Archive for 'Content Management (CMS)'

Joomla 1.5 Stable Released

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It is with great pride that the Joomla! community announces to the world the immediate availability of Joomla! 1.5 Stable [Khepri]. As a community of contributors, we have been through celebrations and tribulations. We have had fun, and we have worked hard. We have learned from and helped one another. What […]

ElearningForce Extensions for Joomla!

ElearningForce, a Denmark based company is an online market place where you can buy high-quality Joomla components and modules. Great survey, quiz, and multi-site adminstrative components make this worth a look.

Drupal 5.0 Released

After 8 months of development Drupal 5.0 has been released.
Fittingly, the release date coincided with Drupal’s sixth birthday.
New features added

Status page and requirement checking: added a status report page with detailed PHP/MySQL/Drupal information and requirement checking.
Web-based installer: added web-based installer that checks run-time requirements and that supports pre-made install profiles or distributions with better support for […]

Joomla Cloner - backup and restore

OK … no “bring on the clones” references (oooops … to late)
New Joomla Component to simplify the process of moving a Joomla installation to a new host. I haven’t tried it but features and reviews look pretty darn good. Anything that simplifies adminstration is fine by me.
 Backend Features:
- Create full or partial backups based on your […]

Content Management System Ratings and Comparisons

Where to start when selecting a CMS? 

For hands-on demos for a multitude of Open Source CMS: check out opensourcecms.com
For side-by-side comparison of CMS, check out: smatrix.org

Joomla!

Joomla! (yes, the emphatic ! is part of the name) is a vibrant, full-featured, Open Source Content Management System (CMS) and a very energetic development community. Lots of great extensions, most of them free, some for purchase but tend to be low-cost. See Joomla! (new window)

Joomla version control extension

New extension just out of the gate that archives previous versions of content. Help prevent those “ooops” moments when editing copy. See Versioning (new window)