It’s almost time for Version 7! It’s an amazing list of productivity and feature enhancements. This Online User group features Kentico CTO, Martin Hejtmanek. In this interactive online user group session Martin will show his personal favorites and why he thinks they are important for Kentico users and developers.

1. Here Comes Version 7!
Martin Hejtmanek (CTO)

2. Kentico CMS, EMS v7
• Evolution of v6 based on feedback
• Improved existing features
• Lots of new features
• UI improvements

3. User experience
• Number of installation files
– Faster installation and deployment
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4. User experience
• Automatic code names
• Unified Save/OK buttons and messages
• Remembering filters

5. User experience – Designing
• Web part toolbar
• Preview mode
• Team development
– Object locking

6. New – On-site editing
• Any site
• Basic editing
– Content
– Web parts

7. New – Advanced workflow
• Visual designer
– Branching, Conditions, Automated actions

8. New - Marketing automation
• Similar to advanced workflow
– Automated process over Contact

9. New – Newsletter A/B testing
• Test group
• Winner variant

10. New - Mobile development
• Device profiles
• Mapped layouts
• Custom layouts
• Conditional layouts
• Responsive design

11. New – E-commerce UI
• Revised UI, New reports, Dashboard

12. New - Chat
• Support chat
• Automatic chat
• Standard chat rooms

13. New - Wireframing
• UI sketches out of the box

14. New web parts
• QR code generator
• Cookie consent
• Social networking
– Google+
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Pinterest
– LinkedIn

15. Security
• Screen lock
• More password policy options
• Double opt-in in all modules

16. K#
• Open conditions and loops

17. Dynamic forms
• Macro conditions
– Enabled, Visible

18. MVC Page templates
• Use standard URLs for MVC presentation

19. That is v7
• Final version?
– Kentico Connection Denver 2012
• Download v7 RC:
– http://www.kentico.com/Product/Kentico-CMS-7/Overview
• Full feature list for v7 RC:
– http://devnet.kentico.com/Blogs/Martin-Hejtmanek/June-
2012/Introducing-Kentico-CMS-7-RC.aspx