CMS
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What is a CMS ?? ()

 Drupal         concrete5

 

  • --A web content management system (web CMS) is a bundled or stand-alone application to create, manage, store and deploy content on Web pages. 
  • --Web content includes text and embedded graphics, photos, video, audio, and code (e.g., for applications) that displays content or interacts with the user. 
  • --Web CMSs usually allow client control over HTML-based content, files, documents, and web hosting plans based on the system depth and the niche it serves.
         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system

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Drupal

 Drupal Strengths



      • many many modules
      • strong community
      • Strong Stability
      • Local User Group (here in Cola)
      • Best suited for Developers
      • Maintained/Updated
      • Scalable
      • generally respected
      • open source
      • http://www.drupalgardens.com/

  Drupal Challenges


      • High Learning Curve
      •  Lacks Quality Plugins that are Free
      • So many modules - easy to get lost in it all
      •  Not easy to design
      • Although 'nearly anything is possible' it is not easy/intuitive
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 Drupal Samples


http://johndavidhunt.com/drupal/



WordPress

WordPress Strengths
        • STRONG Community 
        •  'open source'
        • Easy to change themes/designs quickly
        • Many free quality themes and plugins
        • Many HIGH quality premium themes/plugins
        • Nice backend & nice WYSIWYG 
        • Still growing/maintained
        • Good at SEO, naturally
        •  Really good at Multiple Authors etc
        • Runs well straight out of the box
        • best at 'user content' -can turn it over to the client easily
        • well documented

WordPress Challenges


        • Many of the higher quality themes are premium
        • Sometimes gets called 'just a blog' system
        • Targeted by spammers and Hackers
        • Major versions not compatible (plugins etc)
        • Sometimes confusion arises with plugin conflicts

WordPress Samples

http://johndavidhunt.com/wordpress/



concrete5

concrete5 strengths


        • Shell Access 
        • Very Low Learning Curve
        • Good WYSIWYG
        • Easy Inline Editing 
        • Simple enough 
        • Very Intuitive
        •  Security (Sandbox)
        •  Drag and Drop content
        •  Quality Add-Ons, all are supported.
        •  Scalable -tiny to big
        • LDAP authentication!

concrete5 challenges


      • Still growing - smaller community then 'big boys' 
      •  Although easy to add things it is plain/boring 'out of the box'
      •  Not as streamlined as 'powerful' dev CMS
      •  Can't easily (freely) integrate e-commerce
      •  Great Documentation
      • No users conference
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concrete5 samples

http://johndavidhunt.com/concrete5/

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