Comments on: Review of Concrete5 CMS vs. Joomla / Drupal / WordPress

By: admin

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:32:56 +0000

You may want to check out http://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/chat/file-manager2/

By: admin

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:31:55 +0000

That is hilarious and true. That kind of ease of use is something to strive for, as oversimplified as it may be.

By: Margrit McIntosh

Margrit McIntosh — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:35:02 +0000

With regard to Drupal usability, you must check out the April Fool’s post by the good folks at Lullabot. Unfortunately the interface is no longer up and running, but when it was, it was just like the screen shot in the post – a big box where you could type, paste images, etc, with a big button at the bottom: “Put this on the Internet”

http://www.lullabot.com/blog/announcing-drupal-ue-usability-edition

After seeing that we made the unofficial motto of our team, “We Put Your Stuff On the Internet”

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:46:29 +0000

I have looked extensivley into C5 and I am impressed with the ease of use and editeding especially for the client side.
My questions are however, how easy is it to build extranets using C5?
Is it easy to create multi langauge sites?

Small pointy: how does one create folders in File Manager?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:06:51 +0000

Concrete5′s pretty clean too … and I don’t think it is a mess as an earlier commenter mentioned; the documentation is lacking in some places BUT its drag-and-drop interface is something I wish Joomla or Drupal could offer. It’s so easy for customers to use.

By: aaron

aaron — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:13:29 +0000

Anytime I have to sift through a “marketplace” of add-ons I’m instantly turned off. Open source is open source. I also agree with the content above regarding quick user-friendly business cards vs. something like a solid, extensible framework of well written clean code that you find with Drupal. Honestly, I dont even know why Drupal is included in this comparison. Its way out of the league of simple site builders. There is a price for “easy”. Sorry, but development aint easy. Over the past few years my clients always love Drupal ease of use.

By: Michael Lewis White

Michael Lewis White — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:41:13 +0000

I am new to c5, I have only built three sites with it, and all in the last 6 months. But I am a believer, I have doubts about it all the time, and it keeps proving that it is a workhorse.

@Raphael- That seems like a self serving comment, are you related to the development of this silex project? I think we can all safely say that we don’t want a flash based cms.

@saba- I get help on the c5 site every time I look….

By: saba

saba — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:28:32 +0000

i think concrete is just a mess … no help found on concrete web related to my work and not on google…

By: David Jorgensen

David Jorgensen — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:25:03 +0000

Concrete5 rocks for a number of reasons:

Totally easy to use. This CMS is built to appear just as you subconsciously want it to appear. Everything from Sitemap trees to easy navigational menus make this CMS easy for anybody to comprehend. Not only this, but just as much focus was placed under the hood as was on the graphics, meaning that this tool is just as powerful as it is pretty. The PHP is flexible, and it usually takes a lot of mistakes before the CMS starts to complain. I have also been impressed with how easy and effortless it is to install add-ons, create backups, and initiate updates, literally a click of the button!

And its not often that when you need help, the CEO himself is there to assist! The customer service for this CMS is outstanding, as well as the community.

No matter who you are, a secretary who only understands Microsoft Word to a professional Web Developer, this tool is the best one out there for you, hands-down.

By: Raphael

Raphael — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:46:38 +0000

There is also one other powerful, open source and free software looking like Concrete 5.
It is called Silex: http://projects.silexlabs.org/?/silex/flash.cms

By: Steve Roberts

Steve Roberts — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:28:22 +0000

Concrete5 is so easy to use; training clients on how to use it has never been so simple. The inline editing makes it possible for even the worst techno-phoebe can to easily and confidently update their web sites.

Built-in versioning even makes it quick and easy to undo changes someone has made, and thank to a good user and group setup you can even ensure only certain users and/or groups have access to particular pages or even blocks.

For designers and developers, creating themes has been the simplest implementation I have ever done for any CMS.

There is a marketplace of full of add-ons and themes. Many cost a little, but they are affordable and there are a lot of free ones too.
One thing to remember is that Concrete5 itself is also FREE.

The community is not as strong as it is for other CMSs, but it is growing and most importantly it is a friendly community, which is what many CMS communities are not these days.

