Contao was previously known as TYPOlight.
Contao has an intuitive graphical user interface that successfully uses Ajax and Web 2.0 technologies for optimal usability and understanding.
Here are some key features of "Contao":
· Uses Ajax technology
· Intuitive user interface
· Accessible XHTML strict output
· Meets W3C/WAI requirements
· Versioning and undo management
· Accessible administration area
· Front end output 100% template based
· Automatic e-mail encryption (spam protection)
· Powerful permission system (user management)
· Multi-language support (character set UTF-8)
· Generates search engine friendly URLs
· Web 2.0 support (e.g. lightbox)
· Advanced search and sorting options
· Supports SMTP in addition to PHP's mail function
· Multiple back end languages and back end themes
· Supports multiple websites in one tree
· Supports GZip compression
· Print articles as PDF
· Live update feature
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Fixed:
· Always check all modules when looking for runonce.php files.
· Correctly insert the date picker in the DOM tree.
· Open popup windows so they are not blocked.
· Replaced is_a() with instanceof in the simplepie plugin.
· Use round() instead of ceil() when resizing images.
· Correctly handle empty FAQ categories in the front end modules.