(ISF) Re:Thoughts on Adobe Contribute vs. Word Press?

Leigh Belanger" leigh.chefscollaborative%40gmail.com">leigh.chefscollaborativegmail.com wrote:
> In the realm of CMS, do people have thoughts and/or experiences with using
> Adobe Contribute and WordPress?

Hi Leigh - Contribute and Wordpress are somewhat apples and oranges.
Contribute is a program that lives on your computer, while Wordpress lives
on your server; you mostly make updates/changes/etc through your web
browser.

In addition, Wordpress is really focused on being blogging software. It is
easy to use as a lightweight CMS, indeed I've set it up like this for a
couple sites. It works great, and has lots of things going for it - open
source, LOTS of free plugins you can use, and can be easily bent to your
will. Personally, I love it.

But, if your website needs are complex, or don't have a blogging component,
it may not be the best bet, as it is very blog-centric.

I haven't used Contribute since Macromedia's Version 1, and I see that
Contribute CS 3 has gained a lot of functionality since then. It seems more
geared towards general website maintenance and updating, but I believe you
have to buy a license for every computer you want to use it on.

Hope this helps, and I'd be happy you have any other Wordpress questions you
might have.

Ramsey

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Ramsey Tantawi
IT Manager
The Food Project
P.O. Box 705/10 Lewis St.
Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone: 781-259-8621 x25
Fax: 781-259-9659
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http://www.thefoodproject.org

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WordPress is becoming more like a proper CMS and not just a blogging tool. For example the latest version lets you choose any page on your site to act as a home page whereas the previous version only let you show blog posts on the home page. However, it does still retain some slightly irritating bloggy jargon. It's definitely one of the easiest CMS to use.

WordPress apparently works very well on dial-up whereas Contribute requires a decent broadband connection.

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