Best CMS solution for data oriented site - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**FusionX** · 03-23-2005, 03:30 PM

I am planning to launch a history (archives) site NFLArchives.com. Now this site will be data driven with loads of cross-linked data and web pages. This will also feature a shop for NFL gear, memorablia, CDs/DVDs. Another important feature will be a NFL Forum. Essentially, the entire project will be a community driven effort where the data will be updated based on user

I have already decided on the forum software (which will be vBulletin).

Now, I need an excellent Content Management System which can ease the work of data publishing. I am an open-source guy, but am ready to use a commercial solution that can really ease the data input and publishing work. Moreover, I am also looking forward to a really nice layout with good user experience.

I have already looked into XOOPS but still undecided. Please post your comments and recommendations for this project.

Thanks
FusionX

**MediaHound** · 03-23-2005, 04:08 PM

Hey Fusion,
Go check out http://cmsmadesimple.org/
and also there's a board that seems to be down today, www.opensourcecms.com - this is the ultimate cms resource I know of. They compare any and all production cms worth their weight. I'd keep checking that url to see if it loads later.

**gariben** · 03-23-2005, 09:05 PM

Definitely Mambo/Xoops are the best CMS available on the market.

**BLazeD** · 03-29-2005, 02:51 AM

XOOPS is good
Mambo is a bit more complex
I use e107

**ticky** · 03-30-2005, 09:26 PM

Hands down Mambo. Its certainly more complex but if you know your way around it, its more powerful than most other CMS' out there.

**themia** · 04-03-2005, 05:39 PM

Mambo is good, but it still lacks support from third party. Example, templates for Mambo are still really rudimentary--from a commercial standpoint.
If you want something that's established and fully endorsed/support, phpnuke would be your best bet.

**cwsteam.com** · 04-03-2005, 06:36 PM

Xoops has my vote.

**kokopelli** · 04-11-2005, 03:27 AM

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Mambo is good, but it still lacks support from third party. Example, templates for Mambo are still really rudimentary--from a commercial standpoint.

I cannot agree, take a look at these sites for 100s of free/GPL, state-of-the-art, Mambo templates and third-party components and modules:

This is just a sample - there are many more sites like these. And Mambo's template system and CMS beat PHPNuke hands-down as far as flexibility and ease-of-use goes. None of the usual 3-column "portal designs" with Mambo, unless you choose to ...

There are also many designers offering commercial templates and add-ons, including http://mamboshop.com and others.

Good resources to learn more about Mambo include http://mambers.com and http://mamble.com. The official site is http://mamboserver.com.

Mambo rocks! There's a reason it was chosen as "Best Linux or Open Source Software", "Best Open Source Solution", " Best Free Software Project of the Year", etc.