Features
Take a look at the feature list
YaWK is the ultimate solution for creating and managing stunning websites with ease! With YaWK, you'll have
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access to a wide range of features and functionalities that are designed to take your website to the next level.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, YaWK offers everything you need to create a professional
and eye-catching website. So what are you waiting for? Experience the power of YaWK today and take your website to the next level!
Core Features - feature overview
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HTML Pages
Edit and manage
content easily
Add Pages, Write articles and manage them
With YaWK you can build beautiful, modern websites within a very short amount of time. From small
blogs to big, customized enterprise solutions - everything is possible. YaWK supports you to achieve
your goals. Widgets help to make pages interactive. You can embed content from social networks and
much, much more. Take a coffee and at least 15 Minutes of time while you scroll down and learn how
YaWK can help you solving daily challenges and be a stable partner you can rely on for any of your
web development projects.
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Scheduled
Publish Pages
with perfect timing
Publish right on time scheduled content
With YaWK's advanced publishing options, you can schedule content to go live at a
specific date and time, down to the split of a second, or set an expiry date for temporary promotions.
Plus, you have the flexibility to choose who sees your content with customizable visibility settings
for public or restricted access.
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Code Editor
HTML/CSS/JS
pro code editing
Editor: Summernote & Codemirror professional control
YaWK comes with a great editor to help you writing and modifying your code. We combine summernote with codemirror
to give you a great editor experience. If you want to edit your pages as simple as possible, you can use the WYSIWYG
Editor Mode. Perfect for Moderators, Writers, Journalists or Bloggers. Altough it is possible to use the WYSIWYG Mode,
YaWK is intended for professional web developers who enjoy to have total control about their code, combined
with the comfort and benefits of online development approach of web content management.
If you are familiar with HTML Markup and Javascript coding, you will surely enjoy the code view.
(Which is enabled on default). The Editor supports code highlighting, let you see where
your elements start and end, show line numbers, support code completion and much more of the
comfort features that you know from any typical desktop editor software.
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AdminLTE
The perfect
backend tool
Beautiful Backend to manage your project
With YaWK's admin-friendly backend, managing your website's pages has never been easier.
Adding, editing, or deleting pages is just a few clicks away, giving you complete control
over your content. Any changes you make on a page are instantly reflected on your website.
Plus, you can easily duplicate a page with a single click, saving you valuable time.
You can also lock pages to protect them from being accidentally modified.
YaWK's Admin LTE powered backend makes managing your pages a breeze, and with mobile
responsiveness, you can even edit your pages on-the-go from your smartphone or tablet.
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Manage Menus
Add as many Menus
and entries you want
How the Menu System works short overview
YaWK offers a versatile menu system that allows you to create unlimited menus with multiple entries.
You can easily structure your content by creating submenus and positioning them wherever you want.
There's even a global menu position for your main menu, and you can choose which menu to load there
if you have more than one. You can assign FontAwesome Icons, sort and rename your menu entries and
even create recursive structures.
Template Engine - feature overview
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Versatile Positions
for every Layout
and Design
Responsive Layout easily customizable
YaWK provides a powerful layout system based on the Bootstrap grid, featuring 26 clever layout
positions that can be easily customized. With the Template Manager, you can create nearly any
layout combination that you desire. You can turn positions on or off, adjust their size,
background, shadow, alignment, and other properties to get the perfect layout. All changes are
immediately visible in the frontend. While the Layout System is user-friendly, reading the manual
and viewing examples will help you create your own templates with ease. If you prefer not to create
your own, YaWK offers a variety of templates to choose from.
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ReDesign Bootstrap
change Design
very easy
Cutomize Bootstrap Look and create your very own design
Customizing the look and feel of your website is easy with YaWK. With just a few clicks, you can
change the most important Bootstrap settings without having to search and replace thousands of
lines of CSS code. Whether you want to match your website with your corporate identity or simply
want to give it a unique look, YaWK allows you to quickly and easily make changes to the design.
Don't waste time sifting through code - let YaWK streamline your design process.
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Custom Fonts
use your own
TrueType, Woff, OTF or Google Fonts
Typography and Fonts supported: Google Fonts, .TTF, .OTF & WOFF
Fonts are one of the key elements of your website's design. With YaWK, you have access to
a wide range of font types to help you create the perfect look and feel for your site.
