Custom Website CMS? Anyone have one?

[Guard Dog]

Hey guys,

As I keep developing my scope document, I wonder... does anyone out there have a custom CMS? I think some of the big guys do for sure.

I'm wondering if I should try to get mine built in: Drupal, Wordpress, or other? I had my own built previously but it was hacked. I"m trying to build something more robust, secure, and just plain better.

Any suggestions on this? I was going down the Drupal path (thinking of..), but may be thinking WP plugins now. Just not sure. Maybe Drupal for the backend and then WP for the front-end of the websites..

 

[societyofslots]

jeez,, I go round and round in circles with this myself.. Drupal to Joomla to Wordpress and back again.. I have tried all 3 and never managed to produce anything of significance.. Im now creating a databse for the slots ready to attempt to build my own CMS.. or again try working with Drupal.. But CMS;s confuse the hell out of me. All the updates and 6.2.1, 6.2.2 type versions.. And the updates for modules.. and some get updated and some don't and u end up with php errors.. and a nightmare.

Ive came to the conclusion if I want a basic site i use html/php but if i want comething more robust, i need to learn to code myself. Because u just cant rely on others unless your paying a fortune for it.. And I dont have a fortune to spend.


Im in the same boat Guard Dog - where to turn ?

 

[Jaz]

Unless I'm developing around a blog, I'm using MODx CMS, they call it a CMS framework because of it's superior flexibility compared to other CMS's out there, including Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress. I especially love MODx templates which are 90% simple html with a few MODx specific tags. It's simple, flexible and elegant unlike Wordpress or Drupal where developing a new theme can be quite complex and time consuming.

If you think coding your own CMS would be a good idea because you haven't found a good and flexible CMS yet, then clearly you haven't tried MODx yet.

 

[societyofslots]

If you think coding your own CMS would be a good idea because you haven't found a good and flexible CMS yet, then clearly you haven't tried MODx yet.

Id never heard of it, but i will certainly look in to it - thanks..

 

[Guard Dog]

I've heard of MODx, but never tried it. Maybe not a bad idea. The problem with hiring contractors is that you have to hire those who know the tool.. and I'm not sure the popularity of this one I'll look around, thanks!