Best CMS system?

I will also be releasing a new CMS next week, featuring direct page editing and Cartloom product adding. But if you truly need client ability for new pages, I believe Pulse CMS is your best option.

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@Bartje Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about Armadillo’s ability to create pages. @robbeattie is right that it’s a lesser known feature as there don’t seem to be as many people who need it compared to blogging, but I do consider it key functionality and would love any feedback on how we can improve it further.

Best CMS? That really depends on scale (among other things). For med/large sites, RapidWeaver would not be my choice - that’s for sure. WordPress, Drupal (and many other open-source free CMS platforms) are much better equipped than RapidWeaver to handle the job.

Total CMS’s blog feature can work as well. Since each blog post has its own unique content, there is no reason that you could not use it for adding pages to the site. You would have to get creative if we wanted to add those pages to a menu. However, there are many ways that this could be accomplished, its not something that is “out of the box” though.

What’s missing from this discussion is pricing.
Armadill0 $40
TotalCMS $99/site
PulseCMS $195/site or $297/year subscription for mutiple sites.

Please correct me if I’m incorrect.

I don’t know they are direct competitors?

That looks right Bob (which is why I rolled my own)

Actually, you can pay $297 for Pulse CMS and use that for multiple sites forever. This also gets you 12 months of support and updates. The sites etc will continue to work and you can add new sites even after that year. You only need to pay $297/year if you want to continue to receive major updates.

I’m sure this is right. @yuzool can correct me if not.

Pulse 5 looks really good so worth looking out for that when it lands.

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Don’t forget there are others as well.

Easy CMS is $50 one off fee and - I think - is really quite powerful.
SeyDesign Sentry is £20.00 one off and looks good for editing text and photos
Kuler Edits 2.0 is $19.00 one off and looks to have a similar feature set to Sentry

Rob

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Brilliant synopsis @habitualshaker and better than I’ve ever done - I’ll look at rewording the site! :slight_smile:

Armadillo is a great option and reasonably priced. Jonathan is always available to help if you run into trouble. His service is second to none. He spent at least an hour holding my hand. His patience and expertise are second to none.

I can’t compare it to anything else as I never used anything else.

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Hi all,
I am wondering if Pulse is an annual subscription or just a one-off payment??

The Pulse checkout states $197.00 USD for each year (Cyber Monday deal)

Anybody know if it’s annual subscription??

Many thanks
Scott

Hi Scott,
It is no subscription. It comes with one year of support and updates.
After the one year, you are able to continue to use Pulse without functional restrictions.
Cheers Jannis

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Pulse seems VERY expensive to the uneducated (i.e. me) what am I missing?

Hi Barrie,
That’s exactly why I made a FREE CMS! It’s very easy to set up and does what I need.

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There are lots of ways to go CMS.

Don’t need or want support? - Roll your own there are literally hundreds of open source CMS systems out there.

Need support? - There are quite a few that are designed to work with RW (see above).
Choose the one that has the features you need and the price most suited to your project.
I tend to use TotalCms the most, but I also have EasyCms and Armadillo.
I haven’t tried Pulse as of yet but would have no issues with the cost if it fit my needs. Especially knowing the level of support available from that group.(@yuzool, @instacks)

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I have Armadillo, which handles my modest needs, but I’m just curious as to what you get at that price? I’m not suggesting that it’s not worth it - I just genuinely want to understand what need that would fulfil that Armadillo/Total CMS/Easy CMS wouldn’t?

First of all, Pulse is self-contained. You don’t need any additional software to build websites. Of course, it contains also a blog, and you are able to use either the inbuilt page editor, or the upcoming page builder for building your pages. You don’t need a database for it, and are able to build as many sites as you want.

In addition to that, a BlocsApp integration, and of course RapidWeaver integration exists for even more theme support and choice of tools.

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Thanks Jannis. Much appreciated.

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Honestly, I don’t see any advantages of these commercial CMS stacks over what I can do using simple include calls - but hey, it’s your money! :wink:

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I bought Armadillo before your freebie arrived mate, but I’m all for saving a few quid :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: