Comments on: Reader Input: Picking A CMS – Part 2 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/ Quick and Dirty Web Development for Web 2.0: CakePHP, Prototype, JQuery, and lots more. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ian http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28070 Ian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:09:20 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28070 Personally, I hardly ever use widgets, well at least in their most raw form. I tend to setup pages that sit in the sidebar. See item 6 on this page for a basic way of doing it: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/02/power-tips-for-wordpress-template-developers/ However, using Pods CMS plugin, you can setup reusable content blocks that can be placed anywhere. Pods has a pretty reasonable ACL capability too - not as powerful as drupal but better than nothing :) Send me an email and I'll give you a hand if you'd like. Cheers Personally, I hardly ever use widgets, well at least in their most raw form.

I tend to setup pages that sit in the sidebar. See item 6 on this page for a basic way of doing it: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/07/02/power-tips-for-wordpress-template-developers/

However, using Pods CMS plugin, you can setup reusable content blocks that can be placed anywhere. Pods has a pretty reasonable ACL capability too – not as powerful as drupal but better than nothing :)

Send me an email and I’ll give you a hand if you’d like.

Cheers

]]> By: Kevin Lloyd http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28069 Kevin Lloyd Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:11:43 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28069 I have a couple problems with Wordpress, can you help? WYSIWYG widgets Widgets that "editors" can modify I need a way to get a client to replace a "block" of text somewhere on the page. I have a couple problems with Wordpress, can you help?

WYSIWYG widgets
Widgets that “editors” can modify

I need a way to get a client to replace a “block” of text somewhere on the page.

]]> By: Ian http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28067 Ian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:50:47 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28067 Indeed, it does have a limited range - but that's where I find the beauty lies. Most of my clients have one, maybe two maintainers. Drupal and Joomla are just too heavy-weight for their needs. What I like a bout WP, is it starts off simple and you build on it. You add in the features you like. Obviuosly, not perfect for every situation (what is though ;) but perfect for many sites. Oh, and don't look at flutter. It's bad news with barely any updates. Pods CMS plugin is fantastic. Cheers Indeed, it does have a limited range – but that’s where I find the beauty lies. Most of my clients have one, maybe two maintainers. Drupal and Joomla are just too heavy-weight for their needs.

What I like a bout WP, is it starts off simple and you build on it. You add in the features you like.

Obviuosly, not perfect for every situation (what is though ;) but perfect for many sites.

Oh, and don’t look at flutter. It’s bad news with barely any updates. Pods CMS plugin is fantastic.

Cheers

]]> By: Kevin Lloyd http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28066 Kevin Lloyd Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:17:45 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28066 Actually, I have tried Wordpress. Nothing more than designing around a theme. At the end of the day, that's all I think I need to do. If I have to code my own modules/plugins then I think I either need another tool that has that built in or a custom solution (CakePHP anyone?). The problem I have with a lot of Wordpress plugins is their user management. Often my "editors" don't have access to plugin functionality. And there's no way (that I've found) to enable permissions to just ONE plugin. But Wordpress is marvelous tool, but with a limited range Actually, I have tried Wordpress. Nothing more than designing around a theme. At the end of the day, that’s all I think I need to do.

If I have to code my own modules/plugins then I think I either need another tool that has that built in or a custom solution (CakePHP anyone?).

The problem I have with a lot of Wordpress plugins is their user management. Often my “editors” don’t have access to plugin functionality. And there’s no way (that I’ve found) to enable permissions to just ONE plugin.

But Wordpress is marvelous tool, but with a limited range

]]> By: Ian http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28065 Ian Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:40:17 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28065 I've been watching this series of posts with great interest. To date, this is the only time you seem to have mentioned WordPress and by the looks of it, you've never tried it. Personally, I use it (with the Pods CMS plugin) pretty much exclusively. I have used it for some reasonably high-profile sites too. It's upgradability is now by far the best I've ever seen in any CMS. After a quick (precautionary) DB/filesystem backup, I simply click on a link in the admin and volla! System upgraded. As for the modules, WordPress has thousands. I'm yet to find a problem that hasn't been solved by an existing plugin. Also, hooking into the core plugin system is very easy. I've played around with it and I'm very impressed with it's simplicity. I've heard complaints about low security and code mess too. I've never come across either. Due to the easy upgradability, any security holes that could be found are so easily patched it's not funny. It's seriously worth the investigation IMO. Cheers I’ve been watching this series of posts with great interest. To date, this is the only time you seem to have mentioned WordPress and by the looks of it, you’ve never tried it.

Personally, I use it (with the Pods CMS plugin) pretty much exclusively. I have used it for some reasonably high-profile sites too.

It’s upgradability is now by far the best I’ve ever seen in any CMS. After a quick (precautionary) DB/filesystem backup, I simply click on a link in the admin and volla! System upgraded.

As for the modules, WordPress has thousands. I’m yet to find a problem that hasn’t been solved by an existing plugin.

Also, hooking into the core plugin system is very easy. I’ve played around with it and I’m very impressed with it’s simplicity.

I’ve heard complaints about low security and code mess too. I’ve never come across either. Due to the easy upgradability, any security holes that could be found are so easily patched it’s not funny.

It’s seriously worth the investigation IMO.

Cheers

]]> By: John Fiala http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-2-new-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-28063 John Fiala Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:01:17 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=531#comment-28063 I'm enjoying the multi-site situation with Drupal as well - my own site, my wife's site, my Dad's site and a site I set up for a local mini-con are all running on the same code, just with different databases. The trickiest thing is just remember to run update.php on all four when something's been updated. I’m enjoying the multi-site situation with Drupal as well – my own site, my wife’s site, my Dad’s site and a site I set up for a local mini-con are all running on the same code, just with different databases. The trickiest thing is just remember to run update.php on all four when something’s been updated.

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