[LRUG] Though on CMSs

Wed Nov 5 22:41:06 PST 2014

In the past when I've needed a full WYSIWYG Cms I've used
http://www.browsercms.org/ - clients love it because they can build entire
pages based around widgets themselves.

On Thursday, 6 November 2014, Vincent Spehner <vincent.spehner at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Totally agree with Jay: WYSIWYG is a key. CMS end-users are most of the
> time non-tech people. They want to play with boxes on a layout.
>
> I would add also extensibility through plugins.
> Those are 2 major success factors IMO.
>
> If you guys could suggest me a Rails CMS like that I would be really happy
> (I have already tried RadianCMS, Refinery, LocomotiveCMS, BlankApplication,
> alchimyCMS (the best so far)) !!
>
> 2014-11-05 18:03 GMT+00:00 Jay Greasley <jay at firecomputing.co.uk
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jay at firecomputing.co.uk');>>:
>
>> a non-technical view - speak to the future content editors. developers
>> don't like wysiwyg but editors tend to.
>> admin UX often gets overlooked on cms projects but is a huge part of the
>> success of the project imho.
>>
>> Jay
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Edmond Lepedus <ed.lepedus at googlemail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ed.lepedus at googlemail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Morning all,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your replies. Slices and Nesta both look interesting. I
>>> especially like that they both break with the old WYSIWYG paradigm which
>>> rarely lives up to its promise.
>>>
>>> I think I shall have a little play ;)
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ed Lepedus
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> > On 4 Nov 2014, at 18:41, Graham Ashton <graham at effectif.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','graham at effectif.com');>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Erin - I was going to recommend Slices in my reply, but when I went to
>>> check the web site (slices.withassociates.com) I didn’t realise you’d
>>> open sourced it. Fantastic news!
>>> >
>>> > Ed - Slices is excellent; ideal if you want to hand an admin UI to the
>>> site’s editors.
>>> >
>>> >> On 4 Nov 2014, at 18:30, Erin Staniland <erin at withassociates.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','erin at withassociates.com');>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Hi
>>> >>
>>> >>> However, if you have a site, you must have some system for managing
>>> its
>>> >>> content, so it becomes a debate about using existing solutions vs
>>> rolling
>>> >>> your own. The main things I'd like to know are:
>>> >>
>>> >> 1. Do you use a CMS?
>>> >> Yes, Slices - https://github.com/withassociates/slices/
>>> >>
>>> >> 2. Is it custom built or off-the-shelf?
>>> >> It's custom built by us.
>>> >>
>>> >> 3. Do you use the same CMS for many projects, or are they
>>> project-specific?
>>> >> The same CMS (Slices), it's easy to customise if needed.
>>> >>
>>> >> 4. If you do use publicly-available CMSs, which ones, and would you
>>> >> recommend them?
>>> >> We only use Slices...
>>> >>
>>> >> 5. Any other comments/experiences etc
>>> >>
>>> >> It's aimed at non-technical end-users, the CMS gives them a pallet of
>>> >> "content types" or slices which allows them to create complex page
>>> >> layouts without having to know any HTML or use a WYSIWYG editor. The
>>> >> slices themselves are simple enough to be built by a front-end
>>> >> developer.
>>> >>
>>> >> Slices is a Rails Engine and tries to keep out of the way so that you
>>> >> can use it in projects which don't just need a CMS.
>>> >>
>>> >> Best
>>> >> Erin
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Erin Staniland
>>> >> Director
>>> >>
>>> >> - - - -
>>> >>
>>> >> Pair With Associates
>>> >> A problem shared is a problem solved
>>> >> http://pair.withassociates.com/
>>> >>
>>> >> With Associates
>>> >> 54B Downham Road, London, N1 5AS
>>> >> +44 (0) 20 7923 4757 www.withassociates.com
>>> >>
>>> >> - - - -
>>> >>
>>> >> With Associates is the trading name of With Associates Digital Limited
>>> >> Registered office: 54B Downham Road, N1 5AS
>>> >> Registered in England under registration No. 08928808
>>> >>
>>> >>> On 3 November 2014 20:40, Ed Lepedus <ed.lepedus at googlemail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ed.lepedus at googlemail.com');>> wrote:
>>> >>> Evening LRUG,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> As the title suggests, I was wondering what your thoughts were
>>> regarding
>>> >>> CMSs, and on content management strategies in general. Having spent
>>> some
>>> >>> time with Wordpress and Drupal in the past, I find myself somewhat
>>> >>> prejudiced against them.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> However, if you have a site, you must have some system for managing
>>> its
>>> >>> content, so it becomes a debate about using existing solutions vs
>>> rolling
>>> >>> your own. The main things I'd like to know are:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Do you use a CMS?
>>> >>> Is it custom built or off-the-shelf?
>>> >>> Do you use the same CMS for many projects, or are they
>>> project-specific?
>>> >>> If you do use publicly-available CMSs, which ones, and would you
>>> recommend
>>> >>> them?
>>> >>> Any other comments/experiences etc
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks,
>>> >>> Ed Lepedus
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Erin Staniland
>>> >> Director
>>> >>
>>> >> - - - -
>>> >>
>>> >> Pair With Associates
>>> >> A problem shared is a problem solved
>>> >> http://pair.withassociates.com/
>>> >>
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