Gryphon’s features grew out of the real-world needs of a college daily newsroom. The list below isn’t close to exhaustive, but we have highlighted some of the functionality that sets Gryphon apart from other platforms. If you would like a firsthand look at Gryphon’s interface, please contact us to schedule a demo.

Click the thumbnails below to view enlarged screenshots illustrating the features described.

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CORE FEATURES

• Batch upload articles and media
  If you have ever faced a deadline, you will appreciate Gryphon’s batch uploading capabilities. Upload your media and articles (Gryphon accepts text files in a range of formats) over an FTP connection, click a button in the administrative interface, and watch an entire edition’s worth of content import in a few seconds.

• Advanced multimedia support
  Gryphon offers native support for images, video, audio, Soundslides audio slideshows, and other common formats. Multimedia content can be added effortlessly, without copy/pasting clumsy embed code. Media files are stored in a central library — always accessible, ready to be attached to any article, page or blog entry within seconds.

• Automatic video encoding
  Gryphon produces multiple copies of every uploaded video in alternate formats — paving the way for HTML5 H.264 and Ogg Theora video in modern browsers and mobile devices, with failsafe Flash fallback for older or otherwise unsupported browsers.

• Mobile interface
  Dedicated mobile templates serve up a version of your site optimized for viewing on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Device detection is automatic, so users visiting your website from their mobile will see the correct version instantly — no input or special URLs required.

• Image galleries
  Creating photo galleries is a snap with Gryphon. On the back end, assemble images into galleries by pointing and clicking thumbnails in the integrated media browser, and set the sort order with drag-and-drop simplicity.

• IPTC metadata support
  Gryphon reads caption, byline, and source information from images’ IPTC metadata on import.

• Blogs
  Gryphon’s blogging module includes everything you need to create and manage any number of blogs, and it shares the same extensive multimedia support contained in the article module.

• Fotobroker integration
  Gryphon’s tight integration with our Fotobroker reprint sales software eliminates duplicate uploads. Upload your images once — Gryphon can push them to your Fotobroker site automatically upon publication. Direct linking from images and galleries on your editorial site facilitates a fast, simple order process.

• Site statistics
  Google Analytics integration polls data from an existing Analytics account to display basic metrics, such as overall traffic and most-viewed articles, directly within the Gryphon admin area.

• Group-based permissions structure
  Create any number of users and groups, and restrict access to specific areas of Gryphon’s interface based on group membership. Group permissions are completely customizable, so you can create access levels that fit your staff’s existing workflow.

• Syndication
  Gryphon’s robust RSS engine generates feeds from just about anything — automatically. Getting an RSS feed from any section, blog, or even article (every article on your site can generate its own comment feed) is as simple as adding “.xml” to the end of the URL. If that’s not enough, the (included) Feeder plugin allows you to create custom feeds and podcasts based on any combination of tags.

• Powerful anti-spam features
  ReCAPTCHA integration and email address verification virtually eliminate robotic comment and form spam. Visitors can flag comments for moderation, sending site administrators an automated notice. Administrators can easily remove objectionable comments or ban commenters by IP address. Comments can be enabled or disabled on a per-article basis. If necessary, pre-moderation can be enabled site wide for all comments.

• Site search
  Admin-side search puts your entire content archive at your fingertips. Top hits are displayed in a modal popover window without navigating away from the current page.

• Performance caching
  Intelligent caching reduces the frequency of database queries, dramatically improving performance on high-traffic sites.

• Unpublished content preview
  Users logged in to Gryphon can preview unpublished content in the exact context in which it will appear to the public. Easily review the look and formatting of your content before it goes live.

• Autofill for authors and tags
  Type the first few letters of any author or tag name and Gryphon presents suggestions based on previously-entered values, saving you time and helping to avoid duplication.

• URL forwarding
  Gryphon’s URL forwarding feature allows you to create easy-to-remember URLs for special sections and other specific pages within your site (or even elsewhere on the Web). Ever had to include a long, complicated URL in a print-edition refer? We hate that, too.

• Search engine friendly
  With standards-compliant code, clean, semantic URL structures, logical site organization, and the ability to add meta keywords on a per-article basis, our Gryphon-powered sites are accessible and friendly to humans and robots alike.

• Special character support and enhanced typography
  UTF-8 encoding allows you to paste text directly from applications like Microsoft Word without worrying about garbled characters. Gryphon also supports accented characters and automatically converts plain text for enhanced typographic features, including true quotation marks, apostrophes, em dashes, and ellipses.

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INCLUDED PLUGINS

• Classifieds
  Our suite of Gryphon plugins already includes support for classified ad exports from several major software providers, allowing you to easily import ads and even edit and manage them within Gryphon’s administrative interface.

• Event Calendar
  Manage your site’s event calendar listings using Google Calendar’s familiar and proven interface. Gryphon pulls your events from Google Calendar into its own database, so the display is completely integrated with your site’s design. Readers can submit event listings (held until approved by your staff) using a form on your site.

• Online Poll
  Create and manage simple opinion polls, and display results in a dynamic animated pie chart.

• Feeder
  Create custom RSS2, ATOM, and Podcast feeds from articles and media, based on tags.

• Weather
  Display local weather conditions on your site, continuously updated with data from NOAA.