Lynne Pope wrote: > I tend to agree with Bruce, >> Movable Type >> Expression Engine >> Wordpress > > Don't touch either Joomla or Mambo as neither of them meets your needs. > Neither are accessible "out-of-the-box' and neither can validate as > XHTML Strict as no matter what your template is, there is too much > hardcoding of inappropriate tables and other unneccessary rubbish. > > Drupal and CivicSpace are probably overkill for your needs. > > If you site is primarily a blog, look at blogging scripts. Very few CMS > have robust blogging features. If you are new to CMS software the very > last thing you need is to have to learn how to hack something to make it > work for you. Look for whatever is the closest match to your needs that > has good documentation and an active user forum to help you when you > have questions. > > Definitely don't touch Xaraya. I use it and love it, but it is a > framework on which you can build a CMS, it is not an out-of-the-box > solution. While some people get by with the contributed modules, very > few of these render as XHTML and editing modules is not a task for > people who are new to either CMS or coding. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > Lynne
Second what Lynne says.. Joomla, Mambo and the other Mambo variants don't provide out-of-box strict accessibility, and even if they did, that accessibility would not flow onto any or all of the third party functionality flowing around for these two systems. I develop in these systems and after retrofits for 2 years, it's becoming a tad passe to have the retrofits only affect core functionality. The core code and how it's structured in M/J remains fundamentally flawed against accessibility from where I stand. MT, Expression and WP, whilst functional for blogs *and* accessible, don't have the processing grunt of something like Drupal/CivicSpace.. which remains overkill even for a CMS. In that light, there is nothing in the mid-range CMS/AMS sphere as the major products in the midrange (Mambo, Joomla, Nukes and the like) don't come up to grade. Lawrence Meckan -- Lawrence Meckan Absalom Media Mob: (04) 1047 9633 ABN: 49 286 495 792 http://www.absalom.biz ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************
