Looking for a module with similar functionality

[stiras]

Hello,

I am using CMSMS and I am pretty happy with it

Anyway, it is very important for me to find and use a Module that is similar to the very powerful one used in Drupal, namely: Views.

Is there such module in CMSMS with similar functionalities?

Thanks!

[DIGI3]

Could you tell us a bit more about what it does other than the name?

[stiras]

It basically enables users to organize in blocks (pages or other displays) their content - lists of any type of articles, news, comments... anything that users need. It makes extracting and retrieving content from the database very easy - it has any possible options for such purposes and is highly customizable.

For example, a user may decide to have a block on the website, containing list of the 5 most recent comments, posted to blog articles only; and the list itself may be further customized to show the date of the comment and the first sentence of the text (for example).

Thanks!

[DIGI3]

There's nothing that does quite the same thing as that - that's bordering on a page builder and not really the direction CMSMS aims for.

That said, a lot of similar functionality could be done with LISE, CGContentUtilities, template inheritance, and judicious use of Smarty. You have quite a bit of power to give the content editor options, but it's not an "out of the box" solution.

[stiras]

Thanks a lot!