Improve your website with a CMS

[Carlos Camacho]

iDevGames has used its own CMS, open source CMSs, and now Expression Engine (EE). This PHP-based (MySQL) software is created by developers who use Macs (i.e., they understand the importance of user-interfaces.)

Although it isn't the "end-all" CMS/Blogging software, EE is pretty slick. Two new developments should make you visit EE's site at www.pmachine.com...

1) Release of a "free" base version
https://secure.pmachine.com/download.php

2) Reduction in price of EE

You may think, "But with so many open source CMSs, why bother to pay?" I've asked the same thing on many occasions. I recommend you try a demo and perhaps you'll learn why. ;)

If anyone has questions on CMS, what is recommended, how to set them up, etc., feel free to ask in this thread.

Regards,

[diordna]

Wordpress (wordpress.org) is pretty awesome too, and really easy to use.

[Nick]

I just recently switched from coding it all myself (PHP and mySQL is pretty fun and not hard to learn, just takes forever to code it all) to using Mambo (http://www.mamboserver.com). I believe iDG used to use it but I'm not sure. I like it quite a bit. As soon as I get more money, I plan to buy a custom template but the one I have is fine for now.

[Astra]

I still can not find an ideal CMS to use on the sites I develop. I always have some kind of problems when editing the content with the help of text editors. Plus, the html they generate is horrible...

Could someone recommend a good text editor?

Thank you!