that I can always find a way to handle even the most whacky client requests by mangling up one of it's features.

Elevated X is about to put out a pre-launch press-release about new VOD features which will allow any pay site to function as a membership site, stand-alone sales site with functionality similar to iTunes or a hybrid of both for up-selling premium content alongside memberships.

Stay tuned :)

AJ

I am not a technical person at all we use Elevated X on one of our sites soon to be more. I have nothing but great things to say about not only Elevated X but the entire team behind it. They have been nothing but professional and accommodating to our needs. Having a professional team behind their product is what I look for most.

another press release of a feature we had years ago? you go, AJ!

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Wordpress is good for small sites, but not for large projects

Thanks Ryan. No need to say you go AJ or pat us on the back, although I appreciate the support :thumbsup

This is not something new for Elevated X, just something we've been waiting to reintroduce.

It's crazy to think that this re-release has been 5 years in the making:
Beta testers needed for new Elevated X VOD setup - GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum

Back then pay site owners said they wanted VOD but then reported that membership sales were so much stronger that they didn't want to cannibalize their traffic for VOD sales.

In the passing years I've shared in articles and on seminar panels about what that lesson taught us, speaking about that hardship as it relates to tech trends and cycles. The timing of that release was one of my worst business mistakes. We lost close to $75k on development and support and the biggest thing we've learned in 10 years is that we and our customers gain more by us waiting until a point of maturity than we do by being too early.

Kudos to you for adding the feature. We're happy the pay site market has finally reached a point where we will maximize the value of our development dollars this second time around and look forward to 2016.

We're especially excited about re-releasing VOD features now that biller functionality like 1-click and auth processes that didn't exist in 2011 are more mature and I know a lot of pay site owners are excited to see us reintroduce this too. :thumbsup

AJ

ElevatedX is the industry standard for CMS. We've used it for years and are very happy with the performance, features and support. And we trust its going to be around for a long time, which was a big part of our decision making process.

What happened to it in the past?

I hear El X is the biznass

We made the decision to remove it from our CMS software a year after it was introduced to continue to focus exclusively on the membership site business model based on customer feedback. The plan take advantage of what we felt would be the right time for a complete re-development from scratch was always there and for us now is that time.

AJ

Thanks Keith! Hearing that means a lot especially with how long Titan has been using Elevated X and how far we have come together.

I was proud to see Titan join the Gamelink family last year and despite the BS and trash talking rhetoric in these CMS threads, the continued success of our client companies like Titan, Adam and Eve and many others who continue to grow with Elevated X tells us we're still heading in the right direction after 10 years in business.

Your support and friendship is appreciated more than you know. I look forward to the next time we cross paths and to making a dent in a bottle of whiskey with you next year. :)

AJ

I've used many CMS's over the years: Wordpress and a few custom-built CMS's. Here are the problems I've found with those two:

1) Wordpress: You must make sure to constantly update to the latest build, and be careful what plugins you install. Because it's so widely used, wordpress is also (I've found) the most hacked CMS, because everyone knows how it works and that everyone uses it. And plugins may seem like the a boon for non-programmers, but be careful what you install, because since you don't always know who's built them or how secure their scripts are, that's another opportunity for exploits and hacking.

2) Custom-built CMS's: Unless you have a full-time programmer on your team to constantly update the scripts and harden security, you're just asking to get hacked within a couple years. And not to mention, every custom-built CMS I've seen has sucked-- unless you have a whole team of programmers and a whole lotta money to build a bunch of custom functionalities.

I've been a long-time user of ElevatedX, and I don't see myself moving to any other platform any time soon. The amount of features are robust and extensive-- it's a great out-of-the-box solution for a porn star looking to get a membership site started, and for a company like mine that needs extensive features and custom functionality, the amount you can do with it is endless. And with their whole team of programmers constantly pushing out updates, I almost never have to worry about security or bugs.

I'm mainly a front-end developer, with mediocre PHP literacy, but you can see for yourself how much I've been able to customize their CMS: CockyBoys

MAS® CMS - Of course I am biased, so be sure to read about it instead:

MAS v.2 - Adult Website Content Management System

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2008,2013 XBIZ SOFTWARE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
2009 XBIZ PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
2006 XBIZ SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
2005 XBIZ INNOVATIVE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

Anything yet that will run like VideoZ like a dvd site?

What we're releasing will do both an iTunes 1-click purchase model site and a VOD site with a credit balance - but nothing is available just yet, we are finalizing biller integration right now.

AJ

If anyone would like to read more from actual users of Elevated X than what's already been shared here:
Customer Testimonials

2015 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER
2014 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER
2012 XBiz Software Company of the Year - WINNER

Thanks to Oy's post for reminding me to include this, duh :)

AJ

Should the "industry standard" be so easy to beat?

PornCMS crushes ElevatedX on:

- price (we have the lowest in the industry)
- free hosting
- video converter included in all accounts
- bootstrap template included in all accounts
- integrated member/pass/security management
- free webcam broadcaster on most accounts

The list goes on....

Every industry should have a "standard" that sets the bar so low..