[Wolves] What CMS ???

[Chris Maggs]

I'm looking for something so I can make a Facebook style site for a
mate. Any suggestions?
I tried Drupal but found it a bit limiting on the search and layout sides.

I'm currently trying out OCPortal - http://ocportal.com/
Free for personal use!

On 22/01/2008, Zeth <theology at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 22/01/2008, Re-LoaD <reload at brum2600.net> wrote:
> > I just cant see the point in me writing yet another cms..
>
> Maybe not in this case. For more specialised setups, sometimes it is
> actually quicker to start with something simple and then scale up than
> to take something completed and try to refactor the square peg in the
> round hole.
>
> It is often also faster to write your own code than understand someone
> else's. Especially if that person was a lunatic.
>
> On 22/01/2008, Re-LoaD <reload at brum2600.net> wrote:
> > I'd prefer PHP (so I can tweek it)
>
> There are two approaches I use in working with web apps, something
> that is completely finished and allows you to tweak it using the admin
> panel or whatever such as Plone; or something that is designed for you
> to tweak it at the code level. Unfortunately, you do not normally get
> both in one package (though I would happily hear about exceptions).
>
> Going into a random large CMS codebase and randomly changing lines in
> PHP is a bit dangerous because you might undermine some security
> feature. Learning such a codebase is normally a lot more work and
> commitment than using a framework such as Symfony (PHP) or Django
> (Python).
>
> So if what the CMS does is close to what you want then use their
> higher level tools, rather than PHP or Python. Otherwise run away, run
> away.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Zeth
>
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