Portal-blocks is an online intranet where you can share news, articles and other information with employees. The style of the intranet is customizable to fit your company’s branding style. The intranet includes a fast search function, different group- and rights management, CRUD functionality and more

Yes it is. until the end of August 2024, no costs whatsoever. After that period you can decide if you want to take a subscription or leave it at that. No strings attached at all

The complimentary trial period, of more then 3 months, primarily serves as an avenue for soliciting feedback from our users regarding additional features they desire within our product. At Portal-blocks, this timeframe allows us the opportunity to integrate these functionalities, ensuring that our offering aligns with user demands prior to instituting a subscription fee for the service. You may submit your suggestions either through our contact form or by directly emailing us at info@portal-blocks.com

Most intranets cost between £ 3 and £ 15 per user per month. We are going to offer a competitive pricing, £ 1,99 per user per month including taxes

Portal-blocks embodies a philosophy rooted in automation and self-sufficiency. Our platform offers seamless customization options, empowering users to effortlessly align the intranet with their corporate identity. Comprehensive tutorials facilitate smooth onboarding processes, ensuring an user-friendly experience. In compliance with the AVG (Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming), the Dutch equivalent of the GDPR, companies can promptly access their personal data stored within Portal-blocks, obviating the need for prolonged correspondence and streamlining operations for both parties. This efficiency not only enables us to maintain competitive pricing but also facilitates the allocation of resources toward the development of innovative functionalities.

It's important to note that while we welcome suggestions, our team carefully curates feedback to prioritize enhancements beneficial to a wide range of organizations. We prioritize functionality over unnecessary complexity, eschewing superfluous plugins and intricate features that may clutter the intranet interface. This commitment to simplicity ensures a user-friendly experience for all users.

Furthermore, our pricing model is transparent and inclusive. We do not levy additional charges for implementing specific features, distinguishing us from competitors who adopt such practices. Every feature is accessible to all subscribers without hidden fees or supplementary payments. With Portal-blocks, the subscription fee encompasses access to our full suite of features

Currently, Portal-blocks offers four distinct blocks, excluding simpler social media integrations, along with various functionalities. In the coming months, we plan to expand our offerings by introducing additional blocks and functionalities tailored to meet the evolving needs of our users. We value your feedback and encourage you to share your suggestions through our contact form. Your input plays a pivotal role in shaping the future development of Portal-blocks, and we sincerely appreciate your contribution. Furthermore, our team remains committed to continuously enhancing the intranet experience by regularly introducing new features, irrespective of user feedback

Start by registering. Password validation is pretty strict with a minimum of 12 characters. This measure is in place to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of personal data. Verify your e-mail and you are good to go. After verification you will be logged in and can explore your company's newly made intranet

That is correct, we filled Portal-blocks with dummy text and images so you can directly see how the intranet can be used. You can just delete them when you have gotten a feel for the intranet

Yes there are tutorials available. Whenever you see the following image on the top right of a page you can click it to see a PDF tutorial describing that page in detail

Currently, we have allocated 1GB (1.000 MB) of storage capacity for storing images and PDF files. This allocation excludes database usage, meaning that text input, such as text in newsitems, does not contribute to this data limit. Please note that during the trial phase, this storage capacity remains fixed at 1GB. However, we are considering expanding storage options or offering additional storage capacity for a fee in the future. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we continue to refine our service offerings

The loading time of websites in general are influenced by all kind of different factors. The internetspeed of the home/company itself that visites the webpage, the quality of the hostingservice, the amount of data that has to load etc. At Portal-blocks we do a lot to keep the loading speed of the intranet fast. But, if you wish so, you can also partly control the speed by optimizing images. Not only does it keep your intranet extra fast, you can also store more images this way. Here is how you can do it!

We convert most images to the .webp format which allready saves quit a bit. You can choose any of the following, just click here. It does save between 25% and 34% of space, so that is a good start.
Next we use Tinypng or an equivalent service to get the imagesize down even more. The size can be brought back up to 80% this way.

As an example, the left .png image is 508 KB. in size. The right optimized .webp image is 19 KB. in size.