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Sitefinity 15.1 is Here!
4/29/24
As a premium agency partner and Progress Sitefinity's Digital Agency of the Year, SilverTech is excited about the features released in Sitefinity 15.1. This DXP (Digital Experience Platform) offers superior user experiences and faster business outcomes than previous versions. This latest version expands on the content and experience management toolset, with modern, easy-to-use DX capabilities enabling businesses to respond to business needs faster and create/publish content with ease. Sitefinity expands on the content and experience management toolset, with modern, easy-to-use DX capabilities enabling businesses to respond to business needs faster and create/publish content with ease.
Progress has listened to the partners and responded by integrating the most sought-after features. Sitefinity 15.1 has exciting new features like AI-powered content classifications, faster content editing and improved customer data modeling, making the management of your site easier than ever. Progress Sitefinity continues to evolve from the traditional CMS (Content Management System) to the true DXP that it is today. While content management is still a key part of Sitefinity’s DNA, next generation digital experiences require next-generation tools and technologies.
What is new!
- Sitefinity 15.1 extends the artificial intelligence toolset with AI-assisted content tagging. This new set of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools is integrated with the rich text editor. It is available for static content, dynamic modules, and media items. Correct tagging will increase your web performance by boosting your discoverability, reusability, and relevance in search results.
- 15.1 has new page editing enhancements. The widget toolbox has been added to the new page editor making page edits and additions easier than ever. This practical feature lends to the platforms ease of use and is a huge improvement to the content editor experience.
- Sitefinity Insight has a new release with AI-assisted propensity scoring to give marketers a way to manage personas and lead scores. Additionally, there are more enriched data export options, automatic tracking of outbound clicks, and improvements to the chatbot from Insightful Assistant. Insights is also piloting new capabilities that will identify segmentation for each conversion (high/medium/low). This will provide more personalized messaging with relevant content and targeted campaigns.
- ASP.NET Core 8 support empowers engineering teams to develop and deploy under any platform choice and accelerate time to market. It shows Progress’s commitment to supporting the latest version of the Microsoft framework. With ASP.NET Core and .NET 8 being the future of customer-centric digital experiences and web solutions.
Here is what our Associate Director of Technology, Anoop Sandhu, has to say about this latest version of Sitefinity. “.NET 8 is the long-term support variant and will be supported for 3 years, our clients will appreciate this ongoing support. While it is backwards compatible it brings major increases in performance, security, and stability to your website. You will get a performance boost simply by upgrading your framework.”
Upgrade Today!
With the new Sitefinity release, now is a good time to revisit your upgrade plans and how your users digital experience can set your brand apart from the competition. Contact us to learn more about putting this new functionality to work for your business.
