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Open Source CMS

Posted on 19. Feb, 2008 by Danny Outlaw in Uncategorized

Theres a ton of great open source CMS out there. Many of the great ones we all know about. Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, etc. This list includes 5 open source CMS that you may or may not know about. Check them out and let us know what you think about them.


Silver Stripe - A simple yet intuitive PHP open source CMS and framework, powerful enough for any Intranet or web application and simple enough for anyone to use
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Vanilla - Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible discussion forum for the web. Anyone who has web-space that meets the requirements can download and use Vanilla for free!

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Magneto - Magento is a new professional open-source eCommerce solution offering unprecedented flexibility and control. With Magento, never feel trapped in your eCommerce solution again.
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Umbraco - Free doesn’t mean a lack of features. umbraco offers full content versioning with rollback, advanced role based security, Microsoft Word style WYSIWYG editor, digital asset management, a flexible notification system plus many more features that usually require an “enterprise” label on the box. The best feature of all is that umbraco is 100% free, easy to use and fast to implement. No more complex manuals, user frustration and endless development effort.

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Symphony - Symphony is a web publishing system made for web developers. It gives you all the power and flexibility you’ll need, while keeping out of your way.
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