Most documentation is around in the community forums and in the how-tos.
This means that you have to do some searching for the answers you need, but you can usually find what you are looking for in a few minutes.
If not, just post a discussion in the community forum and you usually get a quick response to your questions.

Overall, Concrete5 gives you everything you need from a content management system.
My advice is to forget about all the other Content Management System

By: slavojzizek

slavojzizek — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:24:20 +0000

Drupal 7 is fairly awesome, and there’s plenty of ways to make it easy to use. Check out the panels and context modules for some do-it-yourself page layouts. Also, if you’re really serious about selling online, doing it-yourself probably isn’t going to work, so why not have someone help you out? Also, Drupal Commerce is coming along, and is free and open source, and quite honestly blows the commerce options available here out of the water. If the words “process, framework, standard operating procedure, and reliability” come to mind, think Drupal. If you want to make your own site, and its mostly an online business card, then consider Concrete5. Of course, these are just generalizations, and either can really do anything if you know how, they are made with php which is a programming language, which by definition lets you add new functionality

By: carmig1611

carmig1611 — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:28:08 +0000

I was made aware of Concrete 5 in the April issue of Web Designer Magazine, it seemed to tick all the boxes that I was looking for in a CMS solution, ease of use, on screen layout and type editing, easy to explain to other users etc. I come from a print and not a web background, but do know how to work in CSS and HTML so have a basic understanding of what I require. I have downloaded a copy and am testing it on localhost to see how easy it is to use. I have also bought the Concrete 5 Beginners’ Guide by Remo Laubacher, which I am going through at the moment. My initial impression is that Concrete 5 creates a lot of unnecessary code, particularly if you start splitting content in the layout, seems to me a gimmick that is best avoided (I could be wrong) the other thing that I have noticed is that some Concrete5 sites take an awful long time to load. I am looking for the best CMS solution for our company’s web presence (a magazine publisher). We currently use WordPress with the help of a developer but would like to take the project in-house again, my concern with WordPress is more to do with changing the themes and working with the PHP (although this would also be the case to a certain extent with Concrete 5), I have also taken a brief look at Joomla 1.6 but feel that the learning curve for me and other team members would be too steep, but I am yet to be convinced that Concrete 5 would be the correct choice to make.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:26:50 +0000

I did see that part of the latest issue, and am also glad they included information directly from the Concrete5 team. It’s great that we were able to put a spotlight on this CMS, because it deserves the attention.

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:25:05 +0000

Hi nice review, i just read the latest issue of web designer mag and it seems like they have taken a big part of your conclusion. issue 182 check it out.

By: Adam Jones

Adam Jones — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:45:33 +0000

Herrin – I’ve probably not used Concrete5 as much as you. I’m not sure about the buggy code but I know where you’re coming from when you talk about “illogical thinking behind page templates and ridiculous scrapbooking hassles.”

That said, it has so many good points which I feel far outweigh the bad points. The ease of use and speed of implementation blew me away at first. What I would really like to see is some kind of “global block” system built into Concrete5.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:40:21 +0000

Is there some sort of C5-WP integration?

I think saying WP/Joomla/Drupal add-ins are very clunky and shoddily coded is a huge generalization. I think especially Drupal fans would take offense to that.
Regarding Joomla and form editors … I always use RsForm Pro and love it. It’s very powerful yet still easy to use. Others use ArtForms, BreezingForms, or ChronoForms. The better extensions tend to come at a price, but then the same is true for C5.

By: t.king

t.king — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:28:57 +0000

For those who Love WordPress, I encourage you to use it. As a CMS for strictly blogging, there is nothing out there that will beat it. C5 is not a blogging platform, and would probably be a little less user friendly to the casual blogger, yet comparing the two is almost like comparing apples and oranges. C5 is build for larger-scale projects and is perfect for setting up all the infrastructure to be used in an actual corporate site. Also the add-ins are unbeatable. WP/Joomla/Drupal, their add-ins are very clunky and shottily coded, but c5 you can expect some very professional usable add-ins, and yes some of them you have to pay for, but it may be worth not having to sort through 100,000 versions of a form editor only to get a bunch of clunky-widgets that don’t even work. Believe me I’ve tried, and often times I have to recode it anyways.
Also for those who want to integrate a blog in their website, I would encourage a C5-WP combo. It sounds a bit counter intuitive to use both, but it’s actually quite awesome!

