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CMS Made Simple 1.10.3
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Category: CMS / PortalsStable Release: 1.10.3
Started In: 2004
Updated: January 30 2012
Native Language: English
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
CMS Made Simple Description
CMS Made Simple is an open source (GPL) package, built using PHP that provides website developers with a simple, easy to use utility to allow building small-ish (dozens to hundreds of pages), semi-static websites. Typically our tool is used for corporate websites, or the website promoting a team or organization, etc. This is where we shine. There are other content management packages that specialize in building portals, or blogs, or article based content, etc. CMS Made Simple can do much of this, but it is not our area of focus.
The Core package provides the ability to manage news articles, search functionality a contact form, a WYSIWYG editor (for your customers or editors) and numerous other built in functions. Additionally, there are hundreds of third party add-on tools that are quickly and easily installable to allow building websites with many different capabilities.
The Core package provides the ability to manage news articles, search functionality a contact form, a WYSIWYG editor (for your customers or editors) and numerous other built in functions. Additionally, there are hundreds of third party add-on tools that are quickly and easily installable to allow building websites with many different capabilities.
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Tommy
Sep 5 2009, 11:20 am
Sep 5 2009, 11:20 am
Installation was simple, added content easily, but then made some small changes for SEO and problems started. Two issues came up that, to me, were clearly bugs, and when I asked on the forums the bad attitude was enough to make me sick. I figured out one of the bugs on my own, but nobody could help with the other, so I'm looking elsewhere.
If you need a small, static website and don't care about the finer details this is very easy to set up and use, just use it out of the box or from there you are on your own.
Documentation is also very poorly written, with conflicting docs depending on which previous version they may have been discussing. I would suggest, like I am, to look elsewhere.
If you need a small, static website and don't care about the finer details this is very easy to set up and use, just use it out of the box or from there you are on your own.
Documentation is also very poorly written, with conflicting docs depending on which previous version they may have been discussing. I would suggest, like I am, to look elsewhere.
Mike McKee
Sep 4 2009, 1:26 pm
Sep 4 2009, 1:26 pm
It did look simple and intuitive, and likely won't confuse clients to do their own updates after I've built their site.
However, custom content types are very important to many clients, and this thing doesn't have that option. I need a way to create my own content forms like I can in Drupal, or like I can in WordPress with the Flutter plugin.
I also don't know how easy it is to retheme -- WordPress is about the easiest one to plant an XHTML/CSS template upon.
However, custom content types are very important to many clients, and this thing doesn't have that option. I need a way to create my own content forms like I can in Drupal, or like I can in WordPress with the Flutter plugin.
I also don't know how easy it is to retheme -- WordPress is about the easiest one to plant an XHTML/CSS template upon.
Confused
Aug 27 2009, 3:10 am
Aug 27 2009, 3:10 am
People actually use this software? Lok for something freeing...
micki
Aug 24 2009, 8:04 am
Aug 24 2009, 8:04 am
Many addons and modules are not working.
The forum is unhelpful, and got criticized for asking an installation question.
Many problems with php 5.2.10.
Not working with php 5.3 as they described by itself.
Very slow in action.
The forum is unhelpful, and got criticized for asking an installation question.
Many problems with php 5.2.10.
Not working with php 5.3 as they described by itself.
Very slow in action.
cgili
Aug 23 2009, 12:12 pm
Aug 23 2009, 12:12 pm
I've tested this CMS and use it for several things, from handling important ISO 9001:2008 documentation sharing and publication process, to a fast and reliable multipurpose site. I've tested all others, this is the only one that actually works.
Psk
Aug 9 2009, 1:36 pm
Aug 9 2009, 1:36 pm
I found the forum unhelpful, and got criticized for asking yet another installation question. That has turned me against the software in a big way, and now I'm here looking for something else.
iCMS.info
Aug 3 2009, 10:09 am
Aug 3 2009, 10:09 am
>> I need a cms with a photo album module. I am considering cmsms, but the album module is without a developer. Can anyone tell me if it's working ok with the latest update? Future updates? Thank you.
