We have rolled out new updates to both the Site Builder and our website.

The Site Builder now boasts a bunch of new features which will allow you to add forms, maps, Google AdSense and other widgets and gadgets to your sites. There are new Styles to choose from and it is now easy to manage all types of resources and link to them.

We have also put some effort into making it easier to get going with your first SynthaSite - we have tutorials on how to create, populate and publish your site, as well as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and searchable support. There are some site and profile management features accessible directly from the website once you have logged in.

You can read the release notes for full detail.

Let us know what you think.

The problem that we experienced earlier today with Amazon’s S3 service has been resolved. There is no official notice as yet to explain what the problem was. All functionality has however been restored and site publishing is now enabled. We apologize yet again for any inconvenience caused and assure you that we will be taking steps to ensure that this problem is not repeated.

We are currently experiencing technical problems that affect our publishing server. Although all sites are safe it is currently not possible to publish any site. This problem is due to an upstream issue with the Amazon S3 service. We are looking into the problem and will let you know as soon as it is resolved. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

A number of people have reported problems with the auto-save feature which is why I have temporarily disabled it. I will re-introduce the auto-save once these problems have been resolved. I apologize to everyone who has been inconvenienced by this and will be sure to let you know once the problem has been fixed.