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Useful Information for Web Developers & Designers
Nov 6 2008 by
Jacob Gube |
When it comes to content management systems (CMS) and publishing
platforms, there are plenty to choose from. They vary in technologies
used, organization structure, performance, and license. You’ve probably
heard of popular content management systems such as
Drupal,
WordPress,
Movable Type,
Joomla!, and
Textpattern, but if you want to try a platform that’s a little less main stream – check out these excellent alternatives.
In this article, you’ll find
10 terrific content management systems that may not garner as much attention as their more popular counterparts –
but should.
There’s a large amount of content management systems out there, so
if your favorite isn’t on here, share it with us in the comments.
Go to ExpressionEngine demo
ExpressionEngine is a powerful and easy-to-use content
management system. ExpressionEngine is known for its flexibility and
intuitive Template Engine that lets developers easily mold the CMS into
its intended use. It has a built-in caching feature that significantly
reduces server load (helpful in times of high traffic). Check out the
Showcase section on EE’s website to see live sites that use ExpressionEngine.
Go to Concrete5 demo
Concrete5 is a solid content management system that’s a
breeze to use. You can edit a web page live by entering "edit mode",
which makes the regions and elements on the web page you are viewing
editable. It has a very robust administration panel with a built-in
system for gathering statistics so you don’t need to install a
plugin/extension or use a third party application like Google Analytics
to monitor your site traffic.
Go to Radiant CMS demo
Radiant CMS focuses itself for use in small teams. It’s designed as a simple and elegant CMS akin to
37 Signals applications,
holding out on complicated and unnecessary features to provide users a
straightforward interface for creating and editing website content.
CushyCMS is a "plug-and-play" content management system
that doesn’t require you to install anything to get it working, which
can greatly reduce your maintenance cost and development time. With
CushyCMS, you define which areas are editable, making it a safe option
to your not-very-tech-savvy clients. CushyCMS is currently being used
by about 10,000 websites and is gaining popularity as a no-hassle,
user-friendly CMS.
Go to Symphony demo
Symphony, created by Overture, is a CMS designed for developers, utilizing
XSLT
to provide developers flexibility in customizing Symphony. If you
don’t know much about XSLT, Overture provides a large number of
tutorials and screencasts on
their resource center.
With that said, Symphony isn’t for everybody and those looking for a
content management system that requires little technical expertise
should probably consider another option.
MODx is both a content management system
and a PHP
web application framework. MODx puts a high emphasize on web
standards, allowing you to build XHTML 1.1 strict compliant websites
easily. It comes with a build-in CSS menu builder for hassle-free site
navigation development. For less-experienced users, MODx comes with a
graphical user interface installer so you can get up and running
quickly.
Plone CMS is a feature-packed content management system
built on the Zope web application framework. It’s supported by a large
and active developer community so you won’t have any trouble finding
help. Plone has
extensive documentation in a wiki format to help you get started and help you take advantage of its more advanced features.
Railfrog is one of the few CMS’s built on top of the Ruby
On Rails web application framework (the same technology powering
popular web applications such as
Twitter and
Basecamp). To help you get started on Railfrog, check out its
Developer Portal where you’ll find guides that you can follow to get rolling.
TYPO3 is an open-source, enterprise-level content
management system focused on providing companies a solution for
websites and their intranet. While many CMS’s try to be simple and
basic, TYPO3 provides users complex and powerful features to help you
achieve complicated tasks and ability to integrate with other
applications.
Go to SilverStripe demo
SilverStripe is a PHP-based, open-source content management system. It uses the
MVC coding framework to offer developers great flexibility and potential for scalability. Check out the
live demo on their site to see a basic installation of SilverStripe as well as to take a peak at how the administration system looks like.
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