20 Open Source PHP Content Management Systems(CMS)

Content Management System, or CMS is an application used to manage news easily so that users can publish, edit and delete articles from the back-end admin system. HTML and other scripting language are not necessary to operate a CMS, though having them will add more advantages.

Since we had looked into 22 open source PHP frameworks, i decided to do a roundup of 20 Open Source PHP Content Management Systems so that readers who don’t have strong PHP knowledge can easily create their website using free and open source CMS.

1. Wordpress

Wordpress is a powerful yet easy to use content management system. Initially it was designed as a blogging platform. However, it slowly become popular and can be customized into a powerful CMS with some tricks and plugins. I had wrote an article about Wordpress SEO plugins and also talked about things that you should know about Wordpress 2.8.


2. Drupal

Drupal is a free and open source modular framework and Content Management System (CMS) written in PHP. It is used as a back-end system for many different types of websites, ranging from small personal blogs to large corporate and political sites.


3. Joomla

Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.

4. Frog CMS

Frog CMS simplifies content management by offering an elegant user interface, flexible templating per page, simple user management and permissions, as well as the tools necessary for file management.

5. SilverStripe

SilverStripe is a PHP CMS built with Sapphire framework, and it uses MVC design pattern. you can view example sites that built with SilverStripe from the official webpage.

6. Mambo

Mambo is a full-featured, award-winning content management system that can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications. Although some Mambo sites had already migrated to Joomla, but i think i should include Mambo as it is still a great CMS.

7. TYPOlight

TYPOlight is a PHP 5 CMS and it has a lot of features such as live update, cross-browser CSS framework generator(IE7 compatible), templated based front end output, use Ajax and Web 2.0 technologies. You should check out the main page for more info.

8. Concrete5

Concrete5 is an open source content management system with simple administaror interface. You can edit a web page live by using the editing toolbar provided after you log in as administrator.

9. Textpattern

Textpattern is yet another very popular content management system. It requires PHP 4 to run and has a lot of plugins that you can use for various customizations.

10. Symphony

Symphony is a CMS that uses XML/XSLT as its templating language. Symphony lets you customize anything you like, from the website’s URL structure to your publishing environment. For a non programmer, this CMS might be complicated to learn.

11. MODx

MODx is both a PHP application framework and content management system. MODx is the first free PHP CMS to offer an API that fully supports Web 2.0 Ajax technology. It is SEO friendly CMS, and allows you to configure the meta content for each page.

12. Habari Project

Habari is a highly recommended open source blogging platform. It is being written specifically for modern web hosting environment, and uses modern object oriented programming techniques.

13. CMS Made Simple

CMS Made Simple is highly customizable and there are a lot of Modules for you to download. The Documentation is pretty complete and easy to follow.

14. ImpressCMS

ImpressCMS is a community developed Content Management System. It is highly scalable and is extremely useful for managing online communities.

15. Exponent CMS

Exponent uses an intuitive and flexible content editing system that allows website pages to be edited on the page as it is displayed. You can download modules and themes from the official website too!

16. MiaCMS

MiaCMS is a fork of the Mambo CMS. It has a powerful and extensible third party entension system, and also a flexible site theming capabilities. MiaCMS supports OpenID and can consider to be a stable and mature CMS.

17. Jojo CMS

Jojo is a search engine friendly CMS. You will have SEO friendly URL to your article, and Jojo will handle www/non-www domains for you. Beside SEO friendly, Jojo also lets you extend the functionality by adding product databases, blogs, image galleries or whatever takes your fancy.

18. TYPO3

TYPO3 is a free Open Source content management system for enterprise purposes on the web and in intranets. It offers full flexibility and extendability while featuring an accomplished set of ready-made interfaces, functions and modules.

19. Elxis CMS

Elxis CMS comes with a lot of features such as Search Engine Friendly URL, strong security, adjustable member list and complete user profiles. Its automated tasks, modern design, AJAX technology and multi-lingual interface helps you be more productive.

20. Chyrp

Chyrp is a lightweight blogging platform and it uses Twig as the templating engine. The documentation is quite complete and you can download a lot of useful modules from the main site.

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Are You Limiting Yourself On Twitter?

What is this hype about Twitter anyways? Should I create a Twitter account? What can my business gain with a Twitter account? Yes, these really are the questions I am hearing these days. If you aren’t on Twitter then you missing out on the free, (yes, I said free), benefits that you can achieve with an active Twitter account. Twitter is more than a place to update your followers on your detailed daily routine, but can also be a highly effective social media tool. Below are just a few benefits of having an actively managed Twitter account for your business or website.

If you already have a Twitter account, have you used the Search box on your Twitter homepage? This acts as a great search tool, as you can find valuable resources that the Twitter community is tweeting about. With enough networking and engagement through Twitter, you hope in time that you can search for your business name, or website’s URL in that Search box, and find individuals tweeting about you. Follow these people, see exactly what they haveto say about you and your business, and you may find yourself using Twitter for improving and managing the customer service facet of your business.

Brand your business and your logo with your Twitter background. There are multiple applications to use to enhance the background of your Twitter account. Twit Backs, Twitter Backgrounds and Sweet Tweet are just a few applications that allow you to personalize and customize your Twitter background. Give your Twitter background the look and feel of our website. Consistency is key. Prominently display your business logo, slogan, URL, blog URL, toll free numbers, and any other information you feel your customers will be interested in.

Reach out and follow others in the Twitter community who posses the same interests as you do. You may find the individuals through the Search box I’ve highlighted in my first point, or you may use a Twitter search directory, such as Twellow, to explore individuals in the same industry, profession, or expertise. Network and collaborate with these individuals. You will find some of the interaction that occurs could lead to new ideas, new partnerships, new business avenues that you otherwise wouldn’t have considered in past networking opportunities.

An important goal for many businesses and website owners is building traffic to their store and/or website. Twitter is one tool to help build the number of visitors to your site. To gauge the number of Twitter visitors and the level of traffic to your site from Twitter, take a look at the “Referring Sites” area under the “Traffic Sources” section of your Google Analytics account. Do keep in mind that with any analytics program, there is a slight margin of error. Overall, Google Analytics can help in providing you an estimated level of Twitter traffic. With the increased popularity of users utilizing desktop Twitter clients, these visits will not be included in the Referring Sites tally, but may be a portion of the number of direct visits to your site. You may want to consider the growth in Direct traffic over the course of months when you did not have a Twitter account with those months you had an active Twitter account.

Have fun with Twitter. Beyond following those with similar interests and goals, connect with old friends, past coworkers, and build new relationships. Twitter is a great tool to bounce your business ideas around, and also a wonderful tool to explore new areas outside of running your business. Find a lot of buzz about a new movie, or a new restaurant in town? Check it out, explore what’s out there.

Twitter has changed the way we all use the web and how we connect with our friends, our customers, and our audience. Whether using Twitter as a social site for building friendships or to capitalize on increasing your brand and online presence, enjoy it! Stay up to speed on the new advancements and opportunities within Twitter and you may be able to expand on my list of Twitter benefits!

Thanks To Rebecca Rowett