Easy Content Management System

[TwisterMc]

I'm looking for an easy, simple content management system. Mambo seems to complex, WordPress would be great if there wasn't so much comment spam, referrer spam and trackback spam to worry about.

So here is what I need.
• Simple for anyone to use and figure out
• Easy to add a page, or two
• Easy to edit content
• Not to complex
• A lot like Wordpress w/o the spam. ;)
• PHP/MySql
• SEO friendly of course.

[anthonycea]

Check out this page Twister, look at all four links on it.

http://www.webcenter.squarespace.com/blog-software-blogging-asp/

The fourth one is a link to a cross reference chart for blogging software.

If you are looking for automatic CMS without having to code yourself, go to www.squarespace.com and try it for free, if you like it you can buy a plan after the 30 day free trial, you can also run your own domain off of this platform and do automatic syndication of all of your content.

[payoutwindow]

Mambo ... see sites in my sig for versatility.

It's not complex, give it a day and see.

[anthonycea]

Are all the sites on this platform Payout?

[MattUK]

Mambo is the easiest I have found

[payoutwindow]

Are all the sites on this platform Payout?
Yes .. except the Nintendo Forum ... let me take that out of my sig

here's the entire list

http://www.mduhosting.net
http://www.sasport.info
http://www.realproperty.co.za
http://www.partypeople.co.za

All running some version of Mambo

[Tuning]

Happy Birthday TwisterMC!

Have you tried textpattern.com.

I think its SEF, user frielndly and admin friendly.

The only downside is you have to write the skin yourself. You will get lots of pre-made skins from its own forum.

[TwisterMc]

Happy Birthday TwisterMC!

Have you tried textpattern.com.

I think its SEF, user frielndly and admin friendly.

The only downside is you have to write the skin yourself. You will get lots of pre-made skins from its own forum.


I was thinking about textpattern. Never used it though.

[anthonycea]

PayoutWindow, those are some great sites, can you tell the forum how to get started easy with Mambo, also tell us if it is a free download and what type of hosting package one needs to run this platform.

Do they have a support forum, if so list that link also.

[MattUK]

Mambo is very easy to use and install. All you need is a host that offers PHP and a MySQL database.

Mambo can be downloaded from here - http://mamboforge.net/frs/?group_id=5
Installation instructions are here - http://help.mamboserver.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=15&id=99&Itemid=70

Installation is pretty easy, it's just a case of uploading the files, seeting the permissions given in the manual. Then you just point your browser at the installation file and fill in your details - easy as that!

There are lots of templates and modules to add on at www.mamboserver.com, www.mamboforge.com and www.mambohut.com

There is a support forum at http://forum.mamboserver.com/, though the installation and admin is so easy I've never had to use it.

[anthonycea]

Wow, great post man, now everyone pad Matt's reputation for this help.

Do you have some sites up on this platform Matt :confused:

You seem to know everything about it, tell us a bit about your involvement with Mambo, are you a member of their forum or administration over there :confused:

[sadcox66]

Mambo may also be included with your hosting package so you can autoinstall


Usually Fantastico (cPanel) and Plesk servers have it included

[MattUK]

Thanks AC, that's very kind of you!

I don't have any sites up with Mambo at the moment, though there are a couple in the pipeline at the moment and I have used it on site I've worked on previously. One that I'm working on currently is http://www.preview.webgemshosting.net/ though it's still a little messy at the moment.

I'm certainly no Mambo expert, though I am a bit of a fan, I'd be happy to help anyone out if then run into problems with installation or modifications, though I think many people will be surprised at it's ease of use.

[TwisterMc]

Ok. I got it. You all like Mambo, however that's not what I want so let's try go get this tread back on topic. I'm still looking for suggestions that are not Mambo. I'm using it for another site and I don't believe it to be that great or that user friendly. That's why I'm asking for OTHER ideas.

Thanks :)

[anthonycea]

Twister, I thought I left a link with a 4 additional links for you to look at, did you happen to look at the cross reference blog software page or not :confused:

[MattUK]

Okay, that may be the case, but in my experience it is the easiest to use, I don't think you'll find anything easier. A good CMS resource is http://www.cmsmatrix.org/ which rates a CMS called AxCMs http://www.axcms.net/de_axcms_home.AxCMS?ActiveID=1535 as being the easist to use. I checked the site out but it's in German.

[kalius]

Check out ( in http://www.opensourcecms.com ):

CMS Made Simple
Lucid CMS
PHPWCMS
Website Baker

I'm also researching to get an easy CMS to administer pages that is very SEO friendly and has News /RSS.

I have a project on hold because I haven't found a free CMS/ Script to do a article/ review rating system. I know how hard is to find the right CMS / script

hope the list helps you

[TwisterMc]

Twister, I thought I left a link with a 4 additional links for you to look at, did you happen to look at the cross reference blog software page or not :confused:

Yes, I'm looking at all links and sources.

[Dio]

A web developer friend swears by Expression Engine - http://www.pmachine.com/ There's cost involved but it looks pretty powerful. His site is @ www.markboulton.co.uk - made with the software.

[anthonycea]

Thanks for posting that Dio, it looks like a good program :o

[TwisterMc]

Pmachine is more than I was hoping to spend. But a good find.

http://www.cmsmatrix.org/ looks awesome.

[anthonycea]

That is a portal not a software package, right Twister :confused:

[TwisterMc]

It's going to be a small website for a friend. They are not very web savvy so I want something where they can go in and edit content, add pages and be happy. Simple and very easy to use.

[anthonycea]

OK, but CMSmatrix is a portal, not a software package, right :confused:

[Dio]

Cheers anthonycea - I was looking at that Mambo myself - it looks like something I could use in the future, so I went to install it then discovered my host doesn't have a new enough version of MySql, so I'll leave it for a bit. I had previously toyed with expression engine but it was a little on the steep side for what I wanted. :)

[Design Agent]

I am trying it out now, I'll let you know how simple I find it.. thanks AC ;) + Matt

[MattUK]

OK, but CMSmatrix is a portal, not a software package, right :confused:

Yes, it's a portal but you can run easy comparisons of all the major CMS packages on it, they also have user rating on there.