[fergsi]

Awesome Post! Good work Guys!

[Jenna Sherly]

According to me its Joomla and Magento.

This post has been edited by Jenna Sherly: 28 February 2011 - 10:26 AM

[pavlovstudio]

Joomla, Drupal and russian Datalife Engine (DLE)

[Jarv]

I use ocPortal, i found that through CMS Matrix. Had every feature i needed as standard without needing any addons which was great for me. Well worth checking out.

Tried out several while building my website(s) but none had the features or had security holes etc. anwyay don't take my word for it compare it on CMS matrix and try it for yourself.

As for Joomla, i would rather use about 20 other CMS than Joomla, never seen its attraction at all. In my opinion it does nothing better than any other CMS and yet gets lots of press.

[jerry91]

thanks very useful. i think wordpress is for me.. so many addons..

[Steve Connely]

I am a fresher, can you help me to learn CMS. I know nothing in this regard. Thanks

[Mahesh10]

I am working on Magento.So I will vote for Magento.We are working both on Joomla and Magento.So, I also support Joomla.Its according to your choice what to choose.

[Lojo Group]

As far as I know Wordpress is very good. Many reasons are there:
1.Search engine friendly
2.Takes very less resources
3.Back-end interface is friendly
4.Codes maintain Web2 standards
5.Can bear traffic to large extend
6.Every kind of plugins easily available
7.Complex sites can be made if proper knowledge is there.

[gTorrance]

I just started using Joomla 1.6 and have to say that I like it still. I was using joomla 1.5.x a while back, but got fed up with the templates, but with J1.6 I am finding it easier to manager. Perhaps its due to the etra experience I have now, but still, I would pick it over something like, say, WordPress or Drupal which still seem to be the most common ones people ask for these days.

[Mahesh10]

I am working with Magento.So, for me its the Best CMS,Its so user friendly that I don't had to struggle more to get handy with it.Recently I started working with it and now I am very much comfortable with it.So, I will recommend it for others also.

[singleframe]

For me the best CMS is ExpressionEngine, all the CMS sites I have built to date are powered by EE including my own. I read early in the thread that the page URLs on EE contain the suffix 'index.php' this is true but can be easily turned off.

Eg:

http://www.singleframedesign.co.uk/our-work/cms-sites

I have tried many CMS solutions in the past but none have even come close to EE.

[eUK-Jack]

When it comes to CMS I like only the three mostly used content management systems which are Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal.

[0rchardUK]

Hi, I'm new to this forum and looking forward to contributing.

I've used a few CMS in the past including Etomite, but the best these days IMHO are Wordpress if you want a free one, or Expression Engine if you're willing to pay a bit.

[sharcs]

I've only used Joomla and Wordpress - for me Joomla wins hands down. If you take the time to learn how to create custom modules, edit index.php and edit template.css and the image files you will find that you can do pretty much anything with Joomla.

[cibgraphics]

I've already put my lot in for Expression Engine which I believe is still the best but on the free side I've been looking into PyroCMS as a good alternative to basic sites. Same goes with perch, though it isn't free.

[brightonmike]

sharcs, on 28 July 2011 - 01:20 AM, said:

I've only used Joomla and Wordpress - for me Joomla wins hands down. If you take the time to learn how to create custom modules, edit index.php and edit template.css and the image files you will find that you can do pretty much anything with Joomla.

Just to play devils advocate.

And you can't with WP?

[diseño web mexico]

Wordpress. But I normaly just do small/middle websites/blogs/newsportals. This kind of sites are realy easy to edit and customize with wordpress. If you familiar with wordpress you can edit almost everything and can implement every function that you probably need. But I think too their are some restrictions, so it doesnt suits for every kind of site...

[MikeChipshop]

brightonmike, on 28 July 2011 - 02:16 PM, said:

And you can't with WP?

I'm yet to find something it can't do.

[Jasa Pembuatan Web]

BlueDreamer, on 14 June 2009 - 02:18 PM, said:

Best for what? It would be useful for the original poster if you explained your reasons.

cool man.. 'coz am the joomlaman...

[Jasa Pembuatan Web]

am joomla man... JM... joomla! it's great CMS that I use ... no joomla no CMS ...

[cibgraphics]

My friend once used Joomla... got hacked in a few days. total site takeover.

Security = really bad.

[mhuthemes.com]

Generally I prefer wordpress..Due to hacking problem.. I prefer Joomla

[fastmichaels]

I used Wordpress once, it went ok, but then I found Joomla! and I used Joomla! all the time now, for every site I build.

