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The easiest CMS to customize for Newbies!!

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by ivanasetiawan, Jan 5, 2009.

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    I am a designer who understands a little bit about HTML and CSS. And now I have to make a website for a non profit org and they asked me if I can make a website which is easily editable...

    My question here is of course which CMS is easy to customize and newbie friendly (like me)?

    Thanks a lot!!
     
    ivanasetiawan, Jan 5, 2009 IP
  2. dekash

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    when i write a long post title then the contents get deformed.Plz help.
     
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    Definitely use WordPress if you're a newb, but if you need secure e-commerce you'll need to use something more advanced like Drupal.
     
    CommonDavid, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    Tearabite Prominent Member

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    Wordpress is easy but a bit limited depending on what you want to do. Drupal is a bit more complex but it can do virtually anything. Some people say that Drupal is difficult to learn, but it was easy for me (maybe because i had never used any CMS before so my mind was not 'poisoned')
     
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    MDArcade.Com Banned

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    Don't use wordpres unless you want to make them some blog.

    Use joomla instead - joomla.org
     
    MDArcade.Com, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    Because you said easiest, id recommend wordpress.
     
    pipes, Jan 5, 2009 IP
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    Wordpress isn´t CMS, it´s a blog software. You´ll spend more time bashing your head against the wall trying to get it to do basic CMS stuff that you´re better off just starting with Drupal.

    Use. Drupal.
     
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    wordpress can definately be used as a cms. I have seen many websites using wordpress for a normal website.
     
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    #9

    That's incorrect Mitch900. WordPress has more CMS behind it than most that claim to be CMS' on the market today. It may have started as a blog platform and initially been marketed as such but I'd argue it's easily better than 90% of the ones out there.

    Drupal, however, is an exceptional choice as well but certainly not for a newbie.

    For ease of use, WordPress hands down. or Concrete5 is you haven't tried it.
     
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    drupal +1

    drupal can be great for the simplest blog, to the most complex, powerful website out there. it's powerful api and massive customization power make it the best out there..
     
    mstef, Jan 6, 2009 IP
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    you could try newbie-cms.com
     
    david4ie, Feb 9, 2010 IP
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    I suggest wordpress for Newbies, but this doesn't mean that isn't for pro :)
     
    mspider, Feb 9, 2010 IP