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I prefer wordpress, it's

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I prefer wordpress, it's widely used, customizable, have many many plugins, also very popular

Open Source CMS

Jack Deensworth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:04:33 -0600

I have never used silverstripe as an open source CMS but it looks like it can work just as well as drupal but with a better interface. I am still stuck on using wordpress because that is what I started with and it seems easier. What do you find easier to use: Drupal, Silverstripe, or Wordpress.

Nice

Michael Corleone — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:11:32 -0600

Hi, till now I was using joomla CMS, but if you say that SilverStripe was a winner, then I think I should try it, hope the usage won't be difficult. If anyone made some sites on SilverStripe plz let me know how it works.

Open source possibilities

eRage webdesign — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:19:33 -0600

Hi,

I still have to install Silverstripe in order to see what the positive buzz is all about. I'm still searching for the "perfect" open source CMS. Joomla is too bloated. Way too much redudant code and confusing interface options. Drupal is good, but the learning curve is way too high for me.

I've used CMS Made Simple a couple of times now and it works great. I can configure my own HTML&CSS templates plus the Smarty language is easy to understand. It's nice stuff.

Are there a lot of modules available for Silverstripe? For example, is there a module with which you can create a portfolio of some kind for your client?

Nice to hear that

Guest — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:23:09 -0500

Nice to hear that silverstripe was declared as the winner. The applause should go the development team they have done a terrific job. I too agree with you they are worthy winners.

Open Source CMS

Web Developer — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:54:57 -0500

I've used Joomla, Drupal and Volusion for clients before. I must say that Volusion seemed to be working the best thus far, yet after testing out SilverStripe I noticed that it is pretty solid for building custom web-based apps. I have yet to test it out more though, but so far I'm liking it more than the other CMS I've tried. Great post, thanks!

Just a thought

Mark, from Ars Logo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:56:47 -0500

No matter which one is the most promising open source cms, the good news is that we have access to not less than 5 open source engines that allow you to create a top noch site without having to pay a dimme. 10 years ago, you have to pay dozens of thousands of dollars (i.e. vignette) to get a fully functional cms or go with php nuke.

Because of the work I do in

Kate Stevens — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:05:45 -0500

Because of the work I do in a medical office, I'm constantly looking for better programs and software. I really love Silverstripe. Any company with a large website should give it a try. I use it and I run tons of programs from medisoft and many others and it works wonderfully. Thanks for the article.

I have a nice quiet

dianeee — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:00:00 -0500

I have a nice quiet workspace at home and it is way less stressful than when i'm at work. I don't have all the nonsense that happens in the office at work. I love working at home.

Silverstripe

Howard Grigg — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:12:11 -0500

For me Silverstripe has 3 main advantages each well thought through to target the 3 main groups involved with the managing of the site; the developer, the designer and the content editor. Each role is very well compartmentalised allowing each to function without having to worry (to much) about what the others are doing.
1: Developing; Developing is super fast as you are able to utilise the Sapphire framework that Silverstripe is built on. Creating all the SQL jazz is handled without having to manually issue any SQL commands and any forms for editing added data in the CMS are automatically created and validated.

2: Designer; I dont even have to think about the CMS integration when designing the website as it allows you to place variables anywhere in your templates as simply as $Content or $Price etc.. Not having a limitation on templates also allows you to outsource the HTML/CSS

3: Content editor; The clients love the simplicity of the editing UI, I have managed to show a number of very basic computer users how to add pages and edit all their own content etc. The CMS UI is created for the end user - on purpose there isn't any configuration pages in the UI adding complexity when all that stuff should be managed by the developer. It allows them to focus on the content but has a few cool things such as versioning and staging.

Particularity of SilverStripe CMS

Rodeger V. Kessler — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:22:53 -0500

What's the particularity of SilverStripe CMS?
You said it's good for large websites. But except the size could you tell a bit more about it's mission?
For example, wordpress is the perfect solution for blogging. In other words to lead the line what is SilverStripe's assignment?
Just need to streamline the information about all new (for me) cms solutions.

open source CMS

Guest — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:10:57 -0500

My favorite CMS is Wordpress!

I agree wholeheartedly. Open

elliot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:09:07 -0600

I agree wholeheartedly. Open standards are equally important too: I'd like to see more of these in the CMS space.

Thank Goodness for Open Source

Joseph Harris — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:04:17 -0600

In my opinion open source made the internet. Without open source applications, many of todays mega sites would not exist. Open source applications allow for ultra low start up cost for a website. Where elese other than the web can you start a company for $10?

I recently went to a web designer for a quote on a new project. There quote included a $9,000 CMS that was not nearly as strong as Drupal or Silverstripe.

Another open source CMS

bob marvin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:33:05 -0600

First I used WP then Drupal started to gain some momentum which caught my attention and curiosity. Now there's another open source CMS.....what could possibly be improved over what available right now? I'm not sure I could stomach learning something new...but I am curious. Thnask for the heads up.

Most promising open source CMS

elliot — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:59:00 -0500

I was a judge this year on Packt Publishing's Most Promising Open Source CMS award: the results have just been announced. The winner was SilverStripe.

I was personally impressed by the slickness of the interface, and by the fact that it has been designed to scale well to large websites. The developers have obviously thought carefully about the architecture, and are aiming for the "CMS plus web platform" approach of Drupal. I was also personally impressed by the responsiveness of the development team, their willingness to work in the community, and the clarity of their vision for the product. Worthy winners. Give it a look.