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    • ]]>     I was trying different content management systems for a long time. And sometimes choosing one for a site is a difficult job. That is because we have plenty of packages to choose from. After a while i came to the conclusion that each of them is suited for different kinds of sites.

    For example if it’s a blog then it must be WordPress. Although i like Typo3, Drupal and TikiWiki i wouldn’t recommend either of them for blogging. They are just way behind WordPress at this chapter. Off course WordPress is not suited for other kinds of applications like a highly customized, database driven site.

    The other packages have other strenghts and weaknesses, it depends on the developer to correctly identify the right package.  Sure, there is a learning curve for every CMS and associated framework, but sometimes it does not worth it to stick to one CMS at all cost.

    Working with them in the past years  i identified the strenghts and weaknesses of these packages and i come to the following conclusions:

    drupalDrupal

    Suited for: community driven websites,  publishing,  presentation websites

    tikiTikiWiki

    Suited for: wikis, collaborative/group publishing, resource sharing platforms

    typo3

    Typo3

    Suited for: corporate websites, online shops/e-commerce, enterprise websites, publishing, sites where high customization is a must, presentation websites

    wordpressWordPress

    Suited for: blogging, publishing

    Sure there are many more content management systems, but i use these, after trying many others. I found that these four can be used to build any type of  PHP based website.

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