Yes, it is working module. Please see live examples and tutorials for the module on http://www.icms.info/website-addons/photo-gallery
Yes, it is working module. Please see live examples and tutorials for the module on http://www.icms.info/website-addons/photo-gallery
bart
Aug 2 2009, 3:21 am
Aug 2 2009, 3:21 am
@francine
there is nothing to pay for. Maybe you mistake cms MADE simple to CMSimple which is another cms. You get support in the cmsms forum. Very fast and friendly.
there is nothing to pay for. Maybe you mistake cms MADE simple to CMSimple which is another cms. You get support in the cmsms forum. Very fast and friendly.
bart
Aug 2 2009, 3:12 am
Aug 2 2009, 3:12 am
@bks
The album module for photo galleries works fine. You have several templates to use (even lightbox if you like) and you can edit all templates and css. Thumbnails will be generated autmatically. With a little more work you are able to adjust the size of thumbnails (defauilt is 72px width). You can upload images via ftp, the module itself and via image manager. You can write comments and titles für every single album or image if you want. The only thing that is still missed is a watermark function.
The album module for photo galleries works fine. You have several templates to use (even lightbox if you like) and you can edit all templates and css. Thumbnails will be generated autmatically. With a little more work you are able to adjust the size of thumbnails (defauilt is 72px width). You can upload images via ftp, the module itself and via image manager. You can write comments and titles für every single album or image if you want. The only thing that is still missed is a watermark function.
bks
Jul 28 2009, 5:21 am
Jul 28 2009, 5:21 am
I need a cms with a photo album module. I am considering cmsms, but the album module is without a developer. Can anyone tell me if it's working ok with the latest update? Future updates? Thank you.
someone
Jul 24 2009, 11:42 pm
Jul 24 2009, 11:42 pm
@Marcel
It's easy to upgrade.
-> Download the full (or base) package and upload it.
-> Run install/upgrade.php
-> Delete install folder.
Finished!
It's easy to upgrade.
-> Download the full (or base) package and upload it.
-> Run install/upgrade.php
-> Delete install folder.
Finished!
reneh
Jul 23 2009, 8:42 pm
Jul 23 2009, 8:42 pm
The most easy to maintain cms'es I ever used. Relative small server requirements. Easy upgrade! Design is not limited in any way => full html/xhtml/smarty functionality. A lot of nice add-on modules and rising.
Marcel
Jul 14 2009, 2:06 pm
Jul 14 2009, 2:06 pm
what the hell..I used it since years and now there is no way to get an update to the new version?
so i have to start with an empty page?
boah..no i won´t do that
so i have to start with an empty page?
boah..no i won´t do that
Francine
Jul 6 2009, 2:04 pm
Jul 6 2009, 2:04 pm
The CMS itself is a nice enough one, great for handing over to inexperienced users. Basic anyday modules are available, but for everything else you have to pay - be it support with trickier problems, modules on par with what you'll get inbuilt in larger CMS or help implementing specific functions already covered by the commercial CMSMS team. Indeed, CMSMS suffers a bit from the same sickness that Typo3 suffers from, it's a platform built to keep a group of devs in butter on the bread. After you've waited out a week to get an answer more than once, you file CMSMS under "use only if out of the box is enough". That's a pity, this one could be the top of the smaller CMSes with a less avaricious dev group. As it is, it's just so-so.
Intemediate
Jul 1 2009, 5:09 pm
Jul 1 2009, 5:09 pm
I found CMSMS very easy to install, upgrade and expand.
While I was struggling to add modules in Joomla!, just upload the one xml file in CMSMS and voila! module installed.
I have been able to do everything I wanted in my sites: add search, news, forums, forms, login areas...
Uses Smarty tags so creating a template very, very easy, then attach your CSS and the site is done.
Documentation could be better but there is lots of info in the Forums.
I've tried to understand Joomla! and couldn't do much with it. Drupal has a very nice interface but but I didn't find it so straight forward. Wordpress is nice but so many things to change to make a website instead of a blog.
I'll stick to CMSMS for a good while.
While I was struggling to add modules in Joomla!, just upload the one xml file in CMSMS and voila! module installed.
I have been able to do everything I wanted in my sites: add search, news, forums, forms, login areas...
Uses Smarty tags so creating a template very, very easy, then attach your CSS and the site is done.
Documentation could be better but there is lots of info in the Forums.
I've tried to understand Joomla! and couldn't do much with it. Drupal has a very nice interface but but I didn't find it so straight forward. Wordpress is nice but so many things to change to make a website instead of a blog.
I'll stick to CMSMS for a good while.