Which Open Source CMS do you recommend?

Which Open Source CMS do you recommend for small and mid sized business sites without any particular requirements?

Joomla is out of the question (code bloat and security issues).

Wordpress is tempting although I would prefer something not designed for blogging.

Needs to be php/mysql based.

There are so many Open Source systems out there. There is just not enough time to go through them all...

 

Thanks for your reply. I am aware of the site you mention. As I said in my post, there are so MANY to try out so I am interested in other peoples personal experiences with the various tools out there.

 

For small sites Drupal may be overkill, but if you expect your site to grow and you want the scalability then by all means I totally recommend Drupal.

For small sites I have used Website Baker with success

 

I almost always use wordpress now. There are so many great themes that don't even look like a blog.

 

Drupal seems very powerful, I have installed it and tried it, but as you say, for a small site that will not really grow, it seems like overkill.

Thanks for the other tip! What made you choose Website Baker in this jungle of open source CMSs?

 

Do you have a pretty neutral theme non-blog like theme that you start out with?

I don't mind modifying a theme completely (header, bg images, width, column widths etc) but I find it time saving to start with any theme.

Last time I created a non blog site using WP I ran into some problem that I couldn't find a plug in for. I am trying to remember... Something to do with pages and child pages. I think I was trying to create a way to have a page displaying excerpts from articles and just couldn't find a way to do this. Lots of posts requesting the same things in WP forums, but no solution. Does this sound familiar?

 

maybe phpfusion is good...
pgp-fusion.co.uk

 

When I picked Website Baker I was very new to CMSs and had been handcoding my sites using HTML/CSS. I needed something more dynamic and website baker was pretty straightforward for me.

Now I have more experience and I prefer Drupal because I build bigger sites with heavier demands. For blogging I have always liked Wordpress although I use 2evolution also. I have also used Wordpress as a CMS, but I still much prefer Drupal.

These things end up being a matter of personal choice though. Like someone said it's like picking clothes or a pair of shoes. It's what works for you.

Good luck!

 

If you need help choosing check out this article: http://cmscritic.com/choose-cms/

 

Joomla ....Drupal...Joomla...Drupal...Joomla VS Drupal..which one is better?...It's a simple question with no simple answer

 

Just to clarify: that wasn't the question at all.

I guess I need to rephrase:

Do you design/develop web sites for small/medium sized companies? If so, do you use an Open Source CMS solution? If so, which one and why?

 

I see some companies use drupal for their sites. Its hard to make wordpress look like a site than a blog.

 

drupal or joomla are better option,but as my personal view drupal is somewhat advance than joomla.