You can use popular web fonts from Google, or even use your own custom fonts from your
logo or Corporate Identity. YaWK supports TrueType (.ttf), OpenType (.otf), and even
.woff font formats, which can be easily managed in the backend.
You can customize font settings for every H1-H6 tag, as well as the global text, and
easily adjust font parameters such as size, color, text shadow, link colors, and more
using the Template Manager. With YaWK, your font choices are limitless, making it easy
to create a website that truly reflects your brand identity.
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Rocket Speed
optimized Frontend
due minified css
Loading Time and performance
With YaWK's Template Manager, you have access to nearly a thousand customizable settings that
are stored in a MySQL Database. Each template has its own set of settings that are stored in
the database, but there is no need to query the database every time a page is loaded. Instead,
a CSS file is generated every time changes are made to a position or any other template setting.
This file is then used by the frontend to interpret your design, significantly reducing the number
of required database queries.
To further optimize loading time and reduce network traffic, the generated CSS code is
automatically minified. As a result, your website will load very quickly and provide a smooth
user experience. You can edit, save download and upload templates.
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Assets
load external
JS or CSS Libraries
Asset System manage and load external libraries
With YaWK's Asset System, adding and managing external Javascript or CSS libraries to your
website has never been easier. Whether you need to load popular libraries like jQuery, FrontAwesome,
or Bootstrap, or any other library available on the web, the Asset System has got you covered.
In addition to managing assets on a global level, each template within YaWK has its own set of assets,
allowing you to tailor your website's assets to fit your unique needs. The Asset System also allows
you to configure asset settings, ensuring optimal performance, loading order and compatibility with your
website's design.
Say goodbye to the hassle of manually adding and configuring assets to your website, and streamline the
process with YaWK's Asset System.
User Management - feature overview
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Users
keep an eye on
guests and members
User Management short overview
YaWK's user management system offers a reliable solution for websites that require user management.
You can easily add, manage, modify and delete users according to your preferences. With the SignUp
Plugin, your website users can sign up as members and you can create user groups and define which
users should be in each group. Users can also have a basic profile page where they can set their
personal data such as resetting their password and changing their email address.
You have the option to hide the user status so that some users or groups do not appear on the
"who is online" list. In addition, YaWK offers basic social network features such as the ability
for users to be friends or follow each other. You can easily manage all your users efficiently and
clearly with the help of the backend.
Plugins - extend your project
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Plugins
Extensions
for your website
Plugin Management extend your website
Plugins are the backbone of YaWK's flexibility and versatility. They enable you to easily add new features
and functionality to your website, and there are already a few powerful plugins available for you to use.
From creating forms and galleries, or anything else - the possibilities to extend are endless.
YaWK also supports custom plugins, so if there's a specific feature you need that isn't available yet,
you can always develop your own plugin. And with YaWK's open architecture, it's relatively easy for
developers to create and publish new plugins.
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Blog
Tell your story
to the world
Plugin: Blog build a blog and tell your story
The Blog Plugin is a powerful tool to help you organize your content in a topic-related manner.
Unlike static HTML pages, the Blog Plugin offers greater configurability, allowing you to set a
layout that all articles will use. With YaWK, you can create multiple blogs, each with its own
unique layout and settings. Additionally, you can enable comments on your blog articles, fostering
engagement with your audience. If you have a story that you want to release in parts, the Blog Plugin
is a perfect fit.
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Booking
Contact Form
appointments
Plugin: Booking with a simple, but effective contact form
Collecting user data is crucial for any business or organization. The Contact Form Plugin in YaWK
allows you to easily create customized forms to collect user information such as email addresses
and messages. You can even add a date selection option, making it perfect for appointment booking
or event registration. The possibilities are endless, making this plugin an essential tool for any
website. And with future updates, we'll continue to expand the capabilities of this powerful plugin.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked
Questions
Plugin: FAQ Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are an essential part of any website or project. YaWK provides
an easy-to-use plugin to help you answer the most common questions your visitors might have.
By anticipating their needs, you can reduce the number of support requests and improve customer
satisfaction. With the FAQs plugin, you can add an unlimited number of questions and answers,
making it easy to cover all the relevant information. In future releases, this plugin will be
enhanced to allow for categorization of questions, making it even easier for visitors to find
the answers they need.
