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Below is a list of our modules. Click on a title to learn more about that module or function.

Ads - sell (or donate) advertising on your website

Approve Submissions - to approve various submissions before they become part of your website

Article Status Management - edit article status and activation dates for all your pages in one place.

Backup Management - to create a backup copy of your website on your computer

Calendar of Events - Share what's happening calendar style - include dates, times, locations, recurring events, and more

Devotional - create messages up to a year in advance that are date sensitive - everyday a new message on your site without editing everyday.

Edit My Profile - allows each site member to maintain their own contact information

Email and Server Configuration - for admins only - manage email (you are strongly urged to avoid other options on this link)

Email Newsletters - create email lists for sending messages to various groups - Requires double-optin for anti-spam compliance

Features - create sets of graphics and/or text that can be randomly displayed when page is refreshed. Most commonly used in templates but can be used in articles too.

Global CSS - for admins only - where styles are set for formatting text in the editor

Guestbook - offer site visitors a chance to sign in and let you know they've appreciated your site.

Image and File Management - the first step in making your graphics and documents available for use on your website

Iopener Information - allows you to share another website page as if it were on your own website

Jobs and Resumes - a simple job search module that allows you to post job descriptions as well as resumes of those looking for work

Link Verifier - use this periodically to verify that the links on your website are still viable

Media Player - a simple way of sharing flash videos and mp3 audio files, includes a play list, designed to work with podcast module

Member Directory - create a contact directory for site members - access can be restricted to members only

Messages - interactive options on your website can generate automated reply messages - customize those messages here

Modules Configuration - activate new modules, inactivate modules you no longer need, change access status and templates used for specific modules

News - create you own online news reports

Notices Configure - for whatever legal notices and/or disclaimers you may need on your website, limited to two, link(s) displayed on all pages

Photo Gallery - create slide shows with your pictures, galleries can be displayed as a group or individually on separate pages

Podcasting - create your own iTunes-style media sharing list, in fact, create an iTunes account and link podcast to it for wider sharing range.

Poll - find out what people are thinking - take a poll

Prayer Requests - a great tool for your prayer team - accept prayer requests, send an encouraging reply, and notify your prayer team via email, all automatically.

Professional Directory - create your own customized "yellow pages" by allowing professionals to share their contact information

Registration - create a registration form online that will accept payment along with the collection of registration information. This module is no additional charge to activate and use, but initial setup will require SimpleUpdates assistance and will incur additional costs

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) - signup to use RSS feeds from other sites and display those on your website and/or create pages to share with other sites

Shopping Cart - create an online store - requires a merchant account (paypal works) in addition to your website. Setup is challenging you you will likely need additional (billable) assistance from SimpleUpdates.

Shortcut Redirector - want to advertise one (or some) of your pages using a name people can remember? the Shortcut Redirector allows "www.[your site name]/[memorable term]" to open "www.[your site name]/article.php?id=[n]"

Site Configuration & Navigation - where you edit main navigation links and set other site-wide configurations

Site Wide Search and Replace

Sitemap - remember outlining in school? Sitemap creates an outline of your website for you. When you add pages, the Sitemap updates the outline automatically.

Statistics - tool for website development, see what people are looking at most, and least, plan future modifications accordingly

Survey - take the pulse of your site visitors, what are they thinking, saying, doing, experiencing about a particular topic. Much more in depth than Poll Module

Template Customization - for admins only - requires some HTML and CSS understanding - change how your site looks, customize a standard template or create your own from scratch

User Management - manage people with login rights to your site. includes various levels of access from Members who can manage their own profiles and view pages limited to Members only, to Admins who can do anything on the site.

Whos Online - find out who is on your website at any particular moment