Re: CMS plugin support

On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 11:30 +0200, Emil Guy wrote: > Hi! > > I have a bit of a vague question. I have always used different selfmade > basic "CMS" for web pages. That works fine, and I like having my own > structure and light code weight. But the big pro with using a standard CMS > like drupal is the plugin support. Are there any php plugin standards or is > there a doable way of implementing support for drupal (joomla, whatever) > plugs? Of course there are php libraries, but I would like something more > lika a visual gadget and extremly fast implementation. I created a wordpress > blog instead of using my own code a while ago, and implementing twitter > support, antispam, etc was just two clicks and 2 min work, instead of > reading a manual for a library and maybe half an hour an hour work > implementing and debugging. And that was a nice change. > > When you make normal simple web pages do you guys use a ready-made CMS as a > base or do you have a self-made php template, or self-made cms, or what > solutions do you use? > > Kind Regards Emil Edeholt Personally I have tended to go for bespoke code, as I disliked all the extra unused features of existing setups that I just didn't need. Having said that, pre-built CMS's do have the benefit of a community behind them, meaning plenty of plugins, support, etc. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk