Check out Plone... it has a lot of out of the box functionality... jmz



On 6/21/06, Alan Dayley <alandd@consultpros.com> wrote:
>
> I will be putting up a website for my extended family.  Because I don't
> want the job of creating content, I want my parents and each of my
> siblings to each have a section where they can add content, post photos
> and so on; a sort of blog for each of them.  I'd also like a calendar and
> a wiki-like (anyone can edit a page) colaboration capability.  The
> colaboration capability can be separate from the family sections, if need
> be.
>
> I like Joomla! but experience with the PLUG community, a generally tech
> savvy group, does not give me confidence it will be friendly enough.  If
> PLUGgers can't find how to submit new items, my non-techy family has no
> hope!
>
> Perhaps something like eGroupWare (http://www.egroupware.org) could be
> adapted for this but that seems like overkill.  Maybe by removing it's
> extra components it would do well.
>
> Anyway, I start this thread seeking input from the group.  What CMS would
> fit the above described use?  If you have a family website, what does your
> family use?
>
> BTW, over the next days I'll be surfing through the
> http://opensourcecms.org website looking for answers.  But personal
> experience is very valuable for narrowing the field.
>
> Alan
>
>
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