[webproducers] Re: Using Wordpress as a CMS

I would have to second that. Expression Engine (EE) is easy to use  
for both the developer and user, especially useful if you have a mix  
of static and database-driven pages.
For me the most important thing is that it doesn't force you to adopt  
a template-system, which can mean a significant amount of work if you  
are not familiar with the CMS but integrates right into your mark-up.  
I worked on too many projects where the build up crud of open source  
CMS's seriously constrained what the design could do, with EE I  
didn't find that to be the case.

I tried EE on our website yesterday, it's now 5 years old and it  
saved us a lot.
Comparison:
This first page is the old static page:
http://fangohr.com/index.html

You probably wouldn't know but the second page is a database driven  
news section/rss feed with links to the individual entries (with only  
minor CSS adjustments):
http://fangohr.com/

This was a of couple of hours work, even though I had never used the  
system before.

As Simon mentioned, there is a free version called "core" for  
personal or non-commercial use. Personal licenses for the full  
version with additional features like gallery and module so to  
generate static pages are $99, commercial licenses are $250.

I highly recommend it,


Florian


Ps: Not affiliated with the firm ;)



On Sep 17, 2007, at 5:52 PM, Simon Cox wrote:

> I would recommend using Expression Engine Core  
> (www.expressionengine.com) -
> its free. There is a bit of a learning curve for the developer but  
> the CMS
> is superb and very flexible.
> I have used it on two Club websites where the members manage their own
> content and I rarely have to go in to trouble shoot. Entry forms  
> can be
> customised specifically for certain bits of information - such as  
> diary
> dates, or as I did on a rugby club sites a fixtures and results  
> page where
> the club that looks like a complex table but its all CSS and data  
> driven.
>
> regards
> Simon
> -- 
> www.simoncox.com
>


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