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Content Management Systems

The website CMS Matrix allows you to compare features on approximately 100 different solutions. The "Search the Matrix" feature allows you to filter the list according to the features that you need for your site.

The website Open Source CMS Systems allows you to demo approximately 40 to 50 LAMP-based software packages. (LAMP means Linux Apache MySql Php - based).

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Plone

Cost: FREE

Advantages: Easy to create events, news items, new documents, photos, and other files. It uses both HTML and an easy to use Structured Text for those who are unfamiliar with website design. Has many add-on products that extend features available.

Disadvantages:

• Has a reputation for being resource-hungry on the server.

Examples:

• Spindletop Unitarian Church
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem

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Drupal

Cost: FREE

Advantages: Not dissimilar to Plone but implemented in PHP. Is primarily intended for 'community' web sites where everyone in the community is contributing content (think Slashdot), but is probably well suited to doing a congregational web site as well. Easy to create news items, new documents, etc. Lots of additional modules available. Content can be written in HTML and structured text.

Disadvantages:

• Don't know yet...

Examples:

• Follen Church Society
• If you google "church drupal" you can also find quite a few churchs of other denominations using it.

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Contentor

Cost: FREE

Advantages: Contentor was designed for small to medium-sized web sites, typical of sites for/by small non-profit corporations or individuals. It was developed by a fellow UU, Earl Daniels.

Disdvantages: Unclear how much usage or support there is.

Examples: No currently known UU examples.

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