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Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:57 am
by SeaJones
Hi all,

I've got a client atm who wants a very simple website, no problem.

I'd quite like to allow her to add pages and edit through a TinyMCE interface etc, purely in order to make it easier for me by allowing her to look after the thing herself.

Obviously I could write a simple page editor CRUD kind of back-end, but because this is a favour for a mate, I'd rather use something pre-made if poss. Essentially I need a CMS that only deals with pages and nothing else for simplicity.

So that's it, Login and Page CRUD. Simple as possible.

I'm familiar with loads of CMSs but never needed anything this straightforward. Anyone know of something or am I gonna have to write it (arduous as that would obviously be! ;))

Any one know of anything? I don't care if it edits files or a database or whatever.

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:12 am
by jayshields
Write your own. It'll take you less than an hour.

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:54 am
by SeaJones
Damn. I knew this would be the response, but I was hoping for less than 15 mins!

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:56 am
by onion2k
Just install Wordpress and use that for the whole website. 5 minutes.

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:00 am
by SeaJones
onion2k wrote:Just install Wordpress and use that for the whole website. 5 minutes.
Yeah, did consider that, and it's my back up, I just don't really need even that much, Wordpress without the posts!

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:04 am
by matthijs
There are probably possibilities to use wordpress but then change the admin layout simplified. Maybe a plugin or something which hides everything but the page feature. Even making a limited user account for him without all capabilities much reduces the amount of admin options he sees

Then you'll have a basic system. And in case he does want more features in the future (probably), it's a lot easier to have wp running it then adding one feature at a time to a self-written script

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:16 am
by SeaJones
I spose. Guess I'll get on with that one!

Might write a little system for this, kind of thing that would come in handy as both a page editor and a general building block every now and then.

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:18 am
by SeaJones
Incidentally, for anyone wondering about the possibilities of WP in this case: It's relatively easy to hook into the WP functions straightforwardly. It's almost like using an API.

A few includes of the files in the 'wp-includes' directory can do literally anything.

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:56 am
by alex.barylski
CMS Made Simple...easy templating...nice structured interface for adding articles...backend is somewhat non-pretty but easy and effective

Re: Simplest of CMSs...if that

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:33 pm
by sphex1987
I agree, go with wordpress. You can then get a lot of seo plugins to optimize it.