Differences between a CMS and a Weblog

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Differences between a CMS and a Weblog

Which is best?

Maynard

3:52 pm on Jan 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

Can someone here tell me the differences between using a CMS or a weblog. Weblogs seem free, so why should I still consider using a CMS to update our sites?

Maynard.

rogerd

4:01 pm on Jan 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

Products in the CMS category are usually designed for multi-author site management, and may feature dynamic navigation options, infinite templates, etc. While blogs were originally designed for an author to publish time-stamped musings and allow visitor comments, some have morphed into powerful software that can compete in the CMS arena.

Rather than deciding "CMS or blog", look at your publishing requirements and try to determine which individual programs match up best. There are plenty of free CMS systems, too.

Maynard

5:09 pm on Jan 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

"Rather than deciding "CMS or blog", look at your publishing requirements and try to determine which individual programs match up best. There are plenty of free CMS systems, too."

That's very good advice, thanks. Anyone here used Movable Type as a CMS?

rogerd

5:32 pm on Jan 15, 2004 (gmt 0)

Yes, I have. I've found MT to be very satisfactory for that purpose. I have one site with a couple of non-technical authors who post regular articles and Q&A replies. It's not blog-like at all. There's another thread going someplace here about MT & CMS. If I locate it, I'll post a link.

Maynard

1:57 pm on Jan 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thanks Rogerd. Does MT allow you to give authors multiple rights? Thanks, Maynard.

rogerd

2:16 pm on Jan 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Yes, MT has a nice little Admin panel that lets you set up users and what they can/can't do.

Maynard

4:25 pm on Jan 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thanks again Rogerd. Do you know if Dreamweaver templates can also be integrated in to MT (our entire site is designed using DW templates). Thanks, Maynard.

rogerd

4:51 pm on Jan 20, 2004 (gmt 0)

There's probably a more elegant way to do it, but I've just copied and pasted the code into MT's own template system. Using SSI to incorporate standard things like headers and navbars will minimize the need to edit MT templates frequently.

zulufox

6:24 pm on Jan 25, 2004 (gmt 0)

I use a CMS called aspbite, its free and works straight of the box (just upload 4 folders and run).

I enjoy a CMS over MT because aspbite has more modules which I can take advantage of... link manager, flat file databases, shopping carts, affiliate systems, etc.. etc...

That being said, I do love MT also