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azmi@mumtaz · 02-03-2007, 07:49

Hi I just started a web design agency. I am curious, do most agencies/freelancers using CMS like (joomla, wordpress) or code their own cms for their needs ? For a simple website with a blog what CMS suits best ?
Thnx

Dusteh · 02-03-2007, 07:58

Frontpage for everything.

oli · 02-03-2007, 08:14

Going CMS crazy, Joomla??

bigperm · 03-03-2007, 03:58

frontpage isn't a CMS, its a html editor for newbies

Scott · 03-03-2007, 04:06

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Originally Posted by bigperm

frontpage isn't a CMS, its a html editor for newbies

no shit sherlock

bigperm · 03-03-2007, 10:42

i was responding to your misinformed member who replied "frontpage" as the cms they choose.

freelancr · 03-03-2007, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigperm

i was responding to your misinformed member who replied "frontpage" as the cms they choose.

sarcasm is clearly lost on you

Dusteh · 03-03-2007, 12:25

its the lowest form of humour.

Scott · 03-03-2007, 12:36

but you laughed.

RaelRode · 03-03-2007, 15:33

We all laughed.

John Good · 04-03-2007, 01:28

I think I'm still laughing

combat sheep · 04-03-2007, 05:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigperm

frontpage isn't a CMS, its a html editor for newbies

clearly your one of the so-called newbies, oh look your banned!

T-Bag · 04-03-2007, 12:29

Actually I'm interested in one part of the original poster's question: the thread oli linked to is about which cms is better, but as someone who has so far just coded my own (rudimentary) cms for each site, I'd be interested to find out who uses their own and who uses other, proprietory systems.

In other words, I suppose, how complex does a site have to be before you stop using a backend you've coded yourself and start using e.g. joomla or whatever?

Dusteh · 04-03-2007, 12:41

Thats a massive grey area. Its all going to depend upon the skill of the programmer working on the site (and the custom in-house CMS you already have), and the availability of opensource solutions that meet the clients requirements.

There is no answer, you have to judge it on a case by case basis, weighing up the time it will take you to hand-code a bespoke solution, or edit an existing system.

mystique824 · 14-03-2007, 17:39

it's almost like asking, which car is best... compare the specs thru google search.. see what benefits your project best. how flexible it's to adjust and what the maintenance cost are. Cheers, M.

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04-03-2007, 12:29	#13 (permalink)
T-Bag Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 37	Actually I'm interested in one part of the original poster's question: the thread oli linked to is about which cms is better, but as someone who has so far just coded my own (rudimentary) cms for each site, I'd be interested to find out who uses their own and who uses other, proprietory systems. In other words, I suppose, how complex does a site have to be before you stop using a backend you've coded yourself and start using e.g. joomla or whatever?

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Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 4,378	Thats a massive grey area. Its all going to depend upon the skill of the programmer working on the site (and the custom in-house CMS you already have), and the availability of opensource solutions that meet the clients requirements. There is no answer, you have to judge it on a case by case basis, weighing up the time it will take you to hand-code a bespoke solution, or edit an existing system. __________________ unconsolidated isoparms

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mystique824 Creative Director Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands/Europe) Posts: 8	it's almost like asking, which car is best... compare the specs thru google search.. see what benefits your project best. how flexible it's to adjust and what the maintenance cost are. Cheers, M.

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