another (free) open source CFML CMS for your consideration
Farcry CMS
http://www.farcrycore.org/
CMSs do not replace a programmer - they are for managing content.
Most will have a WYSIWYG editor so they can do formatting via a tool bar.
If customisation is required, you will most likely want someone with
programming skills. If this is going to be you, you will probably want to
system built with a language you know, or at least want to learn. Even it
it is a minor change, you will need to be able to find the bit of code to
edit and be confident it wont break anything else. I found WordPress (PHP)
very complex to work out how things work. And I am sure a competent
WordPress/PHP person would say the same about Farcry CMS (in fact, a CFML
developer would say the same thing!)
On 24 July 2013 04:55, Jordan Michaels <jor...@viviotech.net> wrote:
>
> CFML-based CMS's are also readily available:
>
> Mura: http://www.getmura.com/
> ContentBox: http://www.gocontentbox.org/
> Xindi: http://www.getxindi.com/
>
> All free and open-source.
>
> They certainly do not replace a developer - instead they compliment you.
> They allow you to avoid needing to develop a custom CMS each time and
> focus on developing the uniqueness of your client's services.
>
> If you're doing e-commerce, check out Slatwall as well:
> http://www.getslatwall.com/
>
> I have not personally used Joomla in a couple years but their upgrade
> policies were terrible at the time. Their security isn't bad, but being
> an open-source PHP app they are regularly targeted so patching is
> mandatory. You and your clients will need to stay on top of that if you
> choose to run with Joomla.
>
> I'd whole-heartedly recommend something CFML-based instead.
>
> Warm Regards,
> Jordan Michaels
>
> On 07/23/2013 01:25 PM, Rick Faircloth wrote:
> >
> > Hi, guys...
> >
> > Just need some recommendations from some of you who have been
> > down this road before.
> >
> > I have a client that is asking for what amounts to absolute control
> > over their site through a CMS. Among a few others they metioned,
> > Joomla was brought up.
> >
> > I'm checking them out myself, but wanted to cut to the chase based
> > on experience from those who have used CMS's that provide control
> > such as Joomla.
> >
> > What have you tried? What turned out to work well? What bombed?
> > I've always "rolled my own", and never used a ready-made CMS, so
> > I have zero experience with them.
> >
> > (Joomla seems like it replaces me as a designer/developer, at first
> glance.
> > If a client has a CMS that allows them to do everything that I do
> > for them now, including selecting themes for pages they add to the
> > site themselves (designer), manage data through Joomla functionality
> (developer),
> > I wonder if I would end up as a "Joomla Installer & Maintenance" person
> > for the client. ???)
> >
> > Thoughts? Suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks for any feedback!
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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