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CMS made simple
You have lower requirements concerning flexibility and functionality, but you definitely want simplicity? Then you should have a closer look at CMS made simple. The makers promise "So easy, it feels like taking a holiday". One thing in advance: This promise is really kept this time. CMS made simple can be installed and used with ease: It is not going to take you more than one day to check out all the possibilities, including setting up own templates. The reason for the small amount of learning effort is the clear admin section, which can be viewed in German as well. The other reason is the limited number of possibilities. At first, CMS made simple makes simple-looking pages, which seem to be called only by a DHTML menu. But you can't always go by appearances: Using the appropriate symbol tags, other segmentation elements and menu types can be added. Actually, the template management is great: HTML and CSS experts get a tool that allows easy adaption of the site to their own needs. Dynamic sections like CSS, menu, navigation path or, of course, the content are simply integrated through "plug-in modules" like {stylesheet}, {bulletmenu}, {breadcrumbs} or {content}. Thanks to the used "Smarty" template engine, using flexible layouts is easy as child's play: Integrating our holiday house template took us only ten minutes. But some modifications had to be made, before the page was complied with W3C standards. The pages are added in the "content management" section. Pages can be edited with a WYSIWYG editor. Chose the desired level and content type and the user who is also to receive access, if necessary. The CMS is not very good for groupware activities: The user management is restricted to granting or not granting access. You can learn more on installing and using CMS made simple in our article "Individual layout with CMS made simple".
Conclusion
CMS made simple is the ideal starting point for "warming up" with CMS tools and having quick success. Due to its limited functionality and simplistic user management, CMS made simple is not suitable for large companies; for HTML experts, it offers high flexibility because of its clever template tools.