A Lightweight CMS
Content Management Systems come in all shapes and sizes. I've recently been developing one of my own - le.cms - only about 30 files and needs no database. The approach is 'back to basics' with a focus on simplicity and web standards compliance. The CMS is built with PHP and features an admin panel that allows a website to be managed from any computer connected to the Internet.
All content is stored in easily editable text files and can be deployed both into a main content column or a block that displays content randomly, selecting from a library of snippets or whatever else the webmaster desires. The navigation menu is created and managed separately from site content, and there's also a simple search facility.
The standard page structure consists of a wrapper box containing six more boxes in sequential order, so that each box can be positioned independently of the others, offering complete design flexibility using the stylesheet.
Whilst the system is about as easy to use as it possibly could be, it is especially suitable for a webmaster who is familiar with basic HTML and wants the ability to hard-code images, lists, links, or additional 'divs' into the pages. le.cms works a treat and lends itself perfectly to the construction and remote management of small websites of up to about 50 pages or so. And it's free.
View the site: www.worldlevel.com »
Is there any download for this so i can check it out ??
Miklo, you can download it at http://www.worldlevel.com/contact (bottom of the page).
Looking forward to trying your le.cms. I like the "back to basics" approach. That said… What are (my) prospects of embedding a wysiwyg editor, such as tinymce?
Would le.cms lend itself to this type of tinkering?
The CMS system doesn't work that way, with WYSIWYG. It generates new pages purely with PHP code and an input form. The page design is in the form of a template styled with CSS. I suppose you could design a different template with tinymce and replace the default one, but you'd need to know what you're doing, PHP-wise.
Really, I think the answer is no.
le.cms is now version 1.4, updated today to improve formatting of HTML special characters and simplify the footer.
I've also built an even lighter CMS: la.plume, which consists of only 15 files and features one-click page creation.