TYPO3
TYPO3 is a enterprise-class solution that can handle large and complex websites. It offers the full gambit of advanced features like multilingual sites, and working with almost any database out there. It also has a broad base of extensions and developers that can add to its functionality.
Current Version: 4.4
Cost: Free
Development: Community
Source: Open Source
Hosting: Your Server
License: GNU GPL
Programming: PHP
Database: MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL
Our Impressions:
TYPO3 is a modular system that can solve a variety of website needs. It’s really nice the way you are able to create pages with a variety of kinds of “content elements” like regular text, forms, filelinks, multimedia, etc. and then tell it where to go on your site. The system is highly configurable and could work for a variety of applications, especially bigger, more complex websites.
Even its fans admit that it has a steep learning curve when it comes to working with it. The system seems a little dated and could use some new attention. It doesn’t seem to be in very active development these days, considering the last update was released in March 2007.
Helpful Links:
- TYPO3 Home Learn about TYPO3
- We Love T3 Showcase of sites that use TYPO3
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Voting has been open for this CMS since Tuesday, February 17th, 2009. There are a total of 5 Reviews for this CMS. You can follow future reviews through the RSS feed if you'd like.
Review by Typo3 review | Kickthathabit August 29th, 2012 8:29 am
Review by Stevo February 27th, 2012 3:11 pm
Strengths: A very active project with a large worldwide user community. An enterprise class CMS with workflow and version control. The are many extensions and although some are old the stable newest releases are usually a good basis for further development or work with minimal configuration. Easy interface for end users in the backend and very fine ability to control access and functions for different users and groups. compatible with Active Directory, LDAP and other user login systems. The extension development framework, once mastered, makes the system extremely versatile.
Weaknesses: A steep developers learning curve. Some extensions in the repository are old and out of date BUT usually these can be sorted out by date of release or typo3 version.
Review by typo3 designer November 9th, 2011 1:48 pm
Strengths: Great number of extensions (many alternatives for the same thing), powerfull, typoscript allow to gain flexibility whitout devlopping custom php plug-in.
Weaknesses: It takes a lots of time to learn typoscript, the documentation is undetailled and need more exemples, the CMS is getting old … lots of extension not updated since 2005 using table for design purpose, etc…
Conclusion : It’s like an old complex tank, you don’t go hunt with it but could be usefull depend on your need.
Review by Webdesign July 20th, 2011 3:17 am
Strengths: If you know it there are barely no limitations.
There is a huge vivid community.
Weaknesses: Its not so good for smaller websites.
It takes some time to learn it.
Review by Virgil Huston June 6th, 2009 6:31 pm
Strengths: Enterprise class WCM / CMS
Huge number of features and extensions
Unlimited scalability
Open source and free
Huge international developer community
Multiple domains/sites on one installation
Multi-lingual
too many other strengths to list, TYPO3 is the best open source CMS solution, open source or not
Weaknesses: steep learning curve as with any CMS with enterprise capabilities
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