Still Not Having Any Luck
…with finding myself a new CMS to replace the newest oh-so-bloated-and-almost-ripped-at-the-seams WordPress 2.6. There’s always Chyrp, lightweight indeed but I hate the fact that you have to install some modules to do some basic functions such as cutting your posts with “read more” and having a commenting system. I also wish that it had more extensions.
Then, there’s Textpattern. I’ve tried this before and I’m quite satisfied with it. However, making static pages is quite a hassle and I simply do not have the time at the moment to go through this long process of making article forms link to page templates and making page templates link to sections. *sigh* The preview-before-submitting rule may also be a bit confusing for some visitors.
I could also consider Expression Engine but it’s also too bloated for me and isn’t bloat the thing I was avoiding in the first place?
Any recommendations?
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on July 30th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I recommend….Haloscan!
Just kidding.
FanUpdate?
Again, I jest.
I say go with Textpattern. It may be time consuming having to link everything up, but surely it’ll be worth it as you’ll have a decent CMS up and running, one that you’ve said you’re already familiar with.
I’m sure you can also include a little notice about the comment box (or in a nearby area) telling visitors that they need to press preview before submitting.
Ehh, I don’t know. Ask Becky, she knows!
on July 30th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Try Flatpress or Nucleus CMS. Or maybe CMS Simple?
on July 30th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I don’t think I can be of my luck here, since I would still suggest WordPress 2.6. Although, if I had to choose another CMS, I would go with Expression Engine.
Good luck finding one.
on July 30th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Oh wait, there’s also Mamboserver and PixelPost, but I’m not sure if those would work with your site.
on July 31st, 2008 at 1:48 am
Flatpress is always a good option; you’d probably have to hand import all of your posts/pages though. I rather like ExpressionEngine, but it’s not good for everyone.
I’ve used Chyrp in the past, and I think it’s pretty nice too. The fact that you can choose which options to install is a feature that should be something you like, rather than dislike because you can choose which ones you want and don’t want.
OpenSourceCMS is always a good place to try different CMSs.
on July 31st, 2008 at 8:58 am
Hmm, I was going to say try Blogengine.net since the place where I work at has a blog on there, but then again, I just saw, and it’s in asp.net, so I don’t think you’d be interested in that… Good luck…
on July 31st, 2008 at 11:20 am
You’ve inspired me to write a tutorial on how to better manage your pages, sections and forms (you can read it on my site). I think that you’re really over-complicating things with Textpattern, each section doesn’t need its own section (with the exception of a few).
I think that the beauty of Chryp is that it’s so lightweight, you can pick and choose the features that you want to include and you aren’t stuck with a tumblog/cms/blog like WordPress.
on July 31st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
My super web designer friend totally recommends EE
on July 31st, 2008 at 7:34 pm
How about giving Chryp a try? I’ve heard good things about it.
on August 1st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I think I’m going to try GelatoCMS.
It’s like a tumblelog CMS.
on August 1st, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Well…I use FanUpdate and I haven’t had issues with it but I guess a lot of people would most likely turn their noses up at the idea.
Sorry I can’t be of much help!