Hi *,

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 3:42 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press
Productions <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I know we use Silverstripe CMS for the service, but I was wondering if
> anyone tested out Tiki Wiki while looking for the CMS package to be used by
> TDF?

Nope - as the website is not to be edited by "everyone" just like the
wiki is, but editing the main website should be restricted to
"trusted" people.

> Or, do anyone know someone who uses it?  My hosting company has these
> three CMS packages usable for my account;  MediaWiki, pmWiki, Twiki.

It depends on what you're aiming for. Editing by the public/everybody,
then a wiki will do, editing by a restricted bunch → a "regular" cms
will do.

> I have read some articles about "personal clouds", i.e. CMS packages used as
> clouds, and this was the only one that my hosting service has available from
> their very short list of CMS/cloud packages that can be used for personal
> use.

Sorry, don't understand what that implies regarding the
features/requirements for the cms.

> I have a friend that really needs to use a personal web-based system that is
> like a cloud with CMS options.  I thought of what TDF uses, but wanted to
> find something easier to use by less-tech-savvy people.

Oh, check out the silverstripe 3 preview then - the UI got revamped.
Or check out the wiki/front-end editing modules. (also the blog module
allows creation of posts from the frontend - if that is what you mean
"more suited for less tech savy").

> So I am asking if anyone here has any knowledge of the three packages listed
> above, or at least Tiki Wiki [Twiki]?  Since TDF did not just choose a CMS
> package without testing a few, I was hoping that maybe someone tested one of
> the ones I can access.

What I learned when choosing a CMS: Don't trust words, try it for
yourself. That's really the only real advice I can give you.
Think about what is important for you. Need to change the visual
appearance/the theme? then look what template framework is used. Wikis
are hard to theme "nicely" - you'll almost always notice right from
the beginning that you're looking at a wiki....
How many people will edit, do the people know html, etc.

And for the website, a wiki was not taken into account (as wiki is a
separate instance anyway, with different focus).

ciao
Christian

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