Content management can be beautiful, or terrible.
The idea of a Content Management System is attractive, you do the design, let the client handle the minor tweaking. But everyone who has used a CMS realizes that they’re not always designer nirvana. They all have limitations, complications, and problem areas.
That’s why it’s important to choose the right one for the project. The CMS Design Resource is a place for designers to read quality CMS reviews, articles, and news. So you can get recommendations and stay informed about the best content management systems. We don’t claim to be the experts on every single one, but we’re hoping that those of you who have experienced the joys and pitfalls of using content management for their own sites will leave some CMS reviews for the benefit of all the rest of us.
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The latest CMS news from around the world
Feb
3
Heard of Harmony?
Anybody heard of Harmony? It looks like a Ruby On Rails based CMS that is currently in beta. We just saw some first Twitter postings about it and have been checking out the website. It looks like a sweet interface that would be fun to work in while also being nicely functional. Worth checking out, we’ll let you know more when as they tell us more!
Jan
31
How to Choose a CMS
A well written article similar in nature to our own How to choose a CMS has been written over at the website Webmaster format. The article gives some good advice about how it can be a “make or break decision” as to which one you choose. It outlines the problem well with some do’s, don’ts and a little bit about defining your needs.
Jan
28
Monk Development Updates
The guys at Monk Development have been hard at work. A brand new 3.2.6 version of the “total church web solution” named Ekklesia 360 comes with brand new features: a new uploader, embedded video support, and a WYSIWYG image manager as well as 90 other features, improvements, and fixes. In addition, they’re doing a soft launch of Church Website Optimizer, a new service for ministries that could use some help on their websites.
Jan
27
e107 CMS and Website Compromised
Security update 0.7.17 has been issued for users of the e107 CMS. It effects all users of the CMS and they recommend updating as soon as possible. The nasty exploit hit their own website as well, and the hackers tried to repoint the download links for the CMS to compromised versions. All has been cleaned up, but beware if you’re running any old versions!
Jan
26
Wordpress Foundation
Just in case Wordpress.org, Wordpress.com, and Automattic.com weren’t enough, the Wordpress guys have now launched The Wordpress Foundation. An organization dedicated to preserving free access to the projects that they support and creating a stable platform for web publishing for generations to come. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
Jan
15
Drupal 7 Alpha 1 Released
While we usually shy away from posting about Alpha, Beta and Omega releases (just kidding on the last one) It’s pretty big news that the Drupal 7 Alpha is now available for testing. This is the first progress update we’ve heard for awhile and this is a huge update to the popular CMS with new functionality like new user interface, custom fields, image handling, and an update manager. More soon…
