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Say Hi To Anchor – A Super-Tiny CMS

I’m going to make a bold assumption here, but I bet you’ve got a blog. If you do, then you join a crowd of millions, all penning their deepest thoughts and documenting their life. It really is hard to stand out from the crowd though. Anchor aims to fix that. Based on the technology behind my blog, Anchor’s a super-tiny content management system, built especially in mind for art-directed posts; that is, a blog where every article is designed (and [...]

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March 9, 2012 at 8:54 am Comments (0)

Good Old Static HTML Sites Aren’t Dead Yet. Should They Be?

Static HTML sites look so last century that sometimes you might be wondering if they don’t belong to the past. There is no doubt that dynamic, database-driven sites, offer more and they make static HTML sites look like a poor relative but are static sites to be extinct? Historically, static sites were first and for some years they were the main way to create a site. Content Management Systems (CMS) appeared a couple of years later, mainly as an easier [...]

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February 22, 2012 at 8:28 am Comments (0)

7 Essential Features a CMS for Beginners Must Have

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When you are looking for a CMS, there are many factors to consider. Obviously, the feature it has is one of them. However, you also need to consider your skill level because when you are a beginner, you can’t take advantage of all the advanced features a CMS can offer. If you are a beginner looking for a CMS, or if you are an expert who needs to recommend a CMS to beginners, here are 7 essential features to consider [...]

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December 4, 2011 at 1:15 pm Comments (0)

When a CMS becomes Restrictive

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I’ve been working with Content Management Systems, both bespoke and open source for over 7 years. In that time a lot has changed as to how flexible and adaptive CMSs can be, but there are still times when a CMS can be restrictive. Each CMS brings with it its own advantages and also its own disadvantages. Having primarily worked in large organisations such as universities, I’ve found that, at times a CMS can do exactly the opposite of its intentions [...]

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October 25, 2011 at 10:15 pm Comments (0)

10 CMSes for Easier Image Management

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While WordPress (using the numerous portfolio themes and plugins) has become a very popular choice for creating photo blogs or online portfolios, sometimes you may just need a dedicated CMS in order to create a web gallery. In this article, we shall take a look at some photo gallery CMSes. While this list clearly is not exhaustive, and there are several other CMS options available, following CMSes have a decent user base and continue to be in active development. Alkaline [...]

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October 5, 2011 at 7:39 am Comments (0)