By: Rafael A. Cortes

Rafael A. Cortes — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:34:54 +0000

I been using Concrete5 now for the better part of a year. C5 has not only made my job easier and training my clients just as easy. That I have decided that I will soon give up on designing for Joomla and WordPress. Although, I am looking at what is new in Joomla 1.6 I still feel that C5 has the power to be the best choice. I have to date built several site now that are powered completely by C5. I love it!!!

By: Keith D. Moore

Keith D. Moore — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:03:38 +0000

I have been developing software for the last 15 years. The last 10 have been web based software. I recently started working with CMS systems. I have looked at Alfresco, Joomla, Drupal and Concrete5. So far I am extremely impressed with Concrete5. I created a really simple site for my business in 8 hours. Every CMS seems to have their strengths and weaknesses but as far as ease of use, Concrete5 wins hands down.

By: Herrin

Herrin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:09:05 +0000

Initially C5 seems like a great platform but the more you use it the worse it gets. Very buggy code and illogical thinking behind page templates and ridiculous scrapbooking hassles overall make for a very frustrating experience. And this is after using it quite a lot.

WordPress is still the mature one of the pack especially since 3.0 and the customizable menus.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:32:19 +0000

I'm not sure how Concrete5 would handle different categories, but it is certainly a task Joomla could handle. Drupal could too, but it would take additional development time to set up. What you need is not a site builder (like Weebly), but a content management system. With Joomla you can create banners and assign them to specific menu items. So if you have categories, you would edit your menu so it has links to all your categories, then assign banners to those menu items as needed. This will require the help of a web designer familiar with Joomla (or some other CMS). The site can be hosted with any of a number of hosts, but setting up Joomla will take some know-how. It can be done using cPanel if your host supports that, but then you still need to set up your template, pages, categories, etc. Also, if you have a site design right now and want to keep it, it would need to be converted to a Joomla template. E-mail me (casper.voogt@plethoradesign.com) if you would like my help with any of that. Some others here might have suggestions too.

By: Dabeny

Dabeny — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:07:34 +0000

As I’m trying to switch from DragNDrop Weebly to something similar easy but reliable to use in my site, since I’ve have had it with Weebly I’m trying to renew and expand user friendly my site, working exclusively as a Publisher Affiliate I do need to copy and paste my various URL’s (Banners) from my Advertisers (counts on the 100′s) and locate them accordignly under my different categories in my site. So, I’m seeking for a new hosting company that provides me with a site builder that allows me to incorporate my MANY Banners into my site with the minimum of mombo-jombo and price is also a consideration. If anyone out there has an idea please, let me know I’m desperate Could that be Concrete5? As builder?

By: K Russell

K Russell — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:27:35 +0000

What I’ve done for a single photographer was to set her site up using the built-in c5 Form block as a means for customers to place an order, using PayPal as the payment gateway. While this doesn’t allow for a way to ‘split’ off a percentage of the payments, it is a straightforward way to create an eCommerce solution in a low-cost way that the client was asking for.

Works like so: Customer specifies on the Order form (c5 Form block) what imagery they want, add in contact and shipping info, and then submit form. Site owner uses the info from that submitted form to create an invoice using PayPal, which then gets emailed to customer for payment.

It is not an ‘immediate’ solution for the site customer (though it can be surprisingly quick), but it is very cheap (per my clients request), and allows the owner of the site to interact with her clientele at the time of sale, which she puts to her advantage building the relationship while creating a marketing base for future use.

