Comments on: Wooden Charts, Surveys, WordPress, and CMSs http://curtishenson.com/wooden-charts-surveys-wordpress-and-cmss/ Freelance Web Designer and Wordpress Guru Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:46:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ben Armstrong http://curtishenson.com/wooden-charts-surveys-wordpress-and-cmss/comment-page-1/#comment-1404 Ben Armstrong Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:34:06 +0000 http://curtishenson.com/?p=231#comment-1404 How much? :-) Cheers, Ben How much? :-)

Cheers,
Ben

]]> By: Curtis Henson http://curtishenson.com/wooden-charts-surveys-wordpress-and-cmss/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Curtis Henson Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:32:40 +0000 http://curtishenson.com/?p=231#comment-1402 Chad, Haven't thought of it like that. The plugins can make custom requests go faster, at least sometimes. I tried CMS Made Simple once and wasn't a fan, but that was some time ago and my coding has much improved. I'm thinking of giving Silverstripe a chance now, along with some Rails CMS systems. If they add more CMS functionality in WordPress they will have to give more control over the admin sections. I think it is already too crowded back there, but that is personal opinion. Ben, I agree with learning a new CMS that costs money is a step not everyone is willing to take. But the people who do use it are very happy with it, so that says something. I haven't had one client that didn't specifically ask for a way to edit content since the 90's so a HTML site is out of the question haha. P.S. You have to pay for photos of me without my shirt. I'll be launching that site soon. ;) Chad,
Haven’t thought of it like that. The plugins can make custom requests go faster, at least sometimes.

I tried CMS Made Simple once and wasn’t a fan, but that was some time ago and my coding has much improved. I’m thinking of giving Silverstripe a chance now, along with some Rails CMS systems.

If they add more CMS functionality in WordPress they will have to give more control over the admin sections. I think it is already too crowded back there, but that is personal opinion.

Ben,
I agree with learning a new CMS that costs money is a step not everyone is willing to take. But the people who do use it are very happy with it, so that says something.

I haven’t had one client that didn’t specifically ask for a way to edit content since the 90′s so a HTML site is out of the question haha.

P.S. You have to pay for photos of me without my shirt. I’ll be launching that site soon. ;)

]]> By: Ben Armstrong http://curtishenson.com/wooden-charts-surveys-wordpress-and-cmss/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Ben Armstrong Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:00:43 +0000 http://curtishenson.com/?p=231#comment-1391 I must say that I'm a bit of a Wordpress addict and usually choose to stick with my platform of choice, even if that means bending the structure of how things are done sometimes, or other things... I have worked with Expression Engine and Drupal, and have to say that I'm rather unimpressed with Drupal, and don't like the idea of having to learn an entirely new CMS that I also have to pay for such as Expression Engine. But, in all - Wordpress tends to get the job done for the sites I build, and when it doesn't, or I want something simple, HTML is always there for you! Cheers, Ben Armstrong Creative Director RedTieDesigns.com I must say that I’m a bit of a WordPress addict and usually choose to stick with my platform of choice, even if that means bending the structure of how things are done sometimes, or other things…

I have worked with Expression Engine and Drupal, and have to say that I’m rather unimpressed with Drupal, and don’t like the idea of having to learn an entirely new CMS that I also have to pay for such as Expression Engine.

But, in all – WordPress tends to get the job done for the sites I build, and when it doesn’t, or I want something simple, HTML is always there for you!

Cheers,
Ben Armstrong
Creative Director
RedTieDesigns.com

]]> By: Chad http://curtishenson.com/wooden-charts-surveys-wordpress-and-cmss/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Chad Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:50:12 +0000 http://curtishenson.com/?p=231#comment-1390 I lean toward using WP as a CMS only when there tends to be alot of custom requests, and other things that I can use plugins or hacks to accomplish what they want. If they want a basic CMS, i've been happy with CMS Made Simple - http://cmsmadesimple.org - But only use CMSMS if you custom build a admin theme, cos the default admin theme is doo doo butter. I would like to see more CMS type functionality in WP in future releases. Such as the built in ability to hide pages or categories from the default display. I would also prefer to see a simpler method of changing the pages display order. Such as up and down arrow links, that folks can just click to bump it up or down. I would also like to see more photos of you without your shirt. Did that sound ghey? I lean toward using WP as a CMS only when there tends to be alot of custom requests, and other things that I can use plugins or hacks to accomplish what they want.

If they want a basic CMS, i’ve been happy with CMS Made Simple – http://cmsmadesimple.org – But only use CMSMS if you custom build a admin theme, cos the default admin theme is doo doo butter.

I would like to see more CMS type functionality in WP in future releases. Such as the built in ability to hide pages or categories from the default display.

I would also prefer to see a simpler method of changing the pages display order. Such as up and down arrow links, that folks can just click to bump it up or down.

I would also like to see more photos of you without your shirt. Did that sound ghey?

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