Simple CMS (php/python)

Question

I am looking for an easy to use CMS that can be used to host a multilingual website with photo galleries and few forms.

I am open to php/python excluding wordpress/joomla/drupal.

Answer 1

Try CMS From Scratch. It's hard to get any simpler or easier.

Also, don't forget http://www.opensourcecms.com/. They host demo versions of most CMSs out there that you can try.

Answer 2

The problem is that the lighter CMS systems out there don't usually offer a lot - which is why wordpress/joomla/drupal have made it so big. Wordpress actually takes 9MB to load the index page on a vanilla install.

Have you looked at http://chryp.net ?

If you know how to program in Python or PHP then there are MANY CMS's built by the users of frameworks that offer a lot if you don't mind messing with code.

Answer 3

One of your tags is 'django'.

I don't know if I would call Django simple, but it is easy to use - once you know how... It has a very steep learning curve.

Perhaps you are really looking for which framework to learn and use for web-development for the next many years? I that case I would recommend Django. Others systems I considered were (all PHP based):

Joomla
CMSMS (CMS Made Simple)
Drupal
CodeIgniter,
CakePHP
Symfony
Smarty
Concrete5.

I have just completed my first Django project. It will go public in about a week.

Answer 4

If you're open to Ruby, see Radiant CMS: "Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams." Also Mephisto.

Answer 5

Since you tag django, I can suggest you a reusable django application called django-photologue. IMHO it's worth it to use a CMS capable framework like django rather than using a ready made CMS because in the future there would be a chance for you to customize your application. Using a ready made CMS I reckon is not as flexible as using a framework like django.

Answer 6

Django CMS 2.0 is a great multilingual cms.

Views are cached and being a pluggable django app make it very extensible.

You would like the plugin approach of the design, is very helpful to integrate existing apps to a project.

http://github.com/digi604/django-cms-2.0/tree/master

-- By the way, this is my first answer :)

Answer 7

I just discovered this Django project today. Don't know how good it is, but it looks interesting!

FeinCMS

Screenshots

Answer 8

For something in Python that isn't Django, you can also try Pylons.

Answer 9

Checkout django-blocks. Has multi-language Menu, Flatpages and even has a simple Shopping Cart!!

Answer 10

Take a look here Django CMS Apps Comparison