I used Drupal for several years to create sites for clients, and your article is pretty much spot-on; Drupal is an amazingly powerful framework, but to get it to a point where Joe or Jane Sixpack can log in and easily edit their site requires a lot of tweaking and adding-on, things which make for much more work on the developer side of things, keeping all the modules up to date, checking things after every module or base code update, etc… c5 is just much, much simpler to install/set up so that non-developers will be able to take control of their site and content.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:29:27 +0000

When a user has uploaded their photos to their own folder, can site visitors then purchase those photos, and is there a way (or at least possibility) to take out a percentage fee from each transaction?
I did look through all the addons and could not find the right combination to do what I needed, but maybe I missed it.

BTW, I do know you can add forms etc easily … I thought I had updated the article to reflect that, or maybe I added it as a comment.

By: Joepublick

Joepublick — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:18:15 +0000

Letting users add photos/videos, etc. to their own folders is easy with any number of addons – however, they cost $. But not alot…a few dozen dollars, tops. With that, you get support from the addon maker, within 48 hours (that’s Concrete5 policy…they will not let you sell your addons on the marketplace if you can’t meet the 48 hrs requirement), not to mention the time you save is totally worth it. Most of these addons are dead easy to use.

Our experience with addons has been excellent – great support, usually within hours (not even 48 hrs!), with a VERY friendly community.

Quite simply: Concrete5 is AMAZING and blows the **crap** out of the other ‘legacy’ CMS’s. It will be my CMS of choice from now on.

Oh and to the original author of this article: You CAN add forms, with file uploading, surveys, etc. easily. And it takes literally 30 seconds to do it…C5 comes with a bunch of builtin blocks for exactly that purpose. Couldn’t be simpler…

By: admin

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:22:57 +0000

I am actually building a site that will let artists upload photos for sale, where the website owner receives a transaction fee / commission for each sale.
I was going to use Drupal + Ubercart, but would there be a way to do something like this with concrete5? Essentially it would be an online store for art, but artist need to be able to upload their art & add prices, and obviously should only be able to do so for their own account.

By: federico

federico — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:07:01 +0000

To submit art, photos, and to allow selected users to add new pages, articles, images, comments, integrate videos and music directly on the page… it is simply incredible. I’m a total newbie with concrete5 but almost expert with a lot a CMS in the market (no one cites Xaraya, one of the strongest). But after 3 days with concrete5 I’m completely shocked. It will become my CMS tool for the next years.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:31:32 +0000

I don’t know. Anybody have any advice?

By: Macey

Macey — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:37:08 +0000

Is Concrete 5 good for having lots of users who submit art (or other images and documents) to the site? I have a website where I have to go in and put each image up on each artist’s page, and as our site grows, we will need some kind of system where people can sign up, become users, submit their designs to our online magazine, and those submissions need to be moderated by us along the way. Is Concrete 5 capable of this? If so, is it easy to figure out?

Thanks.

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Sherm Stevens — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:50:35 +0000

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By: Assurance Vie

Assurance Vie — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:17:02 +0000

The problem with most of the PHP projects I’ve seen is the poor coding.. I’ll check Concrete5 since it get good reviews! Thanks for the article.

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Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:21:14 +0000

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But have you seen the prices of some of the extensions?
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By: rez

rez — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:15:49 +0000

In using concrete5 I found it to be easy to use but has limited features compared to Joomla. Joomla has a large database of components and modules which you can use to create the complex website but with concrete5 that is not the case. Hence in using both Joomla and concrete5 I would suggest use concrete5 for the simple static website and for the more complex site use Joomla

By: jim mccann

jim mccann — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:13:47 +0000

For me the best CMS providing solidity, versatility, design flexibility, a plethora of plug-ins, easy installation, simple to use and with a huge User community, it has to be WordPress.
It is more than just a blog. So much so that WP won the Hall of Fame CMS category in the 2010 Open Source Awards.

By: Steven L Braun

Steven L Braun — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:53:25 +0000

If you want to see whats available to add on to the core functionality of concrete5, you can visit http://performancec5.com/ . concrete5 is as great a CMS and WordPress is a blog.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:59:53 +0000

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By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:47:07 +0000

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Thanks in advance.

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admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:22:21 +0000

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By: Tikis Besar

Tikis Besar — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:33:10 +0000

Is concrete5 CMIS compliant?
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By: Artyom

Artyom — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:10:48 +0000

I’ve been building small (ish) sites with Silverstripe for about two years. I’m trying to evaluate whether c5 might be a better longer term investment for me as a “framework developer” and for my clients in ease of ownership.

