Comments on: Reader Input: Picking A CMS – Part 1 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/ Quick and Dirty Web Development for Web 2.0: CakePHP, Prototype, JQuery, and lots more. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Edna Nicholson http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-28636 Edna Nicholson Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:27:59 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-28636 Most of my clients, I create a custom CMS.. that does EXACTLY what they need, nothing more, nothing less. You can go with a pre built CMS like Joomla (does too much), or Wordpress (not really a CMS), Drupal (more advanced), etc... but in the end, any OTS CMS is going to be very general and made for a general audience, which means you will get a lot of things you don't need. One of the 3rd party CMS's that I have enjoyed using for very basic sites (text/html/image updates) is cushycms They are very basic, very easy to use, and lets you give your clients specific areas they can edit, and even the format they can edit it in. Most of my clients, I create a custom CMS.. that does EXACTLY what they need, nothing more, nothing less. You can go with a pre built CMS like Joomla (does too much), or WordPress (not really a CMS), Drupal (more advanced), etc… but in the end, any OTS CMS is going to be very general and made for a general audience, which means you will get a lot of things you don’t need. One of the 3rd party CMS’s that I have enjoyed using for very basic sites (text/html/image updates) is cushycms They are very basic, very easy to use, and lets you give your clients specific areas they can edit, and even the format they can edit it in.

]]> By: Eric http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27943 Eric Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:03:27 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27943 Most of my clients, I create a custom CMS.. that does EXACTLY what they need, nothing more, nothing less. You can go with a pre built CMS like Joomla (does too much), or Wordpress (not really a CMS), Drupal (more advanced), etc... but in the end, any OTS CMS is going to be very general and made for a general audience, which means you will get a lot of things you don't need. One of the 3rd party CMS's that I have enjoyed using for very basic sites (text/html/image updates) is cushycms They are very basic, very easy to use, and lets you give your clients specific areas they can edit, and even the format they can edit it in. Most of my clients, I create a custom CMS.. that does EXACTLY what they need, nothing more, nothing less. You can go with a pre built CMS like Joomla (does too much), or WordPress (not really a CMS), Drupal (more advanced), etc… but in the end, any OTS CMS is going to be very general and made for a general audience, which means you will get a lot of things you don’t need.

One of the 3rd party CMS’s that I have enjoyed using for very basic sites (text/html/image updates) is cushycms They are very basic, very easy to use, and lets you give your clients specific areas they can edit, and even the format they can edit it in.

]]> By: Ashish Roy http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27938 Ashish Roy Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:11:05 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27938 Joomla has changed over years a lot. The interfaces are much cleaner and the user gets the option of choosing what they want. Of course a custom made CMS is much easy but if customization can save a lot of development costs, Joomla and Drupal are best of the breed. We ourselves get a lot of projects where the clients themselves mention that they wish to get their site developed in Joomla. Joomla has changed over years a lot. The interfaces are much cleaner and the user gets the option of choosing what they want. Of course a custom made CMS is much easy but if customization can save a lot of development costs, Joomla and Drupal are best of the breed. We ourselves get a lot of projects where the clients themselves mention that they wish to get their site developed in Joomla.

]]> By: denis http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27895 denis Sat, 30 May 2009 10:29:59 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27895 CMS made simple, I tried Joomla, PHPcms, others all to complicated, heavy as an anvil,very user unfriendly . CMS made simple , just like the title says CMS made simple, I tried Joomla, PHPcms, others all to complicated, heavy as an anvil,very user unfriendly . CMS made simple , just like the title says

]]> By: Kevin Lloyd http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27891 Kevin Lloyd Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:37 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27891 After looking at the comments on your site, I already have a turn off. Editing templates in the web interface? Seems a bit backwards to me. It's just not how I work. I know there are workarounds, but that's always the problem. Nothing gives you exactly what you need one always needs a work around. But FYI, I was going to mention Frog in part 3. I think I just need to take one day and install ALL of these CMS's and see which gives me what I want with the least muss and fuss. After looking at the comments on your site, I already have a turn off. Editing templates in the web interface? Seems a bit backwards to me. It’s just not how I work. I know there are workarounds, but that’s always the problem. Nothing gives you exactly what you need one always needs a work around.

But FYI, I was going to mention Frog in part 3. I think I just need to take one day and install ALL of these CMS’s and see which gives me what I want with the least muss and fuss.

]]> By: JP Dela Torre http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27890 JP Dela Torre Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:25 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27890 Looking forward to the next part on this topic. Btw, You might want to check out <a href="http://madebyfrog.com" rel="nofollow">FrogCMS</a>. Very lean and straightforward CMS. <a href="http://www.pigmata.com/post/website-realign-switch-to-frogcms/" rel="nofollow">Our Switch from Wordpress to FrogCMS</a> Looking forward to the next part on this topic. Btw, You might want to check out FrogCMS. Very lean and straightforward CMS.

Our Switch from WordPress to FrogCMS

]]> By: Alan Whitney http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27889 Alan Whitney Tue, 26 May 2009 13:02:21 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27889 Joomla does way too much, amen to that Joomla does way too much, amen to that

]]> By: Ian http://www.webdevelopment2.com/picking-a-cms-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-27887 Ian Mon, 25 May 2009 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.webdevelopment2.com/?p=510#comment-27887 Funnily enough, I had exactly the same experience with a client. They stuck with the site for two months before cutting their losses and going with another web-development firm. Serious fail on my end. Funnily enough, I had exactly the same experience with a client. They stuck with the site for two months before cutting their losses and going with another web-development firm.

Serious fail on my end.

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