I run a site using the MODx Content Management System. What I'd like to do is set up a news feed on the front page, with a blog-style backend that supports the usual things (tags, categories, archives basically).
I've looked into the MODx plugins which provide this functionality (the deprecated NewsPublisher - which we use currently - and Ditto), but I don't like either of them that much. What I really want is something with an API, so that I can easily add news programmatically.
I've considered installing WordPress, however this seems like overkill given that we're just using it in a fairly basic way! I've also considered rolling my own, but before I do that I just wanted to check there wasn't something suitable out there already!
Does anyone have any suggestions for lightweight, highly customisable PHP blog / news frameworks with a decent API?