Browse by Category

Getting Started with the EpicPlatform

Welcome to the Getting Started with the EpicPlatform section. This part of the guide will help you quickly familiarize yourself with accessing and navigating the Content Management System (CMS). You'll learn how to log in securely, including setting up and using two-factor authorization to protect your account.

articles

Intro to Content Management Systems

A Content Management System (CMS) is a software platform that enables users to create, manage, and edit digital content on websites without requiring specialized technical knowledge. It provides an intuitive interface to organize, publish, and update text, images, videos, and other media efficiently. CMS tools streamline content workflows, enable collaboration, and often include features like templates, plugins, and SEO management, making it easier to maintain a dynamic and user-friendly online presence.

articles

Flexible Content Editor

Guides for using the drag‑and‑drop row/column editor to build page layouts—adding modules, images, videos, links, and custom code; resizing and reordering blocks; saving and reusing layouts; and best practices for formatting content.

articles

Call to Action Module

Call to action (CTA) modules in the Epic Web Studios CMS are powerful design elements strategically placed within web pages to prompt immediate user engagement and guide visitors toward specific conversion goals. These modules typically feature compelling, action-oriented text, visually striking design elements, and prominent buttons that encourage users to take a desired action, such as scheduling a consultation, downloading a resource, signing up for a newsletter, or making a purchase. Designed with clear, concise messaging and contrasting colors to stand out from surrounding content, these CTA modules are customizable within the Epic Web Studios platform, allowing businesses to align the module's style, placement, and messaging with their brand identity and specific marketing objectives. By leveraging these modules, websites can effectively increase user interaction, lead generation, and ultimately, conversion rates.

articles

Form Builder

The Form Builder in Epic Web Studios CMS allows users to create and manage forms easily. Users can build forms using basic fields and apply conditional logic to customize form behavior. Forms can be embedded directly into web pages and enhanced with Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam. The system supports sending thank-you email replies and setting up confirmation redirects after form submission. Form submissions can be viewed and exported for further use. Additionally, admin notification email addresses can be configured to receive alerts whenever a form is submitted.

articles

Frequently Asked Questions

The Epic Web Studios CMS FAQs provide clear guidance on managing categories to organize your content efficiently, creating and editing questions and answers to build comprehensive help sections, and instructions for inserting the FAQ module into your website to enhance user experience and accessibility.

articles

Locations

The Locations feature allows you to easily manage how your business information is presented on your site. You can edit your displayed business address, update and manage the phone numbers shown, and adjust the business hours to ensure customers have accurate and up-to-date contact details.

articles

Modules

Documentation for managing feature-specific content types in the Epic Web Studios CMS—such as CTAs, Form Builder, FAQs, Identity/Branding assets, Locations, Menus, News, Notification Banners and Pop-Ups, Photo Gallery, Resources, Social Media, Staff Directory, and Testimonials—including how to create, edit, organize, display, and publish each module's entries.

articles

Navigation (Menus)

This category covers the design and functionality of admin menu navigation, providing easy and efficient access to backend features and settings.

articles

News (Blogs)

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a comprehensive solution for managing news and blog content with ease. Users can create and edit articles, set entry summaries and detailed content, and optimize their posts by managing SEO titles, descriptions, and canonical URLs. The platform also supports social sharing customization through OG metadata, allowing users to set share images and summaries. Additionally, it provides tools to seamlessly insert news or blog modules into pages and upload photos directly to articles, making content management both efficient and user-friendly.

articles

Notification Banners

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a versatile Notification Banner feature that allows users to create and manage banners to display important messages easily. Users can set specific start and end dates for each banner to control their visibility, ensuring timely communication. The system also provides customizable styling options for both the banner itself and its content through a user-friendly WYSIWYG editor, enabling visually appealing and effective notifications across the website.

articles

Notification Pop-Ups

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a comprehensive Notification Pop-Up feature that allows users to easily create and customize notification pop-ups for their websites. Users can set specific start and end dates to control when the pop-ups appear, manage display conditions for targeted visibility, and fully style both the pop-up container and its content using a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) editor, ensuring a tailored and engaging user experience.

articles

Pages

The Epic Web Studios CMS offers a streamlined page management system that allows users to easily create, edit, and organize website content through an intuitive interface. With features like drag-and-drop functionality, real-time previews, SEO optimization tools, and version control, content creators can efficiently manage web pages while maintaining flexible editing capabilities and role-based access permissions. The platform is designed to simplify content management for users of all technical skill levels, providing a user-friendly experience for maintaining and updating website content.

articles

Photo Gallery

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a comprehensive Photo Gallery feature that allows users to easily create and manage galleries. Users can customize gallery details such as the name, permalink, summary, and captions, as well as upload and organize photos by rearranging their order within a gallery. Additionally, the system supports best practices for SEO by explaining concepts like canonical URLs to ensure proper indexing and avoid duplicate content issues.

articles

Resources

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a streamlined resource management system that allows users to easily upload and organize resources through customizable categories. With intuitive tools for managing category structures and a simple method to insert resource modules directly into web pages, the CMS ensures efficient content organization and seamless integration of resource materials for enhanced website functionality.

articles

Social Media

Epic Web Studios CMS simplifies integrating social media into your website by allowing users to easily create customizable social media icons with links and insert social media modules directly onto any page, enhancing connectivity and engagement with your audience.

articles

Staff Directory

Epic Web Studios CMS offers comprehensive tools to efficiently manage staff information, including creating and organizing staff member pages, managing staff categories, and customizing general display details. Users can easily add biographies, update contact information, and seamlessly insert staff modules into any page, ensuring an organized and professional presentation of team members across the website.

articles

Testimonials

The Epic Web Studios CMS offers a comprehensive testimonials feature that allows users to easily create and manage testimonials with customizable categories. Users can add detailed author information, style quotes and summaries for a polished look, and seamlessly insert testimonial modules into any page to enhance credibility and showcase customer feedback effectively.

articles

Tools

Epic Web Studios CMS offers a streamlined content management experience with essential tools such as a File Manager for easy organization and access to files, a Revision Manager to track and manage content changes efficiently, and Transitional Redirects to ensure smooth navigation and SEO-friendly URL updates during website transitions.

articles