Comments on: No more custom CMS! http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike Gifford http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-6185 Mike Gifford Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:05:18 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-6185 Thanks for this post. Definitely agree on all fronts. I heard one story of an organization that ended up having to buy out the rights to the custom CMS that they had previously purchased (for their website), because the company that developed it went out of business. Wanted to say that the best way to find modules at the moment is actually from http://drupalmodules.com/ Thanks for this post. Definitely agree on all fronts. I heard one story of an organization that ended up having to buy out the rights to the custom CMS that they had previously purchased (for their website), because the company that developed it went out of business.

Wanted to say that the best way to find modules at the moment is actually from http://drupalmodules.com/

]]> By: Rokwan http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-5664 Rokwan Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:05:55 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-5664 Joomla, Plone, Drupal, phpNuke, Expression Engine... Yes and No. Yes and yes? Wordpress... Cuz if you're going to customize it anyway, and yes you are going to customize it, why not go with the simplest solution out there? Best and easiest out of box *content management* system out there. Joomla, Plone, Drupal, phpNuke, Expression Engine…

Yes and No.

Yes and yes? Wordpress… Cuz if you’re going to customize it anyway, and yes you are going to customize it, why not go with the simplest solution out there? Best and easiest out of box *content management* system out there.

]]> By: Javier Barreira http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-5131 Javier Barreira Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:38:57 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-5131 I forgot to mention that while we loved using Drupal, we saved lots of time by finding the required modules using http://www.druplet.com I forgot to mention that while we loved using Drupal, we saved lots of time by finding the required modules using http://www.druplet.com

]]> By: Javier Barreira http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-5130 Javier Barreira Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:36:10 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-5130 Certainly it takes time to build the expertise on how to use Drupal, yet it is much intuitive than Joomla. One thing that may be tough if finding which drupal modules is suitable for you - I've found druplet.com - which is a assisting site on finding the most popular Drupal modules, or any modules you may be interested in - with over 1000 modules Drupal is the most demanded and developed OpenSource CMS. Certainly it takes time to build the expertise on how to use Drupal, yet it is much intuitive than Joomla. One thing that may be tough if finding which drupal modules is suitable for you - I’ve found druplet.com - which is a assisting site on finding the most popular Drupal modules, or any modules you may be interested in - with over 1000 modules Drupal is the most demanded and developed OpenSource CMS.

]]> By: admin http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-5122 admin Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:40:13 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-5122 It is certainly possible to migrate any website to a CMS like Drupal. The question is how easy it will be. To make it easiest, you'll need the help of the current CMS vendor. Doing research on different CMS projects might help you figure out what one might work for you. Finding someone knowledgable about different CMS options is a good idea as well. It is certainly possible to migrate any website to a CMS like Drupal. The question is how easy it will be. To make it easiest, you’ll need the help of the current CMS vendor. Doing research on different CMS projects might help you figure out what one might work for you. Finding someone knowledgable about different CMS options is a good idea as well.

]]> By: Robin Reagler http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html/comment-page-1#comment-5117 Robin Reagler Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:43:53 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/2008/02/no-more-custom-cms.html#comment-5117 We are in the process of finding someone who can help us "migrate" our website to a functioning CMS. We've been on one of the custom CMSs that you write about in this post. Should we be able to achieve a migration to drupal or one of the other open-source models? How do we know our options? We are in the process of finding someone who can help us “migrate” our website to a functioning CMS. We’ve been on one of the custom CMSs that you write about in this post. Should we be able to achieve a migration to drupal or one of the other open-source models? How do we know our options?

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