I don't get all those saying it is hard to work out the back end. I'm no techie at all, and find it really intuitive, very flexible and has shed loads of features.

But the main point I want to make is that I think it is easier to build a Joomla website from SCRATCH. No need to customise a clumsy template, it is just so easy to build the template from scratch exactly as you want it. If you know css and a tiny bit of html (I am sure we all do) you can do it, trust me.

The link below will take you to a video that literally changed my business. The link goes to the first of a 4 part, down to each tutorial on building a Joomla template from scratch, stick with all for videos, have a go at what it teaches, and you will not look back.

I am just so happy I found Joomla.

For anyone wanting to get into building cms websites, here is a list of tools that will change your life, trust me:

Wamp server for developing locally (Ideal for Joomla, Wordpress and all mysql based cms's)
Firebug plugin for FireFox (For debugging any website, not just a cms website)
Notepad ++ (For creating your custom css and html)
Joomla 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7
And this video

It's all free and I hope it will help some of you guys out, it did me and I have NEVER looked back. Although I will use Wordpress again I am sure.

[SamDavy]

WP hands down, everything you need!

[ppdesign]

I've always used Wordpress, but have been tempted to give Joomla a go if it's easier to customise from scratch. I love the plugins and widgets for Wordpress which really help put sites together, so hopefully Joomla has something similar.

[a1digitalmedia]

Thanks for that list, very useful stuff. WordPress does it for me and I do have experience in Joomla, Drupal and similar but I am very interested in seeing what else is available.

[mrchristoph]

I recently worked on a Modx project, and found it to be really good for simple, brochure style sites - would recommend it!

[new.one]

I'm a programmer and I want to know what content editor is a better one for my customers? Through quick search I found three programs, one of which is freeware. I would be happy to know what other suggestions or comments you have for me.
http://toko-contenteditor.pagepil.net/ - free software
http://www.kentico.com/
http://www.asbrusoft.com

Thank you for your help.

This post has been edited by MikeChipshop: 23 December 2011 - 10:08 AM
Reason for edit: Added link to bottom.

[sclarke]

I'd imagine this is very useful, even presenting it to a client and letting them choose the system that they would like to proceed with.

[Chosen]

This is the CMS I find perfect for myself(targeting small-to-medium businesses) http://get-simple.info/

[mrchristoph]

Chosen, on 12 January 2012 - 12:17 AM, said:

This is the CMS I find perfect for myself(targeting small-to-medium businesses) http://get-simple.info/

I'm yet to try this but agree it looks pretty good!

[Luielua]

I use joomla a lot but i believe drupal although more complicated has more potentials.

[Aweinerws]

With open source content management systems, the task of managing, publishing and editing your website content has become quite easy. I have used both Ektron CMS and Drupal (open source) CMS for my websites. Both are useful and interesing.

[Stardog]

ExpressionEngine is my first choice because it's far easier for designers to make templates/designs for than Wordpress, which will require a lot more programming.

I also found an ExpressionEngine alternative.

http://www.heroframework.com

It works in the same way as EE. You can create multiple "blogs", and have different input fields for each one. For your main blog items you can have Title/Body. For your portfolio blog items you can have Title/Description/Image, etc, etc.

Then you can just grab any piece of data you want and put it on any page using the template system. So much easier than Wordpress/copycats.

[Las Vegas Web Designer]

Wordpress and joomla are best and they are under GPL and they have well and good functions...I love them!

[jec]

I would have to say after reading everybody's recommendations, MODX is probably the road I am going to take. Seems about right for a couple of upcoming projects I have. Ton's of awesome input in this thread, glad I joined these forums today!

[Ellie A.]

I can't recommend enough Symphony CMS (free and os). It will only do what you make it to, so it's complete control for you, and magic for your clients.

[mrchristoph]

jec, on 21 April 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

I would have to say after reading everybody's recommendations, MODX is probably the road I am going to take. Seems about right for a couple of upcoming projects I have. Ton's of awesome input in this thread, glad I joined these forums today!

I would say this is a very good intro to CMS's. I generally settle on Modx for 'standard' brochure websites, Wordpress for bloggy websites, Drupal for complex websites, Opencart / Shopify for E-commerce websites

edit: if you decide on Modx make sure you use templates in actual files, as saving templates in the database can become a nightmare:

http://forums.modx.c...1.msg88947.html

This post has been edited by mrchristoph: 25 April 2012 - 01:40 AM