Wanted: Creative layouts CMS Pls try to find my (and others) best choice for a 3-goal site # (very) Big-blog, # small-portal, # some-community site. Suitable for local politics party, lobbygroup and other interest driven groups w. one (1) main editor /author (and secondary contributors). Think of it as a tremendously good looking local e-magazine, heavy on texts w. some community features. 1. Webdesigner freedom (demand /must) CMS allow easy adaptation of "all free templates" OR implement new, creative lay-outs (CSS and XHTML for dummies+ must be enough to make also mid-size site)(excludes Drupal?) 2. Taxonomy (demand /must) Must have good customizable chategories /topics hierarchy (AND preferrably also tagcloud) (which excludes Joomla!?) 3. Modern /secure administration (wished for) Captcha /authentication, search, intuitive admin pages, extencive user /group settings and nice URL's. Active development. 4. General: PHP-Server w. MySQL, Lic. GNU /GPL. /Hannibal
I am not sure about Open Source CMS that meets your requirements. But you may try ExpressionEngine if you wish to spend around 200 $ (including forum module).