.Net CMS
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- ETM
I know we've had endless discussions on CMS options out there, but they gravitate to PHP based options.
I was hoping for some recommendations, based on experience, of some good .net CMS options. Searching the Google shows some options, but I can't find anyone personally who has used them.
- Continuity0
I remember using this a few years ago (as an end user, not admin), and thought it was pretty cool. Don't know how it is now, but it's worth checking out:
- ETM0
Anyone ever worked with Umbraco?
http://umbraco.org/- They've got an impressive list of users: http://umbraco.org/t…Continuity
- 3030
Try Sitefinity - www.sitefinity.com
Guys from Telerik did this. It is very complex, you can create different language versions, Wiki's, Forums and themes. From DEV point of view, additional code can be added.
I have used version for .Net 2.0 and it wasn't so bad in terms of HTML on the output. Don't know how it looks like on .Net 3.5 (or 3.0)
- vaxorcist0
Question.... why exactly do you need .NET?
Is it the IT department demanding it?
Is it a non-profit/educational/govt client who has a LOT of .NET stuff already?
Is it your developer?
Does the CMS have to integrate with something else .NET, so you therefore are supposed to find a .NET CMS system?I ask because there are various ways to do this, and many of them lead you down a funnel or black hole, depending on how you look at it, sometimes this process seems to always end up with either dotNetNuke or Microsoft Sharepoint or something very expensive and proprietary, or Umbraco....
NOTE: I have yet to find a very developer AND designer friendly .NET CMS, but it's been a while since I worked on Windows....
- 3030
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Why not? Some people find .NET as good and convenient as other people find PHP or any other non-M$ technology.Latest versions of .NET show that M$ has learned the lesson.
- vaxorcist0
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I'd like to hear more.... I burned out of .NET stuff a few years ago, more due to the people I was working with than the stuff itself....
- 3030
I used to work with developers that didn't pay attention to the HTML generated on the output by .NET and it was version 2.0.
Other designers and I were creating html valid templates and after integration with the .NET (and custom-written CMS), the layout and html looked like massive piece of junk. It was very frustrating. Using controls like ASP:GridVIew or ASP:DataList was very convenient for DEV guys because of data-binding but not for us (Auto-generated tables with UL's or DL's)
Then I suggested to use ASP:Repeater control which basically uses given HTML as a template and adds nothing more. The whole effort paid off at the end, despite the fact that DEV guys had to spend a little bit more time. Then, we didn't have to re-write the CSS.
Regarding M$ - they have improved the controls that I mentioned above, so HTML is not the mess, also they include jQuery in Visual Studio 2010 as a default JS library.
I think that lazyness of developers, lack of time dedicated for the project development (or both) damaged the reputation of the .NET.
PHP has the advantage over the .NET beacuse of the hosting. Well, it used to be the key point in that discussion, but nowdays ASP.NET hosting is not a luxury. Hosting companies offer Windows and Linux packages, with PHP also available on Windows.
To be honest, I find difficult to get good and affordable RoR hosting (please don't mention MT).
- ETM0
@vaxorcist
Yeah, there are several reasons we need to develop this on the .NET platform, including some legacy items including support of vital membership software. I am aware of the disadvantages at hand (as well as some advantages). We are already migrating some elements from ColdFusion and we don't wish to further pollute or complicate the development environment in order to keep long term costs down.
I have never been a fan of what's available as CMS platforms on the MS side and normally opt to create something customized. But since it had been a little while, I thought it couldn't hurt to see if something new had come.
Cheers all for the thoughts and recommendations. If there are more, please share! ;)
- MIJA0
We've developed a lot of sites on Sitecore.
http://www.sitecore.net/