HillTop CMS

HillTop is an advanced and versatile content management system (CMS) used to organize, update, maintain, and publish all kinds of website content.  HillTop allows users with basic computer skills to publish and manage text, images, audio, video, online forms, e-mail applications, and more through a single, user-friendly interface.  GSL Solutions developed HillTop specifically to meet the demands of large governmental organizations that need highly dynamic Web content and a variety of interactive features for visitors. 

Responsive Website Design

Multiple Resolution Display

HillTop websites are designed to look good on all systems. This means that HillTop website designs are responsive and adjust automatically to display on computer screens of all sizes - from desktops to mobile devices.

Media Management

Adding Photos and Videos

The HillTop service has been designed to support the growing popularity of video content on websites. A video management feature is included that permits hosted videos to be displayed on webpages. HillTop provides a photo editor that allows users to crop and resize the photos that they have uploaded into the system.

YouTube Support

Simply use your exsiting Youtube account and the videos you have uploaded there and embed directly to your website.

Easy Content Creation

Content Editing

The ease of use starts with form templates that are provided in order to simplify the creation of web pages within the system. As users create high-quality web pages using HillTop’s content editor that provides them with Microsoft Word-like editing and formatting functionality, content can be checked for both spelling errors.

Forms

Create your own forms to stay connected with your constituents.

Scheduling Functionality

Working with Calendars

The HillTop service has been created with the goal of allowing school districts and individual schools to work together more closely in order to achieve total integration. This can be accomplished by HillTop’s approval based calendar function, the ability to place office information with a location map and directions, and the ability for the office to push calendar items, announcements, site messages, and resources to the webpages. Calendar functionality is further enhanced by HillTop’s ability to support a virtually unlimited number of web-based calendars. Once created, calendar data can be exported.

News Services

Scrolling News Feature

In order to present the latest updates to users who visit the website, The HillTop service provides the ability to have a scrolling news section that contains both text and photos. Support for the use of an image rotator is provided in order to allow multiple pictures to be displayed on the website’s home page.

Notifications

Each user may have a different way that they want to be contacted. HillTop administrators with the ability to push specific types of messages to particular users via email and / or text messages and / or a mobile app after the user has subscribed to notifications.

Support Mini-Newspaper Sites

HillTop has the ability to create additional Mini-websites with in websites, which can focus on a variety of different types of content. 

Alerts

These can be displayed on every webpage temporarily with a simple on off toggle.

Data Location & Protection

Search Features

Once data has been entered into HillTop, it becomes important to permit users to be able to locate and share what they need. That’s why HillTop comes with a smart and efficient search engine. Links in HillTop can be shared with other users as well as data from calendars and document managers which can then be incorporated into any page within HillTop. There’s no danger of losing any of this information because HillTop comes with an automatic archival system that makes a complete backup of the system every evening.

Internal Private Web Pages

These pages can be created for private viewing for internal office members. These pages can include internal calendars, pre-published content, and other office resources.

Content Evaluation

User-Friendly Content Management

A website is only as valuable as its content. The HillTop service supports an unlimited number of users and allows them to be configured into multi-level groups each of which has a permission-based login. The ability to create useful content is further enhanced by HillTop’s support of integrated comprehensive survey and polling generation software, forms generation software, and an integrated message capacity.