[Web4lib] CMS/Wiki discussion

[Thomas Bennett]

One of the pages at opensourcecms.com links to 

http://www.cmsmatrix.org/

which is not limited to PHP/MySQL and you can use the form on their page to 
select up to 10 content management tools to compare at once.

Thomas


On Wednesday 09 August 2006 12:38, James Fournie wrote:
> For those of you deciding on CMS and Wikis, I highly recommend you
> visit http://www.opensourcecms.com  It allows you to try out numerous
> php/MySQL based systems, including MediaWiki and Drupal.  It's a good
> way to get a feel for the systems.
>
> Unfortunately Plone is not represented, however you can try it at
> http://demo.plone.org
>
> I set up and tested dozens of systems for a library school project.
> My personal opinion is that the CMS depends on the usage.  Drupal is
> very popular and has a large community, but I found it tricky to
> customize.  Mambo is a decent system, and the users I tested it with
> responded well to it, however I found it to be unreliable, and missing
> some important features I needed.  For a system with a lot of users
> uploading and downloading content, I'd recommend Plone, although the
> learning curve is steep, and it can be quirky to set up.  If only one
> or two people are going to be updating the website, if it meets your
> needs, I'd recommend Wordpress.
>
> Wikis are wonderful, but I found that people in positions of authority
> were uncomfortable with the lack of security and control.  I also find
> them less user friendly when dealing with things like Word
> documents.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> James Fournie
> james.fournie at gmail.com
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