It's time we get rid of this ugly website which has always served as our temporary site. We are now working on a completely new website that reflects the style we are, the quality we do and hopefully don't have to feel so embarrassed anymore.
Homebirth Australia (HBA) was in dire need for a better web presence for their campaign for the upcoming Maternity Services Review Report which may illegalise private midwifery. To help with their campaign, Kobo has donated a custom CMS website which is expected to go live before 20/05/2009.
The Viewfinder website boasts some of the following features:
Content management system
Image management system
images are uploaded via secure form, or in batches using FTP account
They are automatically scalled to thumbnail and preview images with watermarks
Individual images can be keyworded by authenticated users with a specific account
Images are kept secure and can only be downloaded after full payment has been made
Images can be assigned to collections
E-Commerce system.
Full payment gateway
Auto invoicing and file unlocking
Powerful search capabilities
Random front page image collection generation
Lightbox functionality
Email to a friend
Site, user and admin statistics
Although this website is currently functioning, it is still in the final stages of improvement. One such improvement is auto-generating the keywords for the photo from the image's embedded metadata. Better media management and improved usability in general.