Looking for a simple CMS with WYSIWYG and image gallery

Question

I'm building a new site that consists entirely of:

• 8-10 pages of static content that rarely changes (like once every few months or once every year)
• An image gallery

Since I don't plan to be the primary maintainer of the site, I'd like to use a CMS with some security and a WYSIWYG editor so non-web-savvy people can tweak the site when necessary.

I started out using Drupal, but started wondering if it was overkill. So, two questions: 1) is it overkill? 2) What CMS would you recommend for a project this simple?

Answer 1

Yes, it's probably overkill. WordPress or MovableType are much better choices imo. Just use their static-pages feature (MT's is a little better and more sane than WP's in this regard) to assemble the content that doesn't change, and use one of the N image-gallery plugins that are available for either.

Answer 2

Hard to say one is the best but this may help: http://webdevnews.net/2009/05/cms-software-releases-2009/

Answer 3

Not an open source CMS, but if WYSIWYG is what you (or your client) really need, and you don't mind the fees, Sqarespace is very powerful and easy to use and has all the features you've specified.

Squarespace

Answer 4

Wordpress is your best option - it's light and can be easily modified. I believe there's a Gallery2 plugin that you can throw in for your image gallery.

Drupal is definitely overkill.

Answer 5

I used SimpleCMS one time for a project like this, really liked the easy to use installation and interface.

Answer 6

I think it's a misconception that Drupal is overkill for small sites unless you consider the learning curve to be an issue.

I'm not a Wordpress user but it sounds like that it would suit your needs. Either that or stick with Drupal.

Have you thought of using something like a Markdown filter instead of WYSIWYG? The stackoverflow editor is a good example. It's a good idea to keep the HTML out of your database and use an abstraction layer.