Introduction
Optical is a headless content management system (CMS) designed specifically for government agencies to quickly build dynamic websites. It features real-time APIs and an intuitive no-code data collaboration app for managing SQL database content.
Key Features
- Out-of-the-Box Headless CMS Templates: Pre-designed page templates compliant with Digital Service Standards (DSS), eliminating the need for external vendors for website design and content integration.
- Intuitive User Interface: Allows for drag-and-drop content blocks to build customised page layouts.
- Eliminate Content Duplication: Enables omnichannel delivery across websites, mobile apps, kiosks, IoT devices, etc., ensuring consistent content delivery across multiple platforms with no redundancy.
- Integrated with WOG Offerings: Includes integrations such as WOGAA, SearchSG, and VICA, with more on the way.
What can Optical do?
With Optical, you can build dynamic websites and use APIs to connect and pull content from various systems, creating a digital ecosystem that can evolve with your needs.
- Faster Go-To-Market: Reduces development time to accelerate the launch of web applications.
- Less opinionated, Open, and Flexible: Adapts to your unique requirements.
- Supports Innersource and WOG Collaboration: Reuse common components to enhance collaboration and resource sharing.
- Comprehensive Features: Includes SEO, file storage, autoscaling, content delivery network, authentication, access control, API connectivity, and integration webhooks for task automation.
- Auto-Generated APIs: Dynamically creates REST and GraphQL endpoints based on your content.
- Powerful Automation Feature: Create workflows and automate tasks, including sending Electronic Digital Mailers (EDMs).
- No Vendor Lock-In: Ensures full ownership and portability of your data without restrictions.
- Built-In Compliance: Adheres to ICT&SS policies with activity and revision tracking.
- Flexible Deployment Options: Offers SaaS or self-managed solutions. *Coming soon
- Easy Single Sign-On (SSO): Uses WOG AD for secure identity management. *TechPass coming soon
- Agile Support Team: Clear Service Level Agreements (SLA) provide reliable and responsive support for seamless operations.
Optical in Action
Help and Support
If there's a feature you'd love to have, or a bug that's bothering you, please let us know.
Contact Us
PM: Sylvia Ng (sylvia_ng@tech.gov.sg) / telegram: @nsylvia
Eng: Samantha Wong (samantha_wong@tech.gov.sg) / telegram: @shinnee
Acknowledgements
Optical is made possible by Directus, a premium open-source BSL 1.1 project.