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Gallery
Represent
Image Quality
Plugin: Photo Gallery mobile friendly
With the Gallery Plugin, managing your image galleries has never been easier. Start by creating
a new folder and uploading your images using the YaWK file manager. Once that's done, simply
select the desired folder in the plugin and let it automatically resize your images to the
desired size. The plugin offers a wide range of customization options, including the ability
to add watermarks to every image. Whether you choose to add a custom watermark using any TrueType
font you like, or use your own logo, the plugin makes it easy to place your watermark wherever you want it.
With the Gallery Plugin, you no longer need to rely on external tools to modify your photos.
The plugin offers a range of editing options such as adjusting brightness, adding filters like
black and white or sepia, sharpening, blurring, adding or removing contrast, and much more.
Best of all, you can make these modifications directly in the plugin, so you reduce the need
of external tools. The Gallery Plugin is constantly evolving, so keep an eye out for
new features and capabilities in future releases.
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SignUp
User
Registration
Plugin: SignUp and User Registration
Creating a vibrant community is essential for any website, and the SignUp Plugin is here to help.
With this plugin, users can easily register on your site and become a part of your community.
The SignUp Plugin is fully customizable, allowing you to create a unique signup page that matches
your site's design.
You can specify which user groups are able to register, set mandatory fields,
and add your own terms of use. With the ability to customize the submit button and display
customized messages for each user group, the SignUp Plugin is a must-have for any YaWK website
looking to build a strong and engaged community.
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Userpage
Community
Profile
Plugin: Userpage Homebase for your users
The User Profile Plugin lets you customize and manage the user profile page on your website.
You can choose to display a user greeting and enable or disable various tabs such as home,
user data, messaging, settings, personal statistics, and help. The plugin offers great
flexibility and ease of use, making it easy to customize and manage your user profiles.
Future releases will expand on this feature, offering even more options for personalization and customization.
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SignUp
User
Registration
Plugin: Event Simple Event / Date Table
With the Tourdates plugin, you can easily list all your upcoming events in a sorted table on your
website. Whether it's tour dates for your band, a list of courses or workshops, or any other type
of event, this plugin has you covered. You can add the name of the event, the date it's happening,
and even a link to its Facebook page. As with all our plugins, the Tourdates plugin will continue
to be updated in future versions to add even more features and functionality.
Widgets - small, but useful extensions
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Widgets
Collection
of useful tools
Widget System extend your website
YaWK's widget system allows you to easily add and customize smaller plugins to your website, which can be rendered
in any template position you choose. Widgets can enhance the functionality of your plugins and add new features to
your site. Whether you want to embed a YouTube video or display content from a social network, there are many widgets
available for you to choose from. And, as we continue to develop more widgets, the possibilities for your website are
endless. With built-in publishing and expiry dates, you can schedule your widgets to appear or disappear as needed.
Check out the list below to see all of the currently available widgets.
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Loginbox
User
Widget
Widget: Loginbox can be rendered in any position
The Login Widget is a must-have if you want to build a community on your website. With this widget,
users can log in to your site and access exclusive content, features, and services. As with all widgets,
you can place it in any position on any page of your site. This makes it easy to add a login form to your
homepage, sidebar, or any other location you choose. Plus, you can customize the widget's appearance and
behavior to match your site's design and user experience.
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Facebook
Feed
Widget
Widget: Facebook Feed embed fb page data with own design
The Facebook Feed Widget allows you to seamlessly import data from your Facebook page onto your website,
while keeping your own unique style. This powerful widget is designed to help you easily embed your Facebook
feed anywhere on your site. Simply choose your desired position, add your Facebook page URL and API Key, and
you're ready to go.
If you have a well-driven Facebook page, the Facebook Feed Widget helps you to import and display data -
and drasticly reduce the amount of website (content) maintainance. Perfect if your business rely on facebook.
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Facebook
Events
Widget
Widget: Facebook Events embed Events on your page
This plugin simplifies the process of displaying your Facebook events on your website with your own
personalized design. All of the processing is done server-side, so users are not tracked by Facebook,
and the source of the data remains hidden. It is ideal for showcasing upcoming concerts, shows, or
other Facebook events.
The widget is highly customizable, and once set up with your Facebook API Key
from developers.facebook.com, it will automatically display your upcoming events on your website
without any further effort from you. This saves you time and streamlines the process of keeping your
website up-to-date with your latest events.
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Facebook
Video
Widget
Widget: Facebook Video embed on your page
Want to share a video from Facebook on your website? With YaWK, it's a breeze!
