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18 November 2005 @ 05:25 pm
Content Management System Recs?  
I'm pondering using a CMS for my website. Mostly, I'm curious about it. I don't really have a lot of content or a wide variety but I want it to integrate better -- and I want to avoid the need to mark new items with pics and update an index page or three every time I add something.

Anyone have recommendations for programs they like? Or is this really a huge investment of time that's worthwhile only when you have an active community site that generates piles of content? My website co-owner is delving into drupal, which seems quite powerful, but perhaps more powerful than I need.
 
 
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Ginger[personal profile] gentlyepigrams on November 19th, 2005 02:53 am (UTC)
Think about what you want to do with your web site. Once you figure that out, select a CMS that allows you to do the things you want with the least effort.

You could get a blogger blog and FTP it to the front page to tell people about updates for almost no effort, and if that's all you need, you may not want to go to more. If your goal is to tinker (which is one of [livejournal.com profile] mcroft's goals, always, you should get something more powerful.
Mish[identity profile] hsapiens.livejournal.com on November 20th, 2005 02:26 pm (UTC)
Tinkering is a definite side benefit. Knowing more expands my thinking of what's possible. I seem to have to do things the hard way: picking a system that fits what I'm imagining, finding its limitations when I want to do something new, living with it until it annoys me into picking a new system...

I want a better integration of disparate elements - for instance, someone looking at pics I took of filming locations in Vancouver doesn't know that there's also an account of having lunch with Christopher Judge from the same event on the website. Much less that there are pictures of indoor pics of filming locations or even other pics of the actors available. I want more "suggestions" based on page content. It's probably irrelevant to anyone but me but it's something I want to do.

The photo album software I'm using is cool but it uses one template for everything. I'm certain I could tailor it better to what I want...I'm not even 100% that what I want is a CMS system. Looking at the integration of Gallery and Word Press was eye-opening. I'm hoping Coppermine will be as friendly...