Recommend me a CMS

[Youstolemyname]

I have been toying with the idea of a templated CMS style website because I have neither the time or desire to build a full site myself and love the CMS interface as it means both mrsyoustolemyname and I can post to.

I want something that has:

Forum facility
Nice front end with web 2.0 style interface, search clouds etc
Nice templates to choose from
Fast
Easy to use and update

So I have found two that I like the look of - Joomla and Mambo but was wondering if there are any others I should consider?

Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[Youstolemyname]

Ok I have settled on Joomla after further research (it won an award as best open source CMS last year ) but am now looking for any recommendations for hosting it?

Any ideas?

 

[furnace]

I'll never like any all-in-one CMS like Joomla - too restrictive. I don't like handing over all control of a website to something that tries to do everything for me.

But regarding hosting Joomla, any host with a reasonable reputation, php and mysql will be fine;

http://www.ochostreview.co.uk/

 

[tres]

i have a reseller account if you want free hosting
and automatic joomla 1.5 installation

 

[Shoseki]

It just requires FTP access and a MySQL db. Not difficult

 

[Kemik]

ExpressionEngine

My personal fav. If all else fails, Wordpress.

 

[Ross1234]

I like modx for large sites and wordpress for small. Takes a bit of time to learn modx though

 

[blade007]

MODx is awesome. Fast, and strong SEO from day one. Much better than Joomla or CMSMS

 

[tres]

It just requires FTP access and a MySQL db. Not difficult

I didn't say it was difficult.
Clicking 2 links to install is much, much easier though

 

[Van Hellseek]

For free forum/cms I'd go for SMF with "tiny portal" installed. I find it much easier to use than Joomla, plus Joomla uses it's own crappy forum software.

If you don't mind paying then vBulletin with vBa CMPS is well worth a look.