Simply add the Facebook Video Widget to your desired page and position, enter
the public video URL, and you're ready to share. This widget allows you to easily
showcase your favorite videos to your website visitors, bringing your content to
life with seamless integration.
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Facebook
Posting
Widget
Widget: Facebook Posting embed any single posting
With the Facebook Post Widget, you can easily embed any public Facebook post onto your
website. Simply enter the URL of the post you want to display and add the widget to the
desired page and position. This widget makes it easy to share your Facebook content with
your website visitors, whether it's a quote, photo, or status update. Give your visitors
a glimpse into your social media world with the Facebook Post Widget.
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Google Analytics
Complete
Statistics
Widget: Google Analytics implementing made easy
If you want to keep track of your website's traffic and analyze user behavior, the
Google Analytics Widget is the perfect tool for you. With this widget, you can easily
add Google Analytics tracking code to your website without any hassle. Simply load the
widget into any position on your website and enter the unique key you receive from Google
Analytics when you add your website there.
This widget makes it easy to keep track of important metrics like page views, bounce rate,
and user demographics. With the data you collect, you can optimize your website and
improve your users' experience. Plus, you don't need to worry about implementing the
GA code yourself – YaWK takes care of it for you.
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Custom HTML
embed code
anywhere
Widget: Custom HTML embed a piece of code, anywhere
Need to add a custom HTML snippet to a specific page or position on your website?
Look no further than the HTML Widget. This versatile widget allows you to insert
any HTML code into any page and position you desire, with ease. Simply add the
widget, select the desired page and position, and paste your HTML code.
It's the perfect solution for adding custom elements to your website without
having to dive into complex code. The HTML Widget embeds codemirror, a professional
source editor that gives you complete control over your code.
Widgets
Widgets are some kind of smaller plugins. They are not as comprehensive as plugins, but they got the advantage
to be rendered in any template position you like. Widgets can extend plugins. A Widget could be some sort of
embedded content, like any YouTube video or content from any social network. There are many widgets developed
yet, but we keep on developing more - there is no end in sight. It makes it easy, to embed content to nearly
any place of your website. As Pages, widgets got a publishing and expiry date that you can set how you want to.
Subsequent, here is a list of all currently implemented widgets.
LoginBox
Widget
Widget: Login Box that can be rendered in any position
If you build a community, you want your users to be able to login. This Widgets makes it possible!
As every widget, this can be loaded into any page, in position you like.
Facebook
Pages
Widget: Facebook Page embed any facebook page
What would the web be without social media? You can embed any facebook page you want. Just load this widget
into any position, enter some parameters like the URL of your facebook page and you're done! It's never
before been that easy to implement content from facebook.
Facebook
Like Button
Widget: Facebook Like Button embed it anywhere on your page
If you want your users to be able to like your content, you can put a facebook button anywhere, on any page.
You can edit all the parameters that facebook allows to change. It's very easy to implement on any template
position.
Facebook
Single Posting
Widget: Facebook Posting embed any single posting
This widget allows you, to embed any single facebook posting on your website. All you need is the URL
of the posting. The only thing you need to take care of: the posting you wish to embed must be set to
public for everyone. It's really easy to import any single posting from facebook with this widget.
Facebook
Video
Widget: Facebook Video embed any video from facebook
You saw a great video on facebook and want to share it on your website? No problem with YaWK! Just add
this widget to the desired page and position, add the Facebook video URL (of course: video must be public!)
and you're good to go.
Google Analytics
complete Statistics
Widget: Google Analytics implementing the easy way
Maybe you want to use Google Analytics on your website to gather statistics. With this widget, it is really
easy to do it: just load it into any position you like (usually a position you don't use for content). All
you need to enter is the key you get from Google Analytics when you add your website there. And you're done.
YaWK is implementing the GA code for you.
Prezi
Widget
Widget: Prezi embed presentations from prezi
With prezi, you can do some sort of very cool presentations. It's like a very modern version of
powerpoint, but runs in your browser. Every presentation got a unique URL and can be shared over
the web. It is free to use. With this widget, you can embed any prezi at any location of your website.
Custom HTML
Widget
Widget: Custom HTML if you need a codesnip anywhere
The perfect widget if you want to add any html codesnip on your page in any position.
With this widget, you can do this. Just add the widget, set the page and the position
where you like to appear it - add the html code and you're done. A very handy widget.
