What CMS Should i use?
Posted by Mr West | Filed under Coding, Design
I am pretty stuck at the moment as i am looking to at how to do content management for my website as coding something from scratch is not my strength at all..
So i have had a look at a few open source options such as Joomla, CMS made simple, Expression Engine (Not quite open source though) and PHP Nuke. These are just a few that i have found but i have not actually instaled any of them on my my server as i want to try and get a good one to start with then work with that…. as i am not one to just start of with something that will waste my time…
So if any one could shed some light on some that can help me
- Manage Comments and Post to a Database.
- Upload video, images, and various content.
- submit contact forms.
- Generally edit areas of web pages…
I am just curious how this intergrates with my current websites and how i tell it to edit say my resume page or my about me tab… i am assume i have to ad the corresponding so that i allows the user to edit that.
I also realised that in my research that Wordpress can actually do all of this… how could i integrate the lush wordpres CMS with areas of my website.
Sorry that all of this sounds really easy and basic but i would really appreciate some help on this matter.
I am a chap that really enjoys photography and things that look nice. I am currently on my PGCE year at Bath University which is training me to be a ICT teacher. I love playing rugby and going Kitesurfing in Kenya which is my home away from home.
May 14, 2008 at 1:35 am
I honestly would recommend learning to develop your own system if you’re at all serious about learning PHP. At the very least experiment with various aspects of content management in controlled contexts, eg. template automation, content requesting, etc.
(I can’t help you re a proper CMS as I’ve never seriously used one for any real length of time – I’ve always got fed up and developed my own system.)
If you want a bit of a hand I can show you the PHP framework I developed for my own work that automates everything that needs to be controlled without restricting developer options. I won’t give you a copy of it, but it might help?