@guser, I’d like to hear your thoughts about what is lacking from the ORM of c5. Feel free to be detailed.

thanks all, and thanks c5 team for what looks like a very promising CMS.

By: Newbie

Newbie — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:03:23 +0000

Hi…I’m a newbie at CMS and PHP Frameworks. And I’m kind of confused. I’m interested in using a php framework for my personal project, Yii Framework…then I bumped into this article and it seems very interesting to use and learn too.

When developing a website can I use Concrete5 CMS on top of Yii Framework? Or should I just pick whether I’m gonna go with CMS or a PHP Framework for my project.

Thanks! I would really appreciate if someone could shed a light on me regarding my confusion HAHAHA ^^

By: tildy

tildy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:26:09 +0000

Tony : nice post. in regards to the form thing, it’s actually pretty simple to add a form to a page, with a file upload: 1) put a page in edit mode 2) click the area that you want to add the form to (such as “Add to main”) 3) click “add block”, and select “Form” (comes installed by default) 4) type a question, select an Answer Type of “file upload”, and click “Add Question” 5) then click the “Add” button to add the form to the page. those “widgets” are more for developers who are hardcoding their own custom forms. something could probably be added to the documentation to clarify this.

You are right, but what does it happen, when you try toadd a custom form ? For example, you want to remove the question , or create a cutomized look for each template? I didn't find any docs about it , and I try for an hours to create a n external form.

By: Maarten

Maarten — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:50:42 +0000

Have worked with Joomla/Drupal, but Concrete5 is way ahead!
It’s a crime confronting end users with Joomla/Drupal if you know there’s also Conrete5

By: Tai

Tai — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:44:26 +0000

It appears Concrete5 fills the niche between CushCMS/ftp based editors and full blown dyanmic websites.
Thanks for the review.

By: Rafael

Rafael — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:05:42 +0000

This makes me happy to have submitted C5 to 2011 CMS Expo. It took my 3 days to learn how to use C5 and the community help a lot when I began to experiment with features.

If you have the imagination you can beat all the other CMS’s with C5. E-commerce in C5 is a great and powerful addition makes using PayPal fun.

I myself have 4 ways to ad forms using Ajax and the old school method. So I have ditched Joomla! 1.5 and WordPress.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:54:33 +0000

I may also add that if you like simple CMS system like this check out PageLime. Another good simple content editor.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:53:36 +0000

I’ve used Concrete5 and it’s great for those really small static sites where the client will only need to edit the content and not really do anything else. For everything else I use WordPress and Joomla. Magento for e-commerce. Though working with ZenCart is miles simpler.

By: Pepper Spray

Pepper Spray — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:49:01 +0000

I totally agree with you, it’s very easy to use and there are modifications. I recommend this platform for people starting to use their own websites (or wordpress, like you referenced of course). Thanks!

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busy ze Szczecina do Holandii — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:39:22 +0000

Nice graphics, what is the name of template ?

By: Sherm Stevens

Sherm Stevens — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:44:41 +0000

I’ve built several sites on Concrete5. Compared to Joomla or Drupal, much better interface for both admin and front end.

There is an Ecommerce module available for Concrete for $55. See the c5 website.

For anything more than a basic selling site, I highly recommend Magento. And no, you do not have to pay for the “nicer” features. I’ve built three sites with Magento and it is the best open source ecommerce builder out there (I’ve used Zencart and OSCommerce, no comparison). There is a plethora of add-ons for Magento that are free.

By: Jacques

Jacques — Sun, 23 May 2010 12:01:21 +0000

Thank you for this review. I am building a site for a friend as a gift and this review helped a lot.

