EZGenerator is a web design program created by

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. The program is intended to be accessible to users with no experience in code such as

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or CSS, and displays results in a

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manner. EZGenerator is available for

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s. As of February 21, 2017, EZGenerator is no longer being developed, nor is it available to download unless done by an existing customer through their personal licenses page.

History

EZGenerator was initially developed for

software in order for the company to maintain and set-up their own websites, such as the website for FL Studio and SampleFusion.com. The company eventually commercialized the program. Upon its release, EZGenerator was awarded 5/5 stars at

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As of June 2011, it was ranked #12 for web site tool downloads on CNET. There have been four major version updates as of 2017. There was a one-time purchase to use the program, with no monthly fees. There was a yearly maintenance fee in order to continue downloading templates, etc. The free trial version contained an extra footer and a

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on output. Development was officially cancelled on February 21, 2017.

System requirements

EZGenerator works on

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. As of January 2011, it requires

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or higher, and Internet Explorer v5.0 or higher. It also requires a

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of 1024x768 pixels or higher, and a screen color mode of 16 bit (65536 colors) or higher.

Product overview

The program operates on the principle of

, (What You See Is What You Get), and allows for the creation of multiple websites by users with no technical skills or knowledge of

Publishing

EZGenerator uses

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settings for publishing to the internet and uploading changes, meaning the websites can be hosted on any

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or hosting company. There is a login feature that allows users to edit web-editable pages created from the program from any PC. Using FTP, the program also determines which files need to be uploaded for an update. The program has a test server so websites can be viewed before they are launched on their actual hosting accounts. EZGenerator is built in with tools to make it search engine friendly, with automatic meta descriptions, tags, and alt image tags, and file names for

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Creation

The program includes a Wizard that allows users to pick a project type and complete a working website in 15 minutes or less. EZGenerator includes over 3,000 free web templates, and each one is customizable. Pages can also be built from scratch. EZGenerator works with

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features such as

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, and

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. It has an

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model that allows for products and services to be listed in a catalog, and allows for accepting credit cards and

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payments via the site. Other features include a built in search function and hit counter,

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contact pages with

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publisher, a calendar, and a guestbook, newsletter management, and interactive Flash polls for surveys. The websites can also be made into blogs and photo-blogs. The program generates its own

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for the websites. ;Media Images are automatically scaled to be a web suitable format, and the program as built-in

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s to allow for cropping, text additions, manipulation of image properties, and effects. Images can be displayed in

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, image pop-ups, or thumbnail modes. The program has a built-in

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and video-casting module.

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media-players can display

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s and video, and stream them directly from

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Support

Image-line has an online support forum where employees post answers to questions within 24 hours.

References

External links

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