Whats the best cms??

Design_Dude · 14-02-2008 01:45PM #1

Ho im wondering whats the best open source cms about since theres heaps. Im lookin for one that doesnt look like a forum/blog and is easily updated by one admin. Also lookin for one thats very easy to customize in dreamweaver or watever. Thanks:)

CoNfOuNd · 14-02-2008 02:40PM

I personally like Drupal.

If you aren't looking for forum/blog features, what are you looking for?

mneylon · 14-02-2008 02:42PM

Check out: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/choosing-the-right-cms-platform-for-your-website-from-an-seo-perspective

people should be made read the first part of that article! (ie. the flowchart)

Hellm0 · 14-02-2008 02:45PM

I'm working with a company using Kentico at the moment, it seems pretty good. Only problem is its not open source.

If your in any way tech savvy I would recommend DotnetNuke, though its a bit of a b*tch to get your head around at first.

Good luck.

Design_Dude · 14-02-2008 03:29PM

CoNfOuNd wrote: »

I personally like Drupal.

If you aren't looking for forum/blog features, what are you looking for?

Im looking for a normal website for, say a company who just mite want to update photos, news and maybe add a page.

Design_Dude · 14-02-2008 04:16PM

was lookin at www.etomite.org there, seems nice, what do u think?

Bob the Builder · 15-02-2008 12:48AM

Design_Dude wrote: »

was lookin at www.etomite.org there, seems nice, what do u think?

Depends on certain things imo, I've never tried etomite so I can't give you an opinion but I can't see much modules/theme's available for it(I'm open to correction on that), which tells me that if you're looking for a good image manager, you'll have to make your own.. It looks very nice though.

There is a CMS called PhpWebSite which has a Photo Album module, spruce it up with a nice template and it'll look well. It's not too complicated, but it's not too powerful either

MartMax · 16-02-2008 02:42PM

while it's a not 100% CMS, Wordpress can be powerful yet easy to customise and use... and yeah, it's FREE....

Marty

Design_Dude · 16-02-2008 05:18PM

Just installed wordpress there. Do you know where i can get some good non-blog themes for it. Most of the themes are for bolgs/forums and i want to use it as a cms portal. Know of any gud ones?

Design_Dude · 06-03-2008 09:16PM

Nah, wordpress is too awkward as a cms, im using joomla now, seems to be very good so far. Anyone have any experience of it?

daymobrew · 07-03-2008 05:23PM

I like CMS Made Simple. It really is very easy to work with.

Laslo · 07-03-2008 09:11PM

Expression Engine is pretty good. Very hard to say which one is the best. It all depends on your requirements.

Bob the Builder · 07-03-2008 09:25PM

Design_Dude wrote: »

Nah, wordpress is too awkward as a cms, im using joomla now, seems to be very good so far. Anyone have any experience of it?

Yes, I use it quite a lot, i swear by it, although I know Forbairt hates it..

Personally, i think wordpress is a blog and it should only be used as a blog. it's the same way i think a car should be driven on a road and not in a field. I know that a lot of people will disagree with me on that opinion.

I like CMSMadeSimple. It is very flexible, easy to customize. It's not very powerful, but it has all the features that a simple website will ever need. I used it for a while, but later removed because the client wanted a module put in, that wasn't available already, and that i wasn't bothered making, it would have taken me so long to do, with only sketchy php skills.

Design_Dude · 07-03-2008 09:28PM

thanks nevf, but i do like driving cars in fields;)

Whats the best cms??

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