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Any CMS suggestions?

jenfloyd's Photo Asked by jenfloyd
Posted Nov 04 2009 11:16 PM
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I'm currently starting a project to redesign of my organization's website (http://www.deschutes.org/). In addition to updating the look and feel we're shopping for a new CMS.

Just a few of the important features we're looking for are:
1. Easy to use for non-technical content editors
2. Flexible and powerful event calendar
3. Content scheduling
4. Good-to-great asset management (i.e. images and documents)
5. Integration with social media

Obviously I have already identified several strong candidates, but I'd like to keep our options open since it's still very early in the project. We're evaluating everything - platform doesn't matter - open-source or commercial!

What's your favorite CMS... and why?

Thanks!
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Comment by adfm  : Dec 07 2009 04:20 PM
Here's a fairly recent article titled Drupal or Django? A Guide for Decision Makers that discusses a CMS vs a Framework. CMSs are great for their ease of use and heavy reliance on plug-in's. Frameworks may require a steeper learning curve, but you're offered greater flexibility in the long run.

Also, if you haven't run across it, the Pinax project offers some cool plugable apps for building your own social media site. Good luck with your quest.
Comment by nancy  : Nov 05 2009 12:17 PM
If you decide to go with a commercial solution, be sure to talk with current and former customers about their satisfaction with the vendor's customer/technical support. Customer, tech and account support can have a huge influence on your happiness with the product after you've implemented. And as anyone who has gone through one of these processes can attest, you're loath to do it again any time soon. :)

 
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