Perch CMS
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Hey, anyone using Perch recently care to discuss how well it's been working for them?
I'm sick of bloaty, slow Wordpress. I'm at a point where I ALMOST want to build my own CMS. I know it will be very difficult (I've worked on one before) but it would allow me freedom to let me do what I want without all the extra hoops and bloat of every other CMS out there. I want ABSOLUTE simplicity for the client, and I don't want them to be able to change everything, because they don't know what they're doing and they break it anyway. They just need the most basic of updating and they can call me if they need design changes, etc.
I feel there are two major problems with every CMS on the market today. First, if it's one of the big guys (Wordpress, Drupal, etc) it is designed to do everything under the sun. That's great for getting market share, but it's too bloated for my clients. They don't get it, it's overwhelming to them.
The second major problem (and this seems to apply to the niche CMS offerings) is that they are designed for web designers or developers. I understand this, because it's usually the designer or developer shopping around for a CMS and ultimately deciding for their clients. For example, a CMS that advertises as "very easy to implement! No coding, just add these tags!" is not helpful. I need it to be easy for the end user, not easy for me to implement.
It seems to me that the best CMS would be the one designed to make life easiest for the client. Those uneducated masses that need to update their site or post an article. Those are the people using it!
I want inline editing, and I want people to be able to click around their site and maybe right click and choose "Edit This." That kind of simplicity.
Anyway, looking at Perch seems like the closest thing to what I want, and could save me the hassle of building my own. Care to comment? Other suggestions? Do not say Concrete5.
- An interesting article on why Perch doesn't have inline editing... http://allinthehead.…nb
- Not sure I agree with all the assumptions made, but it's nice to see an explanation.nb
- I've been using concrete5 based on recommendations from people here years ago. Curious what your issues have been with c5 and the client experience?Cosmodrome
- Ya c5 is pretty good. Why the hate?BabySnakes
- Sorry, I don't hate it. It's good! *see post below*nb
- This has inline editing http://www.sitefinit… but it's insanely expensive.voiceof