Twitch Streaming
Widget
Widget: Twitch embed any streaming channel
Twitch is a platform, where users can stream their screen. Most of the users are gamers,
but there are a lot of other possibilities to use twitch. It's great for online courses
or to stream workshops. With this widget you can add any twitch channel to your website.
Adding a twitch stream to you page takes about 15 seconds. And you're done.
YouTube
Widget
Widget: YouTube embed any video
Your website may be more attractive with videos on it. This is a perfect way, to embed any
YouTube Video - the easy way! You can take any YouTube URL and paste it into this widget.
There is no need, to copy/paste the YouTube embed code. YaWK will do this for you. Of course,
you can set some settings for this widget, like the size of the video and more. The big benefit
is, that you can take any YouTube URL and it will work (if the video is public).
Instagram
Widget
Widget: Instagram embed any instagram posting
Instagram - the successful social network is based on pictures. You can embed any instagram
posting at any page, at any position you like. Just add the widget and the URL of the posting
you want to embed. Perfect for bloggers, because this is an easy and quick way to pimp any
article.
Twitter
Single Tweet
Widget: Twitter embed a single tweet from twitter
If you want to embed a single tweet from twitter, this is the right widget for. All you need
to do is add this widget to any page and position. Afterwards you can enter the URL of the
tweet you want to embed. Easy going.
Twitter
Timeline
Widget: Twitter Timeline embed a whole twitter timeline
Perfect if you want to show your latest x tweets from twitter. This widget allows you to stream
any twitter profile's timeline. You can limit it to the latest number of tweets you want to display.
The tweets will be shown as list, like they are postet on twitter. The upcoming twitter grid widget
works similar.
Twitter
Grid View
Widget: Twitter Grid embed a timeline as Grid
This works similar to the Twitter Timeline widget. But instead of drawing the data
in a list, like it's been on twitter, this widget draws a grid view of your timeline.
Along with the timeline plugin, you can limit the postings that will be shown. This is a
graphical nice variant against the typical twitter timeline stream.
Twitter
Drop a tweet
Widget: Twitter make tweets from your website
If you want to allow users to tweet directly from your website, this is the widget
that will do it. You can configure the default text that should be drawn in the
tweet. If you want to animate your users to tweet about your super cool website,
this widget will do the job.
Pinterest
Profile
Widget: Pinterest embed any pinterest profile page
Pinterest is a social network about art, images and photography. This widget helps
you to embed any public pinterest profile page you like. Just add the widget, set
it's position, add the URL of the pinterest page you want to embed and you're good to go.
Pinterest
Single Pin
Widget: Pinterest embed a single pin from pinterest
Sometimes you don't want to embed a whole pinterest profile, instead a single pin is sometimes
that what you need. With this widget, you can embed any single pins from anybody. As long as the
pin is public, it will be able to get displayed on your website.
Pinterest
Follow Button
Widget: Pinterest follow me on pinterest button
Do you got a pinterest profile? Do you want to let your users know about it? With this widget
you can embed a follow me on pinterest button. You can set different settings and styles as well.
As every other widget, this can be displayed at any page, in any position you like.
jPlayer
for Audio
Widget: jPlayer Audio audio player with playlist feature
If you need to a music player with playlist feature on your website, this is the perfect
widget for you. It works in every modern browser. The handling is quite easy: Upload your
files, add the widget, select the folder where your files are - and that's all. If you
upload files to this folder, the player will automatically add the files to the playlist.
It works very well and plays .mp3, .wav and .ogg files. Perfect for band websites!
jPlayer
for Video
Widget: jPlayer Video Video Player with playlist feature
The brother of jPlayer Audio - jPlayer Video will play (surprise, surprise) video files.
It got a playlist, if more than one video should be played. Furthermore you can set a
poster image that will be shown as long as the video does not play. If you don't want to
stream video content from youtube or any other video platform, this can be the tool of your choice.
AbBlock
Blocker
Widget: AdBlock Blocker detect & react to browser AdBlock Plugins
If you got advertisment on your website, you may experience low advertising traffic
due the fact that most users today are using some sort of adblock browser plugin.
Good for the user, bad for the page owner. With this widget, you can detect and
react, if user uses an AdBlocker. You can set different levels of strength. Maybe
you want the user to inform, that it would be fair to disable the adblocker. Or
you want to be very restrictive and don't allow to display the content, as long
as the user do not disable his adblocker. The choice is yours.