CMS & frameworks evaluated

I need notes on the concepts underlying each CMS, because I am playing with so many. Here are my WordPress notes.

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I knew when I started this blog that I should go back and check out the feature on CMS that appeared in the UK magazine MacUser something like a year ago. Today I finally did it. Turned out to be published 28 September 2007, and had the curious hook of focusing on building a site in a weekend - despite covering several heavyweight CMS products. In fact it covered many of the systems I am considering. Unfortunately the feature does not seem to be available on the MacUser website. read more »

Edited tips from Mindy Wagner’s post at Viget Labs:

1. Get over the term “weblog.” In EE, a weblog is a container used to store information and organize your data. Don’t be afraid to make lots of weblogs for a single site. You can change your preferences to call it something else (like “section”), but the template tags will still call them weblogs, so you may find it easier to just adjust your thinking. (Note: Rumor has it this term is being dropped in the upgrade to 2.0, so in a few months you won’t have to worry about this!) read more »
   

After a few hours exploring the world of WordPress, I’ve identified a couple of pros and cons: read more »

The most comprehensive and robust solution here appears to be MailPress. But I have to say I am a bit wary of having to bolt on facilities of this kind, and I am beginning to veer back towards one-stop-shop solutions.

It appears that WordPress by default has three kinds of content: blog posts, static pages and links. My magazine site will need some other features, notably a forum and the ability to manage a mailing list. Let’s see what is involved in putting up a forum. read more »

I’ve started a links category to keep track of attractive magazine themes, but will also note any useful discussions or overviews here.

A good start is The Best WordPress Magazine Themes Available and the follow-up.

If I want to offer client websites quickly and cheaply, the ability to clone a base site would be very useful. Here is a piece of software that claims to be able to do it.

I’ve found a couple of systems that automate the process of building WP themes. read more »

I’m just starting to explore alternative designs for this site, which means getting to grips with catalogues of themes. read more »