Hey there everyone!
A few months ago I started a project for my masters program where I needed to construct a mini online 'content management system.' What started out as a simple assignment has kind of snowballed and become an obsession.
When I first got started in web design/development, I was turned off by popular CMS's like Joomla! and Drupal,
because they were just too darn confusing for a beginner. Knowing everything that I do now, I've studied them endlessly to get a feel for their workings,
and I'm still not very impressed. Although they are both great and powerful pieces of software, I'm still convinced that they're entirely too cluttered, unintuitive, and obtrusive.
Anyway, I've decided to write a new one utilizing their best features and scrapping the unimportant stuff. The last few months I've been spending a good majority of my free time writing it and
I'm really starting to believe I've got something that a lot of people would enjoy.
So far it features:
- Search engine friendly URLs
- Both a rich-text and HTML editor, with one click toggling between them
- An integrated site search engine with keyword highlighting
- A private messaging (e-mail) system
- Configurable themes
- A blogging platform with comments
- Countless appearance/permission preferences
- Plug-in/extension ready
- Pre-made CSS and JavaScript "widgets"
I'm sure it sounds like just another Joomla! knock-off, but I'm convinced that it's far from that...
So I ask you, fellow Babblers,
what would you like to see in an out-of-the-box content management system, and/or what are the CMS's you've used doing wrong (or right).
I'd really appreciate any ideas/suggestions!
