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> I do have a question though regarding the customization of > ContentBox. My biggest stumbling block with the use of a CMS is the > customized site functionality that I typically require being just managing > page content and blogs. As an example, adding a product catalog or > membership management. Can the ColdBox admin be modified to roll the > management of these area into a unified interface? Yes, through the cascading file system, as well as through interception points. For example, the index() function modules.contentbox-admin.dashboard calls event.setView("dashboard/indexâ); If you added your own /views/modules/contenbox-admin/dashboard/index.cfm file, then it would be used over the version of index.fm in the contentbox-admin module /views/dashboard directory. There are also a ton of interception points that you can use. Take a look at the ModuleConfig.cfc for the CB admin and read up on interceptors in the Coldbox documentation for ideas on how to use them effectively. > I briefly looked at > SlatWall and it seemed like a separate administration just linked to from > within the ContentBox admin, not actually managed there. So there is > separate users for both admins. Is it possible to create extended > functionality like a product catalog, but have it use the ContentBox admin > and users as well? Yes, just have the controllers (âhandlersâ in ContentBox lingo) for the areas you want to serve within the admin extend "modules.contentbox-admin.handlers.baseHandler" and then use custom routes to bring them in to the admin path. They will be under the influence of the security interceptor that way. > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Jon Clausen <jon_clau...@silowebworks.com> > wrote: > >> >> I have and will continue to use both. They are both great for what they >> provide, but what they provide is very different. If IâÂÂm developing a >> basic site with maybe a few custom plugins for display on the front-end, >> Mura is my choice. If IâÂÂm refactoring an existing application or need >> to >> develop an app with a great deal of customization, then ContentBox is my >> choices. >> >> ContentBox is a plugin for the Coldbox framework, and follows the module >> specifications for inheritance, which means you can extend or override just >> about anything in the core functionality if you need to and develop your >> own modules which extend its functionality. Mura, for all effective >> purposes, *is* the framework, so you are limited by its conventions. A >> basic breakdown of where each shines: >> >> Mura: >> - Intuitive, clean admin interface >> - In-page editing on the front-end of the site. (clients love this feature >> to make quick edits or adjustments to individual pages) >> - Easy template system, structure and display view extensions >> - Easy page layout customization and content collection displays >> - Simple, if somewhat limited, plugin architecture >> - Regular releases and: >> - Self-updating (ContentBox doesnâÂÂt yet support this) >> - Multi-site capable out-of-the-box >> >> ContentBox: >> - Modularity and compatibility with just about anything you need to >> customize through ColdboxâÂÂs cascading file system and access to Wirebox. >> - Access to the full set of Coldbox features >> - Fast and getting faster - ContentBox isnâÂÂt yet updated to run on 4.0 >> but, when it does, it should scream. I find that, with caching enabled on >> both, ContentBox is a bit faster, though the system reserved memory >> required to run a medium to large ContentBox site is higher. >> - Nice admin dashboard >> - User management. I much prefer the roles/permissions administration and >> functionality of ContentBox to Mura >> >> Hope that helps, >> >> Jon >> >> > [image: profile picture] *Dean Lawrence* > *President* > Internet Data Technology > *Phone:* 888-438-4381 x701 > *Web:* www.idatatech.com > *Email:* d...@idatatech.com > Programming | Database | Consulting | Training > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:360037 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm