Web Content Management System
Hi
I developed many websites and make a living off two, where lawyers pay to list their firm as advertisement, and a third for my real estate investing career (my main career)
I was looking to start a web design company as many people have asked me to do a website for them in the past, but I've declined.
The main reason was I didn't want to have to be constantly maintaing sites for other people.
But I think maybe a content management system or a web cms, at that may be the answer to that problem.
Firstly, do I understand correctly when I think a cms can be deployed on an existing website built using dreamweaver, that would then allow non-technical users (the people I design sites for) to access the cms and make changes to the website?
For example, could I install a cms on my already existing website, www.yourhouseintocash.com and have it look exactly thesame as it does now, but let someone, or even me have the ability to make changes to the site without using/knowing dreamweaver or another program similiar to dreamweaver?
Secondly, if my thinking is correct, can anyone recommend a good web cms that would suit my purposes and doesn't take a rocket scientist with 3 phds to figure out how to install, and use?
I think opencms.org looks pretty good (and like it would suit my purpose) but the support and instructions on setting it up are written for geniuses and therefore completely 100% useless to me.
Lastly, if my thinking on a cms is not quite correct, can someone recommend something that would suit my purpose? IE, allowing non technical people to make changes to their site after I've designed it for them in dreamweaver.
Thank you so much!
Michael James Swan posted this at 20:47 — 22nd August 2008.
He has: 400 posts
Joined: May 2008
I have viewed your website and like the design, Although a little basic.
I would recommend that you use Joomla or Drupal.
I personally would go with Drupal because many, if not all; of the modules to expand it are free when some of the modules/extras may have a charge when it comes to Joomla.
Best Luck,
Mike
PS. When i see your website, it may be possible to make it look the same or similar, although i believe that a Content Management System may benifit your website as it may look a little better and then it shall also be easy to use.
We have Drupal 5.9 on a free ready to install script at Corporate Internet Solutions and it is easy to use and install with all our packages.
We also have these Content Management Systems which are easy to use and install through our website hosting:
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Drupal
Drupal is an advanced open-source content management tool for creating dynamic websites, which provides a broad range of features and services such as: user administration, publishing workflow, discussion capabilities, news aggregation, metadata functionalities using controlled vocabularies and XML publishing for content sharing purposes.
Joomla!
Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable. Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications.
Mambo
Mambo is a dynamic Web content management tool that is capable of building sites from several pages to several thousand. It is a full-featured content management system that can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Continue reading for a detailed feature list. Mambo comes complete with 10 built-in modules, a WYSIWYG editor, site statistics, an admin interface, multi language support, custom module support, and more.
Geeklog
Geeklog is a weblog powered by PHP and MySQL. It allows you within minutes to set up a fully functioning dynamic website, and has many features to get you started. It provides you with user-system, allowing members of the public to register for your site and submit stories. Also it have a comment system, allowing users to comment on posts made to your site. Using the Block system, you can put information anywhere on your site. The Plugin system allows you to extend Geeklog, without having to code any new PHP. The Theme system allows the users to select what layout they want to view.
Moodle
Moodle is a course management system designed to help educators create quality online courses. Available in 34 languages and features a WYSIWYG HTML editor. The teacher has full control over all settings for a course. There is a flexible array of course activities (Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, Choices, Surveys, Assignments, Chats, Workshops), user logging and tracking, mail integration and much more.
Nucleus
Nucleus is a Content Management System (CMS): a powerful set of PHP scripts that allow you to maintain one or more weblogs or online journals. A powerful blog script featuring multiple blogs, multiple authors, drafts and future posts, bookmarklets. Nucleus is far more flexible and powerful than most of the CMS scripts, it expresses the values that guided its birth: flexibility, security, and computational elegance.
Open Realty
Open-Realty is free web based listing management application for real estate websites for real estate websites. It is intended to be both easy to setup and use. Written in PHP, Open-Realty is designed to be a fast and flexible tool for your website. With a large open-source community working with this application, and solid management from Transparent Technologies open-realty is the top choice for use on your website.
WebSiteBaker
Website Baker is a PHP-based Content Management System (CMS) designed with one goal in mind: to enable it's users to produce websites with ease. This Website Baker "Start" website is a resource for people wanting to find out more about Website Baker, and get a "start" with the project and our community.
fuzzylime (cms)
fuzzylime (cms) is the easiest way for you to run your site and keep it up-to-date. Once installed, you can update from any internet-connected PC in the world - you don't even need to know HTML! It has tons of features so whatever you want from your site; chances are this script will be able to do it for you.
php-fusion
PHP-Fusion - a light-weight open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP. It utilises a mySQL database to store your site content and includes a simple, comprehensive adminstration system. PHP-Fusion includes the most common features you would expect to see in many other CMS packages.
phpWebSite
phpWebSite provides a complete web site content management system. Web-based administration allows for easy maintenance of interactive, community-driven web sites. phpWebSite's growing number of modules allow for easy site customization without the need for unwanted or unused features. Client output from phpWebSite is valid XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative requirements. phpWebSite allows an individual or group to easily maintain an interactive, community-driven web site.
xoops
XOOPS is an extensible, OO (Object Oriented), easy to use dynamic web content management system written in PHP. XOOPS is the ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, intra company portals, corporate portals, weblogs and much more.
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