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CMS - which is best for my needs?

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  • 21-02-2011 7:14pm
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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm looking for CMS options for a relatively simple build. I haven't used a CMS before (well, I've never built for one) and the client is not well versed in anything other than the basics.

    I've been playing around with Joomla! (just got to the point of installing it) and have used Wordpress in the past.

    What are the best options considering the all-round lack of CMS experience?


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    What are the best options considering the all-round lack of CMS experience?

    Really it depends on the project spec ....

    If it's for a property website there are some nice joomla modules ...

    If it's for a blog wordpress is great ... a lot of sites use it more and more as a CMS .. given the range of free themes / frameworks and plugins as well it's pretty amazing

    If you're expecting heavy traffic to the site something like MovableType could be cool though I'm not sure if they are killing off development of that (it's a publishing system so not continually hitting the database)

    Personally I love CMS Made Simple have been a big fan for a long time.

    Really it's up to you and the actual spec of the job :)


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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    TBH, I don't know that they want yet :o But I expect it will be something simple like a 1/2 column layout. It's actually for a charity, so I expect fairly low traffic levels and fairly static content across the site (perhaps with one or two sections being updated regularly).


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    cormee
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    If it's a simple site my vote's with WordPress, plus you have experience using it.


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    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    I think you're right. I've installed WP and within 5 minutes it was up and running. This is opposed to the day I took to read up on Joomla basics and even after that I still couldn't get it working.

    I'll probably work of WP for these folks and revisit Joomla at my leisure.


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    trickobrien
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    Wordpress for static content is king.You can find great themes (both paid and free).Wordpress sites on average tend to get indexed faster and rank higher,not to mention the 3,000 or so plugins.

    I love it.


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    Sposs
    Registered Users Posts: 2,472 ✭✭✭Sposs


    Have a look at http://php.opensourcecms.com/ and play around with the demo's of the different CMS's, it really depends on what sort of site you need it for.


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