> For a quick easy-to-use portal site, I suggest using phpWebsite because I > really liked this package. Actually, all the packages had some good > features, but TYPO3 was the most complete for our needs. If you don't need > all the extra features, you might want to go with a smaller package. I find > that it is best to assess your project needs first (making sure to assess > future needs) and pick the CMS that fits within the criteria. I've noticed > that people tend to want to know what CMS is the best but don't give any > information on what their project is. Giving that type of information will > really help in making the right choice. :)
My main need is multiple versions of an article in different languages, decent admin interface and flexible templating. Typo3 has a very weird proprietary templating system that seems to have a big learning curve, that's what puts me off it. Did you find it weird as well? This generating of navigation from the admin interface for example: that's just weird and limited in too many ways. PHPwebsite doesn't mention multiple languages. I find it really amazing that in 2003 it looks like (I'll keep evaluating though) I'm going to have to develop this from scratch because all existing free solutions don't meet my fairly simple needs... Peter -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
