best CMS 2012
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- raf0
I use Wordpress mostly. What I don't like about it is how it's not suited for staged development, i.e. dev/staging/production servers. You need to edit database each time you move the build across domains.
Detritus - I would stay away from anything having to deal with user signup/management in Wordpress. It seems to be the least updated part of the system (on the admin side) and the plugins tinkering with it contain massive piles of duct tape.
- Wp's absolute path images drive me crazy. Makes moving a site a paincaseyz
- Plenty of tools for migrating. Invest in one, make your life easy.ArmandoEstrada
- when are you using absolute image paths?vwsung18t
- caseyz0
small to medium sites with blog-minded material, wordpress is your best bet. Larger more complex sites I usually go to Joomla. I'm sure there are thousands of people that will say Wordpress is perfectly capable of just about anything, and it is. I just prefer the structure of Joomla for more complex sites. Wordpress and Joomla both have great community support and loads of extensions.
If you haven't really worked alot with CMS's its really up to you which you prefer to build with. When you get good you'll surely experiment with more CMS's and then cater the site to the needs of the client more closely.
Wherever you go you'll find goods and bads for any CMS. The best way to decide is to just setup a couple builds on your local machine, shouldn't take long to get the lay of the land.
If you wanna go safe, just go with wordpress, just try not to be tempted by all the templates out there, they tend to all look a bit "wordpressy". If you want a quick start, begin with a good Framework like Genesis or Gantry.
- arthur0
I recently tried a build in SquareSpace v6. It has a pretty good online building tool, though the UI was odd at times. Ultimately, it wasn't customizable enough for my needs. Their tech support, while quick to respond, was basically unhelpful. Maybe v7.
Currently running c@rgo, but looking for more.
- fadein110
LOL @ wordpress difficult to set up...
- vaxorcist0
My only Drupal experience has been either in picking up others "90% done" site, and/or trying some "little tests" but it seemed to force you into re-thinking things according to the DRUPAL WAY, rather than YOUR WAY, so I found myself resisting the forced re-education....
- ESKEMA0
Concrete5. Though to be fair, I never touched anything else since the last couple years so I don't really know how's the competition.
At the time, Wordpress was a hassle to do anything but a blog style site and Drupal was too much of a Power Horse for small projects that had a steep learning curve for the clients to maintain.
Concrete5 has nicely evolved too. Great for small to medium size projects, with robust out of the box functionality + good add-ons and active community.
- Daithi0
Still a fan of Expression Engine
http://statamic.com/ looks interesting too, but I haven't used it
- moth0
lol @ "The Loop"
- mydo0
IMHO.
wordpress is great if you are are designer who needs to make website.
or a design agency without a big tech department.If you want to get into bigger project with user accounts, multiple contributers, custom functions, wordpress will do it, but you won't find serious developers who want to work with you.
Drupal is currently one of the best supported out there.
Drupal 8 out soon.Also, unlike wordpress, you can completely re-skin the admin.
- qoob0
I will admit the (comparatively) nice design of WordPress and Expression Engine biased me towards them a bit. I had to work with Drupal on one project and while I can appreciate its flexibility, it is pretty obvious designers had zero input into the admin interface. Joomla also just seems like a horrible mess.
- <ArmandoEstrada
- I think that's important too. The admin has to be clear and organised if a client is going to get their head around it.Nathan_Adams
- ETM0
Concrete5 is nice from the user's standpoint. Great admin interface. I didn't like implementing it. Not terribly hard, just not a process I enjoyed.
My two choices for clients are CMS Made Simple or ExpressionEngine. I prefer EE, but for smaller projects CMSMS works great and both have similar templating mechanics... very non-invasive and designer oriented.
- numero10
I have read from some members here that Concrete5 is pretty good. Is it still around? Anyone has used it? Is it easy to implement?
- houdou0
Wordpress no doubt.
- tOki0
All of the developers I know rave about this one:
- sherm0
Definitely Drupal. The flexibility is unparalleled once you learn how to work with it
- e-wo0
For small sites, me gusta PerchCMS.
Perhaps I'm still a Wordpress amateur, but I've had too many clients fuck up their site because they had access to too much.
- <- thisTheBlueOne
- There's plugins for controlling the client experience. You can also customize the admin area.vwsung18t