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  • moth

    Having said that, I could build my own cms in a few hours so I'm probably not the target audience.

    • can determinedMothCMS do the things I was talking about above?– kelpie1/3
      I can build anything, me.
      I start full time work on monday though.      – moth2/3
      you fucker– kelpie3/3
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 1:29 a.m. – Permalink
  • moth

    It might do what you want Kelpie: http://grabaperch.com/features/m…

    Is that what you mean?

    Not sure about the gallery bit though.

    • hmmm, not really, bit manual– kelpie1/3
      (my queries were really only examples of a kind of CMS action I'd want)– kelpie2/3
      wordpress might.You'll need to hack it a little though.– moth3/3
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 1:33 a.m. – Permalink
  • Moo

    for £35 i think i will give it a go but is there any other charges??

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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 2:58 a.m. – Permalink
  • doctor

    Have your client pay for it.

    • true think i will just having a play in the test environment– Moo
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 3:17 a.m. – Permalink
  • Moo

    What are the other free cms?

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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 3:34 a.m. – Permalink
  • ESKEMA

    cushycms
    concrete5
    drupal
    wordpress
    joomla
    expression engine
    modx
    ...

    • cheers eskema any preferrence on which is the best?– Moo1/5
      really depends on the project... check them out and see what fits best– ESKEMA2/5
      for the record EE ain't free. So worth it though– Dancer3/5
      just been having a look at expression engine– Moo4/5
      textpattern, snews....– TheBlueOne5/5
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 3:43 a.m. – Permalink
  • Moo

    how easy is it to manage a table based timetable using a cms?

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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 4:14 a.m. – Permalink
  • doctor

    Moo, don't hijack the thread, please. There are LOTS of information about free CMS's out there: http://google.com
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    I Usually use Textpattern, but something lighter and really quick to setup could be handy sometimes.

    • sorry doctor– Moo
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 5:50 a.m. – Permalink
  • Erwin

    Got a commercial project? use Expression Engine (professional support)
    Not a commercial project, probably use modX

    Expression Engine 's learning curve is somewhat less stiff as modX's.

    I never used wordpress, since it is originally created for blogging. I also don't like the fact that every modification to it is called 'hack'. Doesn't sound right to me.

    • Wordpress is frustration free, but not enough features for some clients needs and security holes.– itsmitch
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    Dog-earJun 19, 09, 7:42 a.m. – Permalink
  • sevenhunters

    I just installed Perch and I really like it. It's extremely clean but is extremely powerful and can by configured in nifty ways that I hadn't realized prior before installing.
    http://allinthehead.com/retro/34…

    Above is a good article about setting up various regions, optional regions, and using templates. Neat stuff.

    It's working quazi well on my IIS 7.0 server but with some hiccups that I believe are permission based. I think it would work fine out of the box on an updated Linux/Apache box.

    I've used a ton of various CMS solutions over the years and I think this might be the best one I've used yet - but as always - right tool for the job. It wouldn't fit every clients needs, or every developers.

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    Dog-earJun 22, 09, 8:49 a.m. – Permalink
  • fbeauvais

    Perch should really have a live demo. 50$ per domain is too much for most of us (I think). Especially for an unilingual and limited CMS.

    There should at least be a multi-domains price.

    • Sorry if I looked negative here.. I really like what i've seen in the screenshots so far! Simplicity would not really a concern but more of a advantage for some projects, if the product was wisely priced.
      – fbeauvais
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    Dog-earJul 9, 09, 6:15 a.m. – Permalink
  • Dancer

    Does this help?
    http://grabaperch.com/features/d…

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    Dog-earJul 9, 09, 6:29 a.m. – Permalink
  • doctor

    I'd still love to hear about your experiences with Perch.

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    Dog-earJul 10, 09, 7:29 a.m. – Permalink
  • detritus

    *bump

    Any further experiences with this? Any sites I could look at to see how it's been pushed? (I mean, beyond the above links) This looks like a great solution for simple <20 page sites, right?

    Please, feel free to drop me an email if you're uneasy about linking your work in here!

    Dancer - is the developer a chum of yours?

    • I do know him yes. Not essentially a "chum" but we attend the same local creative networking meetings– Dancer
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    Dog-earJul 13, 09, 6:08 a.m. – Permalink
  • jayoh

    Been a while since anyone posted on this thread - has anyone used Perch or have any experience with it?

    I need a CMS for small sites that is easy enough for a client to use.

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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 8:22 a.m. – Permalink
  • TheBlueOne

    I purchased 2 licenses, after they updated to the new version a month or so back. I got so tired of dealing with bloat from so many of the usual cms systems, and Perch is super refreshing. Sure a bit of a learning curve, but that's true with any cms, no?

    The thing that got me was the ability and ease to set up & deploy custom fields. I set up a jquery gallery for the client, and as far as the client know he just uploads a photo in a simple backend form...Perch handles feeding it into into the html..and wham..nice updateable gallery.

    The site I'm using it on isn't live yet, although soon. The 2nd license is for a personal project I'll be starting soon.

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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 8:28 a.m. – Permalink
  • section_014

    I like snews the best out of the bunch (and I still don't like it that much). Joomla and drupal are quite bloated and include a lot more than you'll ever need. My main issue with CMS's is you always have to de-engineer them in one way or another to get what you want. By the time you go through all that work, you could have paid a developer to get you what you REALLY wanted. Just my $.02

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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 8:50 a.m. – Permalink
  • qwasazzygreyrezebby

    can you have a password protected area with perch??? with member management? i like the looks of perch, sort of a step up from cushy but fuck cushy i'd rather use unify because you can host it yourself but perch looks cool. pricey but whatever.

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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 9:02 a.m. – Permalink
  • jayoh

    @TheBlueOne:

    Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know. With the simplicity of the demos I wasn't sure if a simple gallery like that was possible.

    Tell me though, how does Perch allow the photo uploads? I could see how it would implement the correct HTML for the new photos, but how does your client upload the photos through Perch?

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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 10:05 a.m. – Permalink
  • Daithi

    http://mojomotor.com/
    Looks interesting (although currently in private beta). An advantage is the ability to expand to a full ExpressionEngine install if you end up needing the extra features.

    • nice the way they have the editable regions & in-context editing– jayoh
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    Dog-earJul 14, 10, 10:15 a.m. – Permalink

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