I have check out locomotive before. It looks very cool, but I am not sure if it is appropriate for the "layman" user. The end user in this case is not web-savy, or a real "computer person". So, simplicity and ease of use are very important factors. That's why I was hoping for something really light-weight.
I welcome more suggestions. Thanks for replying John! On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:33 PM, John Lynch <[email protected]>wrote: > Ben, regarding a Rails CMS check out http://www.locomotivecms.com/ I have > not used it in anger yet, but the visual design is great. > > Regards, > > John Lynch > [email protected] > (760) 515-2653 > Skype: johnthethird > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Benjamin Wanicur <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Everyone! >> >> My name is Ben and I have been working with Ruby and Rails for about 5 >> years now. I also foster-rescue for http://secondchancedogrescue.org. >> If you visit this website, you will find that it is outdated, and has a few >> bad problems. For instance, there is no dedicated URL for a dog (the dog >> images / profiles are served up in a modal). This rescue organization is >> really great, so it is a shame that the website is lacking. >> >> I am looking for a volunteer or two who would be willing to help create a >> new Rails version of their website. If you are new to Rails or new to Rails >> 3.1, that is OK (especially if you have design/front-end skills), and it >> might be a good way to learn about Rails. This will be my 3rd Rails 3.1 >> application, so I can show you some of the ropes. And I'm sure I will learn >> something as well. >> >> >> ** I need advice about a CMS library/gem for Rails. I have used Refinery >> before, but I felt it was a bit bloated for what I needed. Can someone >> recommend a good light-weight CMS gem ? Even if you do not want to >> volunteer, please feel free to reply. >> >> >> I'm thinking, we use this stack: >> >> Rails 3.1 >> Heroku Hosted - Cedar Stack >> <TBD - Some CMS gem> >> Devise >> ActiveAdmin >> CarrierWave >> Haml and Sass >> Memcached >> PostgresSQL >> Amazon s3 for file storage >> other cool goodies >> >> We will basically be making it easy to add and display doggies! They >> currently use an api driven database maintained by rescuegroups.org - >> this connects with other sites that display dog info also. A secondary goal >> would be to create a backend for foster / volunteer people to communicate >> and volunteer for various events. >> >> This is strictly volunteer work for a great cause! I think we could make >> a big impact here -- there is LOTS of room for improvement to their existing >> site. I was hoping to just work a few hours per week on this project. I >> think with at least one other dev and one designer, we can make this happen. >> If you know someone who is not on this Ruby list who might be interested, >> please forward the message along. >> >> Cheers >> >> Ben >> >> >> -- >> SD Ruby mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