Cheers
Jacques

By: KGB

KGB — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:23:35 +0000

Concrete5 rocks except for Search which is completely stuffed! If you need site search functionality, look elsewhere.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:20:05 +0000

Magento seems robust, though I think some of the nicer features must be paid for.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 04 May 2010 05:26:36 +0000

Mr. Admin thanks for taking interest to me..
I’m am taking about the E-Commerce one,
but may be some one need a corporate site..
You solve my doubts related to the CMS thanks a lot..
Can you tell me some thing/ some idea about magento?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:14:23 +0000

Hi Jenny, Not sure what your definition of a commercial website is. A corporate site? An e-commerce site? Which one is best will depend on the specific needs of the project, who will maintain the site, etc. Joomla can be set up quickly and will serve most small to medium businesses well. Drupal takes a lot longer to set up properly and is only really worth it on more complex projects, especially ones requiring custom logic. In such cases it would be ideal. If you need a good, easy to use blog and a few pages, WordPress is good. If you also need social networking and multi user blogging built in, try WordPress MU (multi user) together with BuddyPress.

Jenny :

Hey Mr. ADMIN,
I’ve read this very useful article searched by google.com,
As you emphasized that JOOMLA is based on MVC architecture where as Drupal is a framework that can be a blog, corporate site, social community and
WordPress is a blogging platform.Its okey , but can you tell me that which one will be best for commercial website, and is any synthetically difference between these all.
Please…

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:27:02 +0000

Hey Mr. ADMIN,
I’ve read this very useful article searched by google.com,
As you emphasized that JOOMLA is based on MVC architecture where as Drupal is a framework that can be a blog, corporate site, social community and
WordPress is a blogging platform.Its okey , but can you tell me that which one will be best for commercial website, and is any synthetically difference between these all.
Please…

By: Matthyu

Matthyu — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:23:21 +0000

Hey thanks a lot to taking interest in my queries and sending me help. Thank you very much…
Thanks for this nice article Good post…..Valuable information for all.
I will recommend my friends to read this for sure.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:06:31 +0000

Thx for the review, spread the word

Just tested the demo of silverstripe and i have to say – to be honest, guser – concrete5 comes with a lot more features out of the box.

By: guser

guser — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:22:37 +0000

I really wish it had the power of SilverStripe to be honest. The ORM of SilverStripe is out of this world and I don’t see anything of this nature available through C5…

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By: lis

lis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:43:30 +0000

I love Concrete5 and encourage everybody to check it out. After searching for months for the “perfect CMS”, I settled on Concrete5 for our website. For an organisation called The Geek Group, that should be an indication of how awesome it is. We’re not afraid of code or the back-end of a CMS and I’ll admit to being skeptical at first. That skepticism went away as soon as I actually installed it. I simply can’t sing its praises strongly enough.

By: frz

frz — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:25:10 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for the great review!

We’re still cleaning up the docs after a complete rebuild of our documentation on http://concrete5.org so some of this basic stuff is just bubbling back up to the basics section. There are a number of videos to walk you through how stuff works for users right here:
http://www.concrete5.org/help/editing/login-incontext-editing/

Thanks again for the review. I think if you keep digging deep enough you’ll find that concrete5 does have the power of drupal, but yes the site you give your client will actually make sense and be easy to use.
-frz

By: admin

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:54:16 +0000

thanks Tony – I knew it had to be simple!!! I could certainly use widgets and build my own for more complicated forms, but the forms block as it is will suit 90% of small business needs. My thinking in trying it out was to give it 10 minutes .. because I know that after 10 minutes my own customers would start getting frustrated if they can’t figure it out.
My only suggestion would be to make the Add to Main link more obvious … like an actual button graphic, ideally one floating to the left of the content area (perhaps static, but restricted to displaying alongside the content area only – i.e. not next to the header or footer).

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By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:06:53 +0000

here’s a screencast about the form block: http://www.concrete5.org/help/editing/add_a_form

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:03:40 +0000

nice post. in regards to the form thing, it’s actually pretty simple to add a form to a page, with a file upload:

1) put a page in edit mode
2) click the area that you want to add the form to (such as “Add to main”)
3) click “add block”, and select “Form” (comes installed by default)
4) type a question, select an Answer Type of “file upload”, and click “Add Question”
5) then click the “Add” button to add the form to the page.

those “widgets” are more for developers who are hardcoding their own custom forms. something could probably be added to the documentation to clarify this.