PowerSeek SQL

PowerSeek SQL is an innovative Web Directory Script & Web Directory Software solution that enables you to create a Search Engine & Web Directory Portal that is easy to use, mission critical and extremely flexible so that it delivers no matter how demanding the task. PowerSeek SQL is modeled after the Directories of Yahoo and Dmoz.org.

PowerSeek is Web Directory Software that will let you create almost any kind of niche or specialized Web Directory. It is extremely flexible and customizable. You can for example use it as a Link Directory Script, Business Web Directory Script, Article Directory Script, Classifieds Ads Script, Real Estate Directory Script, Travel Directory Script, Image Gallery Script, Product Catalogue, or almost any other kind of Web Directory or Catalogue. PowerSeek SQL can also be used as a CMS (Content Management System) to build mega-content sites with. There are practically a limitless amount of uses for it.

The traditional way of creating a Search Engine & Web Directory Portal would normally involve huge amounts of programming, finances and effort. With PowerSeek SQL you don't need any programming skills or thousands of Dollars! PowerSeek SQL is a Web Directory Script & Web Directory Software solution that let's anyone build a powerful, flexible and full featured Search Engine & Web Directory Portal with minimum expense and effort. No matter your level of technical expertise. If you have basic webmaster skills and can edit and work with web pages then you can build your own powerful, feature-packed Search Engine & Web Directory Portal with ease.

The highly intuitive interface is mostly self explanatory and enables you to literally start building your Search Engine & Web Directory within minutes after installation. It has been created to be a Search Engine & Web Directory software solution for people with no programming skills. From start to finish!

PowerSeek SQL comes with Income Generating Features to ensure that anything you build with it is profitible. It also comes with SEO features to attract the maximum traffic possible. There is also a 'static' mode where the entire Directory can be generated as HTML files ensuring maximum page load speeds and pages that are friendly to Search Engines. Also included are social features to further promote and socially interact with your Web Site Directory creation. It comes with many, many features that has been developed over many years to be a complete Directory Software solution - no matter how demanding the project or task.

PowerSeek SQL is a feature rich, out-of-the-box Web Directory Script & Web Directory Software solution. It consists of a very large number of features to ensure that everything you need is there and to ensure that it is very flexible. All features has been structured to be self-explanatory and to be seamlessly managed with ease. The online Demos & Examples will give you a good feel of what PowerSeek SQL has to offer.

Over many years of development, PowerSeek SQL has been transformed into a true 'Power-house' of tools, all put together with great care to set new standards in Search Engine & Web Directory Portal building. PowerSeek SQL is the Web Directory Script & Web Directory Software solution designed for people who are serious in building successful Web Directories & Search Portals.

Overview of Key Features:
PowerSeek SQL comes with a very large amount of features to ensure that it's a Web Directory Script & Web Directory Software solution that provides you with everything you need - all in one place. Listed below is a short overview of PowerSeek's key features. You can find a more detailed list of features by clicking here.

Key Features of PowerSeek SQL:

Income Generating Features:
• Premium Links - Supports Premium Links where you can sell premium Link Listings. Premium Link Listings (including extra information pages) can have a total original look and are always displayed first in any categories. Premium link positions can be controlled.
• NEW! - The PayPal API is also supported to accept payments through Paypal for the purchase of premium links. (Other order processors can also be used) Standard links can also be upgraded to premium links.
• NEW! - Different pricings can be charged, depending on a time interval chosen/configured when purchasing premium links or upgrading from standard links to premium links. Find out more.
• Advert Server System - Let's you target content sensitive banner or Text/HTML based advertisements at any categories. It will keep track of clicks and impressions with detailed statistical reports and graphs. It can also be used externally on any other web pages or other web sites. (Can also be used to rotate Advertisements on any web pages or web sites)
• Advertisement Placement - Google's Adsense ads or any other advertisements can be displayed on any location of any pages of your Search Engine & Directory. All end-user displays are 100% customizable. Find out more about customization.
• PPC Search Engine & Directory - Optional PPC module that lets you turn PowerSeek SQL into a PPC Search Engine. Find out more.

Traffic Building Features: (SEO)
• HTML Generation - You can run your Directory from generated HTML (static) pages. Generated pages are Search Engine friendly to spiders of other Search Engines. The pages may also have custom titles, meta descriptions and meta keywords for Search Engine Optimization. (SEO) An HTML generated Directory also ensures maximum page load speed when visitors load pages from the Directory. Find out more.
• Reciprocal Link Checker - Specifically designed to give you higher listings in Search Engines to increase traffic. The reciprocal link checker can require users doing new submissions to include a reciprocal link on their web sites before being able to submit a link. A plugin is also available to check the existence of reciprocal links with mailing options to contact link owners if your link was not found. Find out more.
• Google SiteMaps - Options to generate a Google SiteMap file where it places URLs generated by PowerSeek SQL indicating URL Priorities and Update Frequencies. Find out more.
• NEW! - Google Rich Snippets - Let's you highlight ratings and reviews in Google Search Results of listings. Google has functionality where it will display the rating and number of reviews of specific pages/links in it's search results. The idea behind this is that it will in all likely hood increase interest and in turn increase traffic Google sends to pages having these Rich Snippets. PowerSeek SQL let's you implement the functionality for the use of these snippets on extra information pages for link listings.
• Also see the Demos or Complete Feature List

