What is the easiest 'novice' CMS? - Dotable

agua · 27th March 2008, 09:20 AM

I'm looking for your opinions on a very easy to setup, install and skin CMS tool.

But mainly it has to be very easy to use (for a novice).

Lots of addon's would be a plus.

It must be well supported and (if possible) free.

I have plan to use templates with a simple CMS for small business.

Thanks in advance

Tye

Josh · 27th March 2008, 05:33 PM

Wordpress. It doesn't have to be used like a blog I believe.

agua · 28th March 2008, 09:47 AM

Thanks Josh - I agree that word press is simple... but then again we are seasoned interneter's (did I just make up a word?).

Imagine logging in to Wordpress if the most advanced thing you had ever done on a computer was to look up a webpage or send an email..

There are a lot of businesses in my area who just aren't computer savvy - but who realise the benefits of a website.

I'm looking for something where they can login - there is a list of pages like Home, About, Services etc and when they click they are taken to an editable version of that page.

nm... maybe I should code my own... this may be better - although I really wanted addons - which may be beyond my coding abilities... we'll see

Josh · 29th March 2008, 12:36 AM

As soon as you start factoring addons and configuration options into the equation you unfortunately start to make the application more complicated.

There is an opportunity you could be taking advantage of, to train these businesses in how to use something like Wordpress to their advantage.

JamesBurrows · 29th March 2008, 06:04 AM

Hi Agua,

My team has just released a CMS which sounds exactly like what you are looking for, it is a lightweight CMS called MicroCyte which 'layers' in over the top of a webpage and allows you to edit it like you would a word document. The developer designs and builds the page like they would normally and then just defines which areas and images they want to be editable.

There are also site management features which allow the user to create new pages using a predefined templates created by the developer. Visit the our site at Microcyte - Cheap cost effective content management systems and check out the demo at http://demo.microcyte.co.uk/login.php.

waldo · 31st March 2008, 08:37 PM

Looks good, pity about the lack of Firefox support though

Micky · 6th April 2008, 11:50 PM

My Drupal adventure has been fun, with no bumps so far.

solidghost · 12th May 2008, 01:22 AM

If you are looking for a full-pledge cms, then try e107. Pretty to use and configure, not to mention install.

Anyways, try Home - OpenSourceCMS and have a test drive.

27th March 2008, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
agua Saturn Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 343	What is the easiest 'novice' CMS? I'm looking for your opinions on a very easy to setup, install and skin CMS tool. But mainly it has to be very easy to use (for a novice). Lots of addon's would be a plus. It must be well supported and (if possible) free. I have plan to use templates with a simple CMS for small business. Thanks in advance Tye

27th March 2008, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 820	Wordpress. It doesn't have to be used like a blog I believe. __________________ Joshua Powell

29th March 2008, 12:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
Josh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Farnham, Surrey, GB Posts: 820	As soon as you start factoring addons and configuration options into the equation you unfortunately start to make the application more complicated. There is an opportunity you could be taking advantage of, to train these businesses in how to use something like Wordpress to their advantage. __________________ Joshua Powell

29th March 2008, 06:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
JamesBurrows New Dotable member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	MicroCyte is a good novice CMS Hi Agua, My team has just released a CMS which sounds exactly like what you are looking for, it is a lightweight CMS called MicroCyte which 'layers' in over the top of a webpage and allows you to edit it like you would a word document. The developer designs and builds the page like they would normally and then just defines which areas and images they want to be editable. There are also site management features which allow the user to create new pages using a predefined templates created by the developer. Visit the our site at Microcyte - Cheap cost effective content management systems and check out the demo at http://demo.microcyte.co.uk/login.php.

6th April 2008, 11:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Micky AVphile Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7	My Drupal adventure has been fun, with no bumps so far. __________________ Michael Goldborough: michaelg.info

28th March 2008, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
agua Saturn Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 343	Thanks Josh - I agree that word press is simple... but then again we are seasoned interneter's (did I just make up a word?). Imagine logging in to Wordpress if the most advanced thing you had ever done on a computer was to look up a webpage or send an email.. There are a lot of businesses in my area who just aren't computer savvy - but who realise the benefits of a website. I'm looking for something where they can login - there is a list of pages like Home, About, Services etc and when they click they are taken to an editable version of that page. nm... maybe I should code my own... this may be better - although I really wanted addons - which may be beyond my coding abilities... we'll see

31st March 2008, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
waldo Cross Hare Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 458	Looks good, pity about the lack of Firefox support though

12th May 2008, 01:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
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