Easy to use Website 'out of the box'

Tican · 3 Oct 2008 at 10:10

Hi all,

I am looking to update my existing website, as I HATE e107.

What I need is a one login fits all type scenario, with easy to update pages (a must for my other admin on the site), easy to customise, gallery, forums, news posts etc.

So far I am finding it hard to see something I like,

The website is about unsigned bands around the UK, with a lot of reviews and interviews along with an online radio station playing the best in unsigned music.

If you need any more information, to help with finding a CMS etc, just let me know

Shoseki · 3 Oct 2008 at 11:13

Joomla

jongeeone · 4 Oct 2008 at 00:11

Joomla seems the best bet.

The Control Panel of Joomla takes a while to get use, not really very clear but after a while you become use to it.

pjansell · 4 Oct 2008 at 18:12

Drupal's not bad either http://drupal.org/. We use it quite often on our intranet. Sales and marketing type people love it, cause it's easy to post stuff up/publish etc.

englishpremier · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:59

pjansell said:
Drupal's not bad either http://drupal.org/. We use it quite often on our intranet. Sales and marketing type people love it, cause it's easy to post stuff up/publish etc.

I tried drupal but found skining it very difficult. My knowledge of php involves cut & paste.

I've got on ok with Modx though.

Poweredge · 5 Oct 2008 at 10:23

Make sure you get an uptodate version of Joomla tho - a contractor that works for us used on of our servers to host a Joomla setup which ended being used as an access point for a server-wide hack. Turns out you could force GET vars thru requires that ran a remote script because Joomla needs a slightly weaker .ini setup to work.

Tican · 6 Oct 2008 at 11:34

Nice one, I think I will try Joomla

Thanks