Parallels® Plesk Sitebuilder
What’s New Document
Version 4.5
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Version 1.0
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Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 is the latest version of Parallels’s innovative website building software.
Now, hosting service providers can place customized promotional content, such as their name,
on each of their customer’s websites. Additionally, service providers who use Plesk get the benefit
of Single Sign On to Plesk Sitebuilder’s capabilities – meaning they no longer need an additional user
name and password to log in to the administrative console. Also, now you can migrate websites created
in Parallels SiteStudio to Parallels Plesk Sitebuilder.
For End-users, this version comes with 4 new modules, File Download, Site Map, SitePal and External
Page, along with several enhancements to existing modules. The File Download module allows users
to upload pdf files, documents, spreadsheets, or other files on their websites and then make them
available for download by their site visitors. The Site Map module allows site owners to display a
clickable hierarchical model of their site structure to visitors aiding in ease of navigation within the site.
The External Page module allows site owners to link menu items to external web sites. And finally, The
SitePal module allows users to deply speaking characters on their websites. With other enhancements
to the Area Map, Image Gallery, Blog, eShop, and other modules, Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 is more flexible
and powerful than ever.
Major Features and Improvements
1. Promotional Footers – Use a customizable text editor to create any message you desire
to appear on your customers websites (i.e. “Powered by <insert hosting company name>”).
Additionally,you can create multiple footers and tie them to different service plans and pricing.
For example,you could charge a company a premium for having a “footer-free” website.
2. Single Sign On (SSO) – As part of Parallels’s OPEN FUSION initiative, Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5
has been further integrated with Plesk through Single Sign On. Users of Plesk can now access
the Plesk Sitebuilder administrator console directly from the Plesk user interface with just
a single user name and login. Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 can also enable user authentication from
other SSO-enabled applications.
3. Backup/Restore – Backup and Restore your Plesk Sitebuilder data, from an individual
user to an entire Plesk Sitebuilder server. You can perform the backup and restore capabilities
via the web or a command line. Plesk Sitebuilder’s backup/restore features are integrated with
Plesk’s backup and restore capabilities.
4. Custom Design Templates – Create a custom template or page set designed specifically for
your target market and make it available for your customers. If you have customers of both the
Linux/Unix and Windows platforms, create one design template and make if available for all
your customers.
5. Custom Help and Support Links – Provide your customers with better support by
customizing your help and support links.
6. New Supported Platforms:
• Fedora 8
• Ubuntu 8.04
• SuSE 10.3
• Windows 2008 Server
7. Context Help Support – Clicking the Help button now opens help topics related
to the page a users is currently on.
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