[peter0379]

Am looking to get a feel for what types of CMS's other designers are using and what they like about them.

=)

[ooyes]

I am using my own CSM i am not using off the shelf one

[pgo]

I've used CMS Made Simple which is good for beginners.

More advanced and powerful would be Drupal.

For blogs and similar publishing-type sites, it's helpful to look at Wordpress and Textpattern.

[peter0379]

I really appreciate the recommendations ooyes and pgo!

[John Good]

EE rules

[xENo]

I have a custom adobe air CMS that I'm almost done building. it's a true content management system, not a publishing system like joomla or drupal. It's coupled with an oop mvc php framework, so I can integrate content on a custom level, and content people never have to see code.

Aww jeah!

[RaelRode]

I am in the process of developing my own CMS. Makes rolling out a site much faster since all I have to do is develop the blog, or forum, or news system, or whatever since the core would already be done. Oooh the wonders of a modular framework.

[peter0379]

I think that's fantastic that you guys are developing your CMS's. Don't forget Ruby on Rails!

[juke]

I've been beta testing getpixie.co.uk and it's fantastic.
snewscms.com is a another one my favorites.

[Hootchi]

I prefer some of the Saas applications out there like Clickability and Hot Banana but, Im inclined to move towards integrated solutions because I hate having to remap the CMS everytime the site owner changes the navigation. Its such a pain.....

Im looking at Expressionengine, and Sitemasher and a few others to make my life easier.

[seen.to]

Originally Posted by Hootchi

I prefer some of the Saas applications out there like Clickability and Hot Banana but, Im inclined to move towards integrated solutions because I hate having to remap the CMS everytime the site owner changes the navigation. Its such a pain.....

Im looking at Expressionengine, and Sitemasher and a few others to make my life easier.

A couple of people here met with the Clickability bunch last week. They certainly know what they're doing. We've got an outdated bespoke solution that we're looking to change soon, not too keen on SAAS for this myself though, much prefer the ownership of an integrated solution.

For small sites I tend to use WordPress, mainly because I know it fairly well and it does everything I need for more basic sites.

[Dusteh]

I made the mistake of trying to force wordpress to be a CMS but it really is a step backwards. I wouldn't go there for anything other than a simple blog or some static content like Seen.to said.

I have a project that has to be done in two months. Joomla's quality control isn't good enough for its plugins so thats out of the window.

I was torn between Expression Engine and Drupal.

Expression Engine is presented in a professional manner, you can work out what it does and what you need to do it in a day from the website and forums.

Drupals biggest failing is the drupal website itself, there is a hell of a lot of outdated and conflicting information because it seems no one takes control and cleans it up. Despite this, after a couple of days of pure confusion I've found Drupal is actually pretty straightforward and very flexible - you just have to understand that you no longer use 'image module' if you want to add images... instead almost all complex content is created using the optional 'CCK' and 'views' modules. It's a shame no one really explains this in big letters on the homepage. If Drupal cleaned up its act and had a slick, well moderated website like EE it would be a world leader.

lullabot.com is a good place to get a feel for Drupal.

Both Drupal and EE are in the middle of rolling out much-improved new versions... Drupal 6 works fine but some of it's key optional plugins aren't ready yet, so you can't build complex sites on it for the moment. EE2 isn't out until the summer. Really annoying because I can't wait for either of them.

I've taken the plunge and I'm running with Drupal 5 for the time being. I might post up a breakdown of how everything went in a couple of months - the site itself is fairly high profile and it might be a good learning experience for others to see.

Assuming it doesn't crash and burn of course

[Do Gooder]

Originally Posted by Dusteh

I've taken the plunge and I'm running with Drupal 5 for the time being. I might post up a breakdown of how everything went in a couple of months - the site itself is fairly high profile and it might be a good learning experience for others to see.

i for one would be interested in that.

[seen.to]

i for two.

Anyone got any Joomla stories to share?

[Hootchi]

Its interesting on the Saas front...a lot of people want to have ultimate control but, the trend definately going to Saas. If you look at google, or Salesforce its so much easier for customers to implement.

[Dusteh]

I have plenty of Joomla stories to share. Not many of them positive

Actually you could use Joomla for simple sites and it would do a brilliant job, but then in that case why not use Wordpress or CMSMS? I wouldn't trust it over EE or Drupal for bigger, more complex sites.

[seen.to]

Originally Posted by Dusteh

I have plenty of Joomla stories to share. Not many of them positive

Actually you could use Joomla for simple sites and it would do a brilliant job, but then in that case why not use Wordpress or CMSMS? I wouldn't trust it over EE or Drupal for bigger, more complex sites.

That's Joomla out then. Been looking at the possibility of Drupal as a basis for something much bigger.