[ucc] Events on the website

[Byron Pogson]

Wordpress isn't that great as a CMS. It's fantastic as a blogging service
but that's all it can really do. I've fiddled around with drupal before
which was allright, don't know about scaling though. Php-nuke is a popular
choice too.
-Byron

2009/2/19 Samuel Spencer <theodore at ucc.asn.au>

> Ok then, is there a reason we don't start using an FOSS CMS system for
> administering the website, rather than the current solution.
>
> If Joomla isn't popular I have no qualms dropping it. I'm just glad
> that we're discussing this point rather than dismissing it outright.
>
> Zanchey: Would you have another setup in mind, bearing in mind that
> the list of python-powered CMS's is very short?
> Is anyone willing to setup a plone demo so I can have a look see at it
> in action?
>
> Other CMS that we could use:
> Moveable Type
> Wordpress
> Drupal <- Well supported, popular, good candidate?
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:13 PM, David Adam <zanchey at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
> wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Samuel Spencer wrote:
> >> I've installed a test website here:
> >> http://theodore.ucc.asn.au/ucc/
> >>
> >> This took a few minutes to get setup and it provides more than what we
> need.
> >> Its supported, open-source, can use OpenID and is pretty.
> >> The big issue will be modifying the template to change the look, but
> >> we can make up a nice site, thats easy to keep up to date.
> >>
> >> If anyone wants to fiddle with this, let me know and I'll set up a
> >> test account to play around with.
> >>
> >> Can anyone suggest a reason not to do this?
> >
> > Yes. I have been an administrator for a medium-size Joomla! site (now
> > counting about 1000 members) for three years now, and I've done
> > contracting work using Joomla! as a base.
> >
> > I can assure you that Joomla! is nothing but a trail of broken promises
> > and poorly-implemented extensions.
> >
> > David Adam
> > UCC Wheel Member
> > zanchey@
> >
>
>
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