Currently I have my very limited editing suite that I generated to add or edit pages over at http://sam.davyson.com. It was a real feat of my talent at the time. I’m not sure how I managed to make something like that - that actually works. Simple as it is. Since then I’ve made two different CMS’s that were admittedly based around each other but distinctly different (written again so to speak). These were for Hs Chemistry and Andy Kershaw Media.

I like the CMS’s that I make. But they take a lot of time and they are not as rich in features as say something that you can download today from an open source site. I happen to be of the belief though that these is nothing worse than using something too powerful to do a simple job. I don’t want to overload my clients with an interface that is riddled with options that they don’t need to be concerned with.

So for a simple site where people want to be able to edit their text, add images, maybe post some news what is the solution? I’m currently trying to find out. I want to do one of:

• Find a suitable CMS that I can use when I implement further sites.
• Write a CMS that I can deploy (in a click or two) to new sites.

Although the first sounds easier I’m not sure it necessarily is. Is stripping down easier than building up? Maybe it is. But the result of building normally looks a lot better. It’s quite a dilemma. In the running for the first option are:

1. WordPress - I really like this. I just want it to be simple for the users. I’m not sure how to do this.
2. Joomla - I know very little about this.
3. Drupal - Similarly. But I think it looks too complicated.
4. PHP Fusion - I know nothing of this.

In related news Cushy CMS looks nice.