Social Features:
• NEW! - Facebook Like Buttons - Link listings can each have a Facebook Like Button. The Like buttons is placed on the extra information pages of link listings. Extra information pages are also referred to as 'more information' pages in PowerSeek SQL.
• NEW! - Google +1 Buttons - Link listings can each have a Google +1 Button. The Google +1 buttons is placed on the extra information pages of link listings. Extra information pages are also referred to as 'more information' pages in PowerSeek SQL.
• NEW! - Facebook Comments - Let's visitors use Facebook to post comments for link listings on the extra information pages of link listings.
• NEW! - Facebook Connect - PowerSeek SQL comes with a user login system where users can register an account to submit and edit previous submissions. (The login system provides users with a control panel where users can edit previous links and submit new links.) The PowerSeek SQL Login system now supports Facebook Connect. What this means is that users don't have to register an account and login directly with Facebook to submit new submissions and edit previous submissions.
• Look and Feel Features: (Extremely Customizable)
• Extremely Customizable - All HTML or text displayed to end users are 100% customizable or re-brandable via HTML templates or skins. If you can edit web pages you can edit the templates as they are ordinary HTML files. The customization options provide you with the ability to implement any kind of design. More Info.
• Language Friendly - Create a Search Engine & Web Directory in any language. For more on this see.
• Custom Category Look & Feel - Custom template set support also available where you can customize the look and feel of any specified categories, to target complex content sensitive advertisements or information at specific categories. Custom templates can also be used to give selected categories a total original look and feel. More Info.
• Easily Include Headers, Footers, Menu's, etc. - Comes with 'Template Include' functionality that act like SSI's (Server Side Includes) throughout all templates. This makes changes to site headers, footers or menu bars an easy task where you can only edit one piece of HTML code and the changes will be available throughout the entire Search Engine & Directory. More Info.
• Extra Data Fields - Can be used to support any type of custom data for a specialized Search Engine & Directory. (Like a Business Search Engine & Directory for example.) Can be used to add addresses, telephone numbers, videos, files, images, articles, etc. to link listings. Each Link Listing can also have it's own information page, where you can list extended information about Link Listings, in the event where it would not be practical to display all information about a link in the categories and search results. More Info.
• Front Page Customization Options - Many customization options available for the use of the Front Page or Index page of the Search Engine & Directory. More Info.
• NEW! - Wysiwyg Editor - Edit PowerSeek SQL templates with a fully functional Wysiwyg Editor.

Links & Category Features: (Search Engine & Directory Creation)
• Multilevel Category Hierarchy - Designed to support a multilevel category hierarchy. You can also edit all aspects of the directory names, edit meta descriptions & keywords, custom titles for category pages, delete or move categories with all it's contents (links/sub-directories), create crosslinked categories (symbolic links), hide categories, and more.
• Powerful Link Population Features - Comes with a Crawler to fetch page titles and meta tags. A built in Open Directory Project Importer is also available that imports links on a 'per category' basis. Also available is an RSS Importer to import RSS Feeds into categories. A flexible tab-delimited-text-file or CSV File Importer is also available to import data from other sources. You can also edit all aspects of any link or batches of links. Delete, copy and move any links or batches of links. Links can also be searched for from the Control Panel and be directly edited from the search results. Category searches also available from the control panel.
• Mailing List Capabilities - Comes with built in mailers to send email to link owners or premium link owners. A subscribe option is also available where you can send email to link owners who checked a subscribe box when submitting a link. (When you have a newsletter for example) - NEW! - The mailers also supports HTML Email.
• Accept different types of submissions - You can accept more than one kind of submission. You can for example accept standard links, articles, classified adverts, listings with images, listings without images, etc. - All with one single PowerSeek SQL installation. More Info.
• Sorting Options - Links can be listed/sorted according to popularity, most number of hits, ratings, votes, alphabetically or from latest to oldest.
• Category Lists - Use 'Category Includes' to list any categories on any web page or anywhere within your Search Engine & Directory. More Info.
• RSS Feeds - You can provide your visitors with RSS feeds for categories.

Flexibility:
• PowerSeek SQL also enables you to create any kind of niche or specialized Directory like Business Directories, Yellow Pages Directories, Real Estate Directories, Travel Directories, Article Directories, Mega Classified Ad Sites, Product Catalogues, or almost any other kind of Directory or Catalogue. PowerSeek SQL can also be used as a CMS (Content Management System) or used to build Image Galleries. There is practically a limitless amount of uses for it.

New Submissions & Link Modification Features:
• New Submission Approval - Review New Submissions for approval or rejection with ease. When submissions are approved or rejected, email (optional) can be sent to link owners informing them of the approval or rejection of their link listing. All email messages that can be sent are fully customizable. NEW! - HTML Email also supported.
• Image / File Uploading - Supports image (or any file type) uploading or where submitters can upload images or files with their link listing. Images (or any file type) can also be uploaded for link listings from the Admin Control Panel. Useful to build any kind of catalogue requiring images, videos or other file types. You can also accept different kinds of listings. For example, standard links, articles, classified ads, etc.
• Powerful Spam Filter - You can block spam submissions by using the built-in Spam Filter. Can also be used to create a family friendly Search Engine & Directory. Many other Spam Filter options available.
• Review of Link Modifications - All modifications to links by end-users can also be reviewed/edited before any changes are made permanent.
• Spam Proof - In addition to the spam filter, all submission and/or all feedback options where something is submitted to the Search Engine & Directory has 'letter-images' or Captcha's where the submitter needs to type these in a confirmation field. This functionality makes it impossible for automated spam bot scripts to submit anything to the Search Engine & Directory.