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Recommend a blog/ cms
« on: 06 December 2009, 11:35:55 »
ello peeps

Wonder if anyone can recommend a blog/ cms to me.  I want to be able to sort output by custom field - example I want to be able to assign a custom variable to each post eg date, and have output on the page sorted by that field.
I think it's possible in wordpress, but I'd like to know if there's a more fully fledged cms capable of this out there.

Thank you :)
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #1 on: 06 December 2009, 16:29:53 »
Hey up !b

There's a plug-in for ModX that'll let you do it, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is!

Alternatively, being the php expert that you're becoming, you could always write your own :p

Might also be worth looking at silverstripe (see my recent review), as the add-ons for that are a piece of piss to write :)

As you said, I'm pretty sure it's doable in WP, but I can't say I've ever tried.
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #2 on: 07 December 2009, 11:48:24 »
I've installed silverstripe since seeing your post here t'other day about it...  I don't like the back end much, but should prob get used to it enough to see what it will actually do.

What are your thoughts now you've had a few days to play with it?
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #3 on: 07 December 2009, 14:26:42 »
I've installed silverstripe since seeing your post here t'other day about it...  I don't like the back end much, but should prob get used to it enough to see what it will actually do.

What are your thoughts now you've had a few days to play with it?

I actually quite like the back-end now I've gotten used to it, the only thing that annoys me is the load times for it, even on a local server.

I like it. Making the "skins" for it is a piece of piss, as are add-ons/plug-ins/whatever-ma-jigs.

Don't think it's quite ready to replace ModX yet, but it's certainly got potential, especially with the underlying php framework.

I recommend installing the blog add-on, because it lets you have a play about with some of the other features, like widgets etc, without having to faff about too much.

Oh, and the modx add-on I referred to is no longer available lol, so guess that rules that one out, although there may be other alternatives!
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #4 on: 07 December 2009, 23:19:03 »
If you go for wordpress, this plug-in might be handy :)
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #5 on: 09 December 2009, 15:09:06 »
If you go for wordpress, this plug-in might be handy :)
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Ooo Nice find Ben, will be using that one myself! Cheers :)
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #6 on: 09 December 2009, 15:39:41 »
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Ooo Nice find Ben, will be using that one myself! Cheers
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Re: Recommend a blog/ cms
« Reply #7 on: 10 December 2009, 00:52:29 »
Since when do you even use WP anyway Scott? :p

Aside from my personal blog, I have 6 sites live that use WP, so shush! lol
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