A really simple CMS

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    looking for a CMS that's really simple (seriously, the thread title wasn't lying)

    looking to:

    integrate a template i make in photoshop to the CMS
    have a news section, where i can update news, and then have a news archive page
    easily able to add links to the homepage

    right, that's about it. joomla has this, but it also has way more other extraneous stuff that i don't want/need (like the registration/login. that will be useless for me)

    oh, and free too :)
     
    zeniusivanisher, Jun 2, 2007 IP
  2. maroon_cool

    maroon_cool Active Member

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    i have made many sites using joomla and i can tell that is one of the best CMS... you can remove the registration from the main menu ;)
     
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    virtual_games_ro Peon

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    Hmmm.... joomla its not quite simple. You can try Jupiter CMS if ypu want something simple :)
     
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  4. iGenius

    iGenius Banned

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    Drupal << its rocks!
     
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  5. zeniusivanisher

    zeniusivanisher Peon

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    maroon, care to post some links of sites you made with joomla?

    jupiter seems pretty in depth. on the demo i see: calendar, events, poll, site stats, latest 5 topics, and debug. all are useless for me.

    drupal appears to be more of a blogging CMS. am i wrong?
     
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    sakib000 Active Member

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    Wordpress theme is highly highly customizable
     
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    wordpress can do the required easily and is as easy as taking a leak.
     
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    guy123 Guest

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    CMS made Simple cmsmadesimple.org/ is pretty easy
    I used it for awhile on a site, but never really got around to fully developing the property
     
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    HypertextFever Peon

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    I've tried so many, and my favorite BY FAR is MODx.
     
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    010081 Banned

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    xoops i love it.
     
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  11. scribbz

    scribbz Peon

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    I would strongly suggest Website Baker which is designed well for simple sites and you will find it a breeze to convert your template to the CMS. I started template conversion to Website Baker recently and I'm loving it! It's the first CMS that I've found where you can get good results fast and is actually fun to take part in!

    You will love how easy it is imo =)
     
    scribbz, Jun 6, 2007 IP
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  12. zeniusivanisher

    zeniusivanisher Peon

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    wow!
    that's at the top of my list now. thanks for the link :)

    however, what's this template conversion you speak of? is it for converting PSD templates to WB?
     
    zeniusivanisher, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  13. einsteinsboi

    einsteinsboi Well-Known Member

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    I just discovered website baker too, and I love it!! I am currently in the process of converting some of my websites over to WB!! Might convert all eventually!!
     
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  14. malex

    malex Peon

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    #14
    If you want a really simple CMS, you should try a site builder.
    Just a small suggestion, there are Google Page Creator: pages.google.com
    with which you can make really fast pages.
    If you need a news section, you could use instead a blog. Google saves us again: you can create a blog with google. Try : blogger.com

    NOTE: I'm sorry if I wasn't allowed to post links. I just wanted to give him the best tip... If they're not ok, I will remove them. Thanks
     
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i'm using joomla and wordpress for my web sites. both of them are great cms . you can choose one of them
     
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  16. scribbz

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    Joomla does not fit the critiera of "really simple CMS" at all. But anyway.

    Not really PSD but it could be I guess. I was more referring to ready made HTML templates out there of which there are 10,000s by designers trying to make a name for themselves. With Website Baker you just add in a few lines of code and you're away. There's a good guide about this available in the "help" section on the Website Baker page.
     
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    Lhlalyam Well-Known Member

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    #17
    Sorry for intruding on this post...

    I hadn't heard of Website Baker. Does anyone know of any sites based on this CMS?

    lhlalyam
     
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  18. rayofshadow

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    snews is realy simple, only one file with one config :)
     
    rayofshadow, Jun 10, 2007 IP
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    ip paid then :- subdreamer otherwise Joomla is best , yet it is best configurable.
     
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  20. einsteinsboi

    einsteinsboi Well-Known Member

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    #20
    You can check out the website showcase thread on the forums page at the website baker site.

    I just created mine, a simple site for my business, and I am still working on it. I am using the allcss template for it but I haven't done any heavy modding since I am still a novice to php and css, but it's really easy and lightweight to use, and I think very configurable. The site is

    http://www.fileconversionservices.com/

    If you also check out the site on scribbz signature (http://www.findskiresort.com/) it's powered by website baker. There are a lot of templates and plugins, good user manuals, and from the guide I read on the site, it's very easy to modify other templates and use them for your WB site, as well as to create fresh ones. There's also a nice community forum with a lot of helpful people, I was over there all of yesterday asking css questions.

    Definitely worth a look.
     
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