[PLUG-Devel] Latest Word on Content Managers?

[Joseph Sinclair]

Sent this back on Sat., but I used the wrong address and it got dropped.

There was a lot of discussion regarding content managers when we decided what system to use to manage the revised PLUG website.  While the group chose the PHP-based drupal, there were a couple of very good Java-based systems proposed.  Unfortunately, the wiki where all of this discussion occurred seems to have completely disappeared.

The two most prominent Java CMS choices, IIRC, were Hippo CMS (http://www.hippocms.org) and OpenCms (http://www.opencms.org).  Both are immensely capable.  Hippo may require a bit more setup, but it is also simpler.  OpenCms is a pretty quick setup, but it has so much capability that it may take a bit more work to get it trimmed down to fit your needs.

For something dead-simple, a Wiki is often the best choice.  Some options for this include:
VQWiki (Very Quick Wiki) http://www.vqwiki.org/
XWiki (Application wiki, very powerful) http://www.xwiki.org

vodhner at cox.net wrote:
> Thanks, Darrin.
> 
> You wrote:
> 
>> Wordpress is simple to get going, and has a fair amount of flexibility...
> 
> I'm reading up on Wordpress and will probably go with it.  It's primarily a blogging package which is not of interest to me, but it boasts good CMS features.
> 
> I was aware that PLUG has done a fair amount of thinking about CMS in the past few years.
> 
> So, any comments about Drupal and Zope, by comparison?  I'm maintaining one small area on a Zope site, and I gather PLUG uses Drupal.
> 
> Again, my requirements are
> * Greatest simplicity of setup and maintenance,
> * No performance worries, expected light traffic;
> * Also, all users are behind the corporate firewall so not too worried about security.
> 
> Solaris platform compatibility is presumably fine with all candidates.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Victor
>