Web to Date 2 is different from many other web design software because it works as a content management system (CMS). This makes it suitable for maintaining websites with content that changes on a regular basis.

With this in mind, the design of the website is kept separate from the actual content and the manual warns early on that this is not a Wysiwyg editor. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it does leave you at the mercy of the supplied page layouts.

Starting a new site is simple, with a wide selection of templates provided. Some are fully formed and others can have the colour changed.

You can leave other aspects of the design well alone or alternatively get involved in more detailed editing.

The concept behind Web to Date 2 is a home page leading to a number of master pages. Articles are added to a master page, these can either be complete stories or teasers to another page.

Uploading can be performed direct from the Web to Date 2 interface - it will automatically remove articles that are out of date. If you're publishing time-sensitive articles, start and finish dates can also be set.

CMS is nothing new, but most other popular alternatives are wholly web based. Web to Date 2 has the advantage of only needing a basic web host without the requirement for PHP or MySQL, which keeps costs down.

However the flip side of this is, because it's not web-based, it's only possible to edit the site from a single computer.

Web to Date 2 is a good package for any individual or small business whose site is administered by one person and does not want the complication of web-based CMS systems.

But its simplicity will put off those looking for a more control over the content of their site.

System requirements:
Pentium II 300MHz
64MB of Ram
60MB hard disk
Windows 2000/XP