CMS like Umbraco, Shopify etc

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BlueSharp replied

11 September 2018, 15:14
Assuming this is .net specific. Take a look at Dot Net Nuke loads of plugins. Umbraco is more a framework to customise it your way. If you have the cash Sitecore is well thought of.
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DimPrawn replied

5 September 2018, 17:44
Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View Post

I'm looking for a CMS to integrate a static site into. Does anybody have experience with something which is powerful for CMS in the same way Shopify is for shopping? i.e. let's you add components easily, easy to use, efficient, has apps, live chat etc. etc.

Much appreciated guys

Platform (Win / Linux)?
Budget (£ / ££ / £££)
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Spoiler replied

29 August 2018, 11:25
Originally posted by doconline View Post

What server are you sat on? I think Wordpress is probably the biggest at the moment. Lots of customisation available, including a lot of components already made by the OS community. Drupal is one of the other big ones, but I think the learning curve is a bit steeper than WP.

I think it depends on what you need it to do at the end of the day. Not sure about the live chats bit through, you might need a 3rd party solution like livechat for that.

Disclaimer - I haven't looked at these for a few years, so there might be newer solutions about now.

+1 for WordPress. Haven't used Drupal, but have tried Joomla and found WP easier to operate, maintain and enable features on.

Pretty much everything is done through WP plugins, and there's typically ~10 plugins for any kind of feature/customisation you want to add - with some being freebies, others paid for (one-off or subscription).

I've got several WP sites on the go, some online shops (using the woocommerce plugin). Pretty easy to maintain once you get it up and running.
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doconline replied

29 August 2018, 10:44
What server are you sat on? I think Wordpress is probably the biggest at the moment. Lots of customisation available, including a lot of components already made by the OS community. Drupal is one of the other big ones, but I think the learning curve is a bit steeper than WP.

I think it depends on what you need it to do at the end of the day. Not sure about the live chats bit through, you might need a 3rd party solution like livechat for that.

Disclaimer - I haven't looked at these for a few years, so there might be newer solutions about now.
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northernladuk replied

24 August 2018, 13:29
We'll give you an answer.... for 10% of the gig.
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NorthWestPerm2Contr started a topic CMS like Umbraco, Shopify etc

24 August 2018, 12:53
CMS like Umbraco, Shopify etc

I'm looking for a CMS to integrate a static site into. Does anybody have experience with something which is powerful for CMS in the same way Shopify is for shopping? i.e. let's you add components easily, easy to use, efficient, has apps, live chat etc. etc.

Much appreciated guys
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