Best Open Source Content Management System for ASP.NET in C#

Question

Hi guys,

I would like to know which is the best open source CMS in C#.

Thought about using DotNetNuke, but it seems like its for VB.NET users.

Then while googling I came across "RainBow portal".

Since RainBow 2006 is their latest version, I have doubts about the product.

Is it good?

Are there any better Open Source CMS written in C#?

Regards,

Naveen

P.S: I am specific about C#, and if its a duplicate question please show me the link were the original question is posted.

Answer 1

Umbraco is a great CMS. The bulk of the API is C# (there's 1 VB project in there). And you can generate C# representations of the DocTypes (templates) with a tool I wrote called Umbraco Interaction Layer

Answer 2

DotNetNuke

Answer 3

Have a look inside N2. N2 is a lightweight CMS framework, Developers benefit from a programmer friendly API that makes building web sites quick and fun. Written in C#, and the home page is powered by the framework.

Answer 4

Also have a look at Cuyahoga

Answer 5

I believe in the right tool for the right job.

If you need a simple , lightweight CMS and don't want to use a database check out MyWebPagesStarterKit

If by ‘best’ you mean heavy, ready for a corporate environment then don't click the link.

Answer 6

mojoPortal

Answer 7

Each framework/CMS is different, so to do your project justice, you'll want to research several and see which is the best fit for you.

• DotNetNuke (Written in VB.NET, can extend with modules written in C#)
• Umbraco
• SiteFinity
• Kentico
• MojoPortal
• N2

Also of interest: take a look at the 2008 Open Source CMS Award Finalists list. MojoPortal won the best "other" CMS last year.

Answer 8

mojoportal is the best. easy to install, manage, quite fast and its free! i also use dontnetnuke and it has many features and third party modules but too slow. if you have vps or dedicated server for your project, you can use dotnetnuke to overcome performens problems but its awful on shared hosting plans. im migrating to mojoportal...

Answer 9

MojoPortal is the best I've tried and I've tried lots.

It is the closest thing to the old Rainbow Portal that you will ever find. I used Rainbow for 4 years. It was great back in it's time (Dot.Net 1.1) You are right Rainbow is dead. I don't like to use those words on something I spent 4 years coding modules for, but that's the plain truth. MojoPortal is very current with technology (Dot.Net 3.5, C#, Ajax, YUI) and is the old Rainbow on steroids. Lots of plug in modules. Building a module/feature for MoijoPortal is almost identicle to how I built them in Rainbow. Once you install Mojo it will blow you away with the many many cool css themes.

Rick Hubka

Answer 10

I'd go for Umbraco, hands down. Easy to learn, extensible and user-friendly. Can run on both MS SQL/SQL Express and MySQL. Needs a fair level of trust in the hosting environment though (the plugin system relies heavily on reflection). Check out www.umbraco.org. Takes just a few minutes to install and get up and running.

Answer 11

+1 for umbraco. Flexible, extensible and a huge supporting community!

Answer 12

I try to use Umbraco nut I have problem in first step, I could not pass the Login page , The OS is XP and I try to attach the database to SQL Server 2008 , How could I find out about the authorized user and password