An SMF CMS?

[Trekkie101]

So it does, id hope they would unfold the mystery though 

[Trekkie101]

These aren't my opinions but rather a summary of what this thread, pages 1-7 says about a CMS and ideas this may be helpful if you don't want to read it all.

Jeff is looking for coders that have good php knowledge and know SMF well and have enough time.

A CMS is a content management system


Possible Names:
SMCMS
SMFCMS
SCMS
SMCM
SMS
SCS
SMF Portal
SMP
alienineCMS
MidPortal
RyanCMS


Features:
Single sign on, category based, WYSIWYG editing, plug in for external content, downloadable themes, package manager, template system, advertising management, Stats, flexable SSI features, seemless integration with SMF, Sharing of templates, forum, gallery, Left, Right, Center block moveability, feature of the month, news, articles, reviews, rules and regulations, help page, contact page


Comments:
separate from SMF core
based on SMF core
Should live up to coding standard of SMF
Jerry's portal is nice and sleek, maybe with admin panel would be good?
Wont be made in C++ or CGI languages, php instead
Lots of mods instead of bloat
Ton of bloat that are disableable
Small file size, not too many junk additions
Separate teams to develop

This is a summary / cut down version of 7 pages of threads, they are all peoples comments to-wards the idea and what they would like to see and use.

Key:

• Red - being debated
• Orange - undecided but no such debate
• Green - was being debated, but solved

EDIT: Theres a secret development on this just now, oooooh, cool.....

[bloc]

eh..alienineCMS and MidPortal..? I think those were jokes actually... or did i miss something?

[Trekkie101]

eh..alienineCMS and MidPortal..? I think those were jokes actually... or did i miss something?

Ooops for got to format them properly, fixed

[ryanbsoftware]

RyanCMS, lol, seriously i like SMP.

[Grudge]

Just so you know there is something of a team working on this now. However, don't expect to see/hear anything from them for a while - I expect development to be kept somewhat under wraps...

[supreme-Web]

well do you need help with developing i will help just say waht i need too do

[Trekkie101]

Just so you know there is something of a team working on this now. However, don't expect to see/hear anything from them for a while - I expect development to be kept somewhat under wraps...

Ah, thank you for saying.

[Jerry]

SMP... ?? There is a difference between CMS and Portals...

[ryanbsoftware]

SMP... ?? There is a difference between CMS and Portals...

i don't think their is a diffrrence, its just diffrent names. 

[Jerry]

From Google:
Portal:

portal site: a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc."

Content Management System:

Software that enables one to add and/or manipulate content on a Web site. Typically, a CMS consists of two elements: the content management application (CMA) and the content delivery application (CDA). The CMA element allows the content manager or author, who may not know HTML, to manage the creation, modification, and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Webmaster. The CDA element uses and compiles that information to update the Web site. The features of a CMS system vary, but most include Web-based publishing, format management, revision control, and indexing, search, and retrieval.

[admactanium]

i would love an smf cms.

i can't code worth a lick, but i can photoshop until the cows come home. if you need any help in that regard, i'm available and eager.

[Puc conDoin]

Why invent the wheel another time? There are a lot of great content management systems out there. Why not create a smf-bridge for those systems? Look at the Mambo bridge, it is evolving very fast!

If you're going to create an SM-CMS, will it be opensource?

[ryanbsoftware]

if so creating smf was reinventng the wheel, other BBS already existed, you do it anyway, if people kept saying that their would only be one os, other people who wanted to would just say why reinvent the wheel, their would only be one company for everything, and the whole world would be dull.

[admactanium]

Why invent the wheel another time? There are a lot of great content management systems out there. Why not create a smf-bridge for those systems? Look at the Mambo bridge, it is evolving very fast!

If you're going to create an SM-CMS, will it be opensource?

i, for one, like nearly everything about smf compared to other forum software packages. if given a choice i'd rather than an smf "branded" cms than a bridge to another portal. it would integrate better using themes and other parts and i would just like to see what sort of aesthetic and featureset would come from the people who developed smf.

[OvermindDL1]

Hmm, so many ideas... but I like suprises.

[Grudge]

Just for the record I would imagine a SM CMS would be released under the same license as SMF - give or take.

[OvermindDL1]

Would only make sense.

[Max Shanly]

I really do like the idea of an official Simple Machines Portal/ CMS. Although I am not a major coder, I would be willing to do some minor JavaScript Error Messages. As well as being on of the Bulk Graphic Makers with the Simple Machines Graphics Team, if it is ok with you all?

[Borys Pomianek]

well iam about to test mambo.

Iam really to lazy to create my own cms for my site along with no time ;[.

But really, i had pain with many forums for 2 yeers, then i found smf and its just what i was searching for, it has the functions i want and work as i would like it to work.

I still havent found a good cms.

IMHO no matter how good coder you are there is olways the barier of time and you can save that time using for instance forums like smf instead of coding your own, the same with cms's.
The problem is that Lewis Media hasnt created any cms yet and i just cant wait to see results.

I think that a good idea would be to create something like an early adopters license, people would pay for instance 10 $ for adding them to the list of people who will be able to download the software 1 month or more before official release.

10$ is not much but if 100 users pay that is 1000$ and the ability to get the software 1 month before official release is neat

I think olso that smf is very good at the time being and the dev of it can be slowered.
The spare time can be used ( along with the money saved ) to work on the cms.

BP