The latest CMS news from around the world
We try to stay hip to the funk with what's going on in the world with new CMS releases and other related news. But if we happened to miss something that you think should be here, then feel free to suggest it!
Content Management News and Events
Apr
4
Strategies Being Set for Drupal 7
While Drupal 7 is still a long way away, the community of users is starting to think about how to improve Drupal usability in their next version. Some of their goals are to make frequent tasks easier, make content easily editable without training, and not force users to go into as many settings/configurations/options screens. They want opinions from everyone, so consider getting involved and adding yours in the mix!
Mar
31
We’re So Sorry!
Apparently we haven’t been receiving any suggestions from people who have submitted their Website Designs to the Gallery. Looking in our log we can tell that there have been a number of people since the website launched, but we can only see that they tried and were not able to submit. We sincerely apologize to all of you and ask that you submit your website once more. Both the Submit Website, and Suggest a CMS forms are now fixed. Thanks for your patience as we iron out the kinks in the site.
Mar
30
Zenphoto 1.2.4
A new version of the Zenphoto gallery management software is available. Version 1.2.4 includes some admin modernization, passwords for protected images, RSS improvements, and many other smaller fixes. The biggest news of this release is that Zenpage, their plug-in CMS, is now an official plugin that is included in the release. Just turn it on and it should work! We’ll have to check it out for ourselves and let you know!
Mar
29
New Plone.org Website
In case you didn’t notice, the Plone.org website has been totally revamped. It’s a lot easier on the eyes than the last eight-year-old version, and a lot more organized. It no longer uses the default skin that Plone comes with, but instead opts for a more promotional/marketing approach. We still experienced some slow downs and problems on the site, but the dust will probably settle soon. Read more about the redesign at their blog.
Mar
26
XOOPS 2.3.3 Final Released
This release includes many bugfixes and user experience improvements. You can expect an improved installer, profile and personal messaging improvements, and tinyMCE improvements. Head on over and check it out if you’re interested!
Mar
24
CMS Ultimate Showdown
The CMS Ultimate Showdown was a competition held in preperation for a panel at SXSW on March 16th. Essentially three teams competed to make a website for a “community leadership program”, and use their CMS to power their backend. The showdown was between Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. Each team was then rated on their implementation of the design, their “tech specs” and a user evaluation. Drupal took first, Joomla second, and WordPress third.
Mar
22
Silverstripe 2.3.1 eases installation
The popular CMS system Silverstripe has just released version 2.3.1, a release that promises to make installation a lot easier for users, as well as combat website spam using the Mollom service. In addition to these and other minor bug fixes, the release includes important security fixes so users are encouraged to upgrade.
Mar
20
WordPress 2.8 on the way
A couple of news stories relating to WordPress today. The first is that a new version of the WordPress iPhone app has been released, adding some nice new features. The second is that WordPress 2.8 is due out in April, a few weeks later than expected. You can read the Codex page that lists some of the new features on the way, notably, new widget management tools.
Mar
20
ExpressionEngine 2.0 Details
The folks at EllisLab just made some big announcements about “Kaylee” after coming home from the annual SXSW conference. This long post talks about the conference, but if you keep reading you’ll find out some of the first meaty details about ExpressionEngine 2.0 that we’ve learned since the original announcement almost a year ago. We’ll let you read the post, but a few of the announcements include: native file management, and an internal image editor for cropping/resizing photos. Nice!
Mar
18
What CMS powers your favorite sites?
Have you ever wished that figuring out which Content Management System (if any) your favorite websites use was easier than viewing source and digging through code looking for hints? Try using Builtwith.com, it’s a so-called “technology profiler” that analyzes websites and does the digging for you. In addition, it can help with search engine optimization and other technical trend finding.
Mar
17
Like the Site? Share us with the world!
We’re trying to spread the news about the new site launching. If you like what we’ve got going here, think about bookmarking us on Delicious, or Digging us, or review us on StumbleUpon! Otherwise, the biggest way you can be of help is by adding to our reviews, let people know what you think about your favorite CMS’s.
Mar
16
Website Launched!
Our website has officially launched tonight, on Monday March 16th. We’re trying to encourage users of different CMS systems to review their favorite CMS’s in order to help other visitors who are looking for opinions. Please consider adding your viewpoint for your CMS of choice, as well as add your designs to the Gallery.
Mar
7
Expression Engine Dev Preview
EllisLab, the creators of EE, and the hotly anticipated Expression Engine 2.0 is accepting applications for the long-awaited developer preview. The official dates are March 2nd to March 18th, but the release is really only for those who have a current plugin released for the CMS, or those who work for a company who customizes EE for their clients. If you’re interested, you can head over to the sign up page.
Mar
4
Movable Type 4.23 released
4.23 is a mandatory release for security reasons. While the security vulnerability hasn’t been exploited yet, it is important that you upgrade. It shouldn’t affect plugins at all, but it may affect some themes for customers who use the community template sets and user profile feature.
Mar
3
Open Source and Usability
The website Playing With Wire has written an article comparing the WordPress and Joomla content management systems. It has come under fire with the Joomla community and the Slashdot community, but in the end it has brought up some great discussion revolving around usability and CMS’s.
