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05-21-2011, 03:31 PM #1Junior Guru
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Looking for simple CMS
Hi guys,
I'm looking for a very simple CMS script that works the following way.
I want an admin area where you log in and can add 'areas'. By areas I mean that you may want to have a footer section, so you would create an 'area' called footer and the script gives you a code to paste such as
PHP Code:<?php include'area.php?id=footer' ?>
The script then allows you to use a textrich editor to create what should be displayed on this section and save it (with edit and delete capability).
Basically I want to design my own pages All CMS scripts I've found seem to need every page layout to be the same, and some of my pages do not resemble my site in any way at all.█ WKD Banners | Make the most of your advertising!
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05-22-2011, 10:55 AM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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I'm pretty sure that drupal will allow this: http://drupal.org/node/104316
At my company, we've also used modx this way. I'm not the one that implemented it, but I know that we just use modx to pull in the content on the pages that we decide to use it.0
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05-22-2011, 02:32 PM #3Junior Guru
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both of the above a bit more complicated than what I need really. I just want to be able to add 'sections' and add the text and use an include code to display that section where ever I want.
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05-22-2011, 06:19 PM #4WHT Addict
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Here are a lot of cms demos if you like to search a little bit more: http://php.opensourcecms.com/
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05-23-2011, 07:55 AM #5New Member
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try WordPress
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05-23-2011, 08:15 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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Try http://www.couchcms.com/ very simple and easy to use.
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05-26-2011, 07:48 AM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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I want you to try xoops. Really a simple CMS, next to Wordpress.
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05-27-2011, 04:56 PM #8Newbie
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Try Joomla or Drupal. Thay should both do the job.
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05-28-2011, 05:46 AM #9Newbie
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You can try the following too:
PHP-Fusion
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05-28-2011, 11:29 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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FYI: Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal all aren't really simple and/or light.
I would try GetSimple. The name explains itself. It doesn't even require MySQl; it uses XML.My personal blog -- rubiverse.net0
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05-28-2011, 11:38 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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http://wolfcms.org/
You make 'snippets' and PHP-include them.
Extremely lightweight and easy to set up/integrate.0
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06-01-2011, 01:27 AM #12Newbie
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I had same question in my mind so now I will try drupal wordpress or joomla.
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06-01-2011, 02:46 AM #13Web Hosting Master
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Wordpress is a good choice for CMS, although it may not give the best in terms of flexibility. But it gets the job done easily with a much shorter learning curve.
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06-01-2011, 10:39 AM #14Web Hosting Master
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Joomla works in the manner you need but you can't add areas from the admin interface. Areas, are added in the template code. Or you could add them as html modules.
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06-01-2011, 11:16 AM #15Newbie
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I'd recommend Drupal; it has a very powerful concept called 'Blocks'. You can define various zones on your template and then dynamically assign any content to it. But, learning curve of drupal is ... well ... quite long.
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06-01-2011, 11:30 AM #16Web Hosting Master
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06-02-2011, 04:37 AM #17Disabled
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Wordpress is a simple CMS.
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06-03-2011, 05:21 AM #18Newbie
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Nah, come on. Depends on the time you're willing to spend learning .. there are billions of tutorials on drupal and how to get started. Personally i've spent a month really diving into it (buying a book helps) also, if you know some friends that are already using it it really helps.
After that period; you can really understand the power of it; wordpress is simpler, right; but when it comes to act like a 'cms' it shows its limits.
I encourage you to give it a try; and ask for help if you're stuck on http://drupal.stackexchange.com/ for example.
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06-03-2011, 01:28 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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I actually do use drupal a fair bit and like it (actually Pressflow)
It's just that if you're brand new to, say, Wordpress and brand new to Drupal there are massive differences.
IMO, if anything, Drupal is like a CMS-framework of sorts rather than a straight out CMS..0
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06-04-2011, 03:18 AM #20Newbie
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Im using Wordpress and I like its simplicity and user friendliness. there are lots of other option but your requirement is there.
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06-09-2011, 05:30 PM #21Newbie
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This is a really simple CMS that's not database dependent.
http://themanwhosoldtheweb.com/easy-cms.php0
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06-09-2011, 06:39 PM #22Temporarily Suspended
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Joomla or Drupal get very slow once a website gets a fan base also very hard on servers
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06-10-2011, 07:32 AM #24Temporarily Suspended
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I don't think any one asked, WHY you need a CMS?
Do you need a CMS because
- you want to design the site and then give it to someone less computer literate to maintain content?
- or is it because you are not confident in writing your own html / php
- or is it because you want to benefit from some features that a CMS brings (i.e. user logins / contact forms etc.) and you can not be bothered in coding these from scratch and dealing with database concepts
or some other reason, or a mixture.....
I think by having more information, I could give better guidance.
(My first thought, when you said you need a really simple CMS, but had some specific features in mind like HTML rich editor, was why not program it yourself in php / html and add in some open source components such as CKeditor. But of course that takes time and an assumption of a certain amount of programming skills.)0
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06-13-2011, 02:58 AM #25Newbie
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Well, for something to "add areas to", i cannot recommend anything, sorry; but for a "simple cms" i would recommend wcms.ionisis.com (but then again, i'm a bit biased, for obvious reasons ).
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