What is the best CMS for a non-Ecommerce website?

[Cash Cow]

If you're a one-person show and want to build the site yourself I'd have to go with WordPress.
No other CMS comes anywhere close.

 

[Darkterror]

Let me guess.....hmmmm.... (thinking like 30 minutes).... probably WordPress, yes it is! I think that as well. It have so much support everywhere, hosting just for it, 1000's of various plugins and so on and on and on. Lot of customisations possible even for e-commerce with their WooCommerce plugin

 

[antropy]

Let me guess.....hmmmm.... (thinking like 30 minutes).... probably WordPress, yes it is! I think that as well. It have so much support everywhere, hosting just for it, 1000's of various plugins and so on and on and on. Lot of customisations possible even for e-commerce with their WooCommerce plugin

And it will get hacked constantly. Paul.

 

[Calvin Crane]

Not if properly maintained on a decent server it won't. many don't realise every website needs maintaining unless it's static say using the JAM stack.

 

[antropy]

Not if properly maintained on a decent server it won't. many don't realise every website needs maintaining unless it's static say using the JAM stack.

It's nothing to do with the server, WordPress is a target because of its popularity and although the core code is fairly secure, everyone needs plugins and they're usually how attackers get in. Paul.

 

[Calvin Crane]

It is a lot to do with the server. Yes plugins can be vulnerable but you are being very general and simplistic not to mention unfair. If a website on a shared server is hacked then depending on permissions being set correctly they can gain access to all the other sites as well. It's a very complex issue that no one can explain with a one liner. Much as everyone might like to.

 

[antropy]

It is a lot to do with the server. Yes plugins can be vulnerable but you are being very general and simplistic not to mention unfair. If a website on a shared server is hacked then depending on permissions being set correctly they can gain access to all the other sites as well. It's a very complex issue that no one can explain with a one liner. Much as everyone might like to.

Are you a Developer or a Linux Sysadmin? Paul.

 

[Calvin Crane]

Yes, not really sure what stunt your trying to pull here. Sounds like to want to discredit my answers. But that doesn't change the facts. There are a myriad of ways to hack into ANY website on any platform. You need to do as much as you can to make it harder.

 

[antropy]

Yes, not really sure what stunt your trying to pull here. Sounds like to want to discredit my answers. But that doesn't change the facts. There are a myriad of ways to hack into ANY website on any platform. You need to do as much as you can to make it harder.

Just saying from my experience of almost 20 years as developer and sysadmin that it's very rare for a hacker to get in via the server, they usually get in via the website code, but more often that that it's simply a weak password. Paul.

 

[Calvin Crane]

Agree with the weak passwords. For wordpress it's often the back end template editing functionality that allows injection too. Like many you included we have been around as long as the internet and began there. But even someone with less experience has valid views. Hacking is a very broad subject. Most start with trying to get some SQL injection but there are many exploits as that is the nature of the internet. I'm TON on this thread

 

[Haimen]

Best CMS platform is WordPress for any non eCommerce website. It is easy to use without any technical knowledge.

 

[antropy]

Best CMS platform is WordPress for any non eCommerce website. It is easy to use without any technical knowledge.

Have you read all of the above, you still sure about Wordpress? Alex

 

[Sophie Leonard]

I would suggest WordPress. As WordPress is easy to use and flexible enough to make different types of websites. There is a huge collection of high-quality, free and commercial themes and plugins to help you create your website. You can choose a theme as per your requirement and can easily customize these themes without even writing any code. Also, WordPress is very SEO friendly, which is again very beneficial.

 

[Alex Calinov]

WordPress without a doubt.

 

[gpietersz]

There is no "best CMS". I use Nikola (a static site generator), a custom CMS built with Django, and I still have one Wordpress site (my personal blog) I dislike Wordpress for the reasons other people have already given.

My clients have a much wider variety of things.

 

[iTechnoLabs]

Hi guys,

I'm looking at setting up a website for financial advice and wondered if anyone had any advice on which is the best CMS/ back-end to use for SEO, ease of use, ease of updating (even if a developer is required), etc?

Thanks.

Wordpress is the best CMS to manage even for non technical person. It has alot of plugins which can easily enhanced its functionality.
Logical reasons why WordPress are the best cms

❶ Easy User Management
❷ Fluidity of Design & Flexibility
❸ Robust Security Features
❹ SEO Benefits
❺ Simple Content Management
❻ Social Media Features

 

[fisicx]

@iTechnoLabs

I disagree with much of your list.

Wordpress does not have any fluidity. Wordpress is simply a container for your content. Al the design comes from the theme.

Wordpress is not secure. You have to add security features to make it so.

Wordpress has zero seo benefits. It's your content that makes it so along with the right theme/plugins.

Wordpress does not have any SM features. You need a plugin to add these.

 

[iTechnoLabs]

Plugins are the part of Wordpress, no?
Don't you think it is easier to add plugins even for non coders?

Do you recommend any user friendly CMS which is better than Wordpress, let me know.

 

[fisicx]

I didn't say not to use wordpress. I just said I disagreed with your list.

Forward facing plugins should be avoided as much as possible. And you should try not to use a page builder. Keep everything as simple as possible.

What wordpress offers is an means to create and display content. It's a container for your website. The way you display your content depends on your theme not wordpress. A good theme will be secure, SEO friendly and flexible. A bad theme is almost everything you get from Envato.

 

[gpietersz]

A bad theme is almost everything you get from Envato.

That made me laugh. Very true.

Forward facing plugins should be avoided as much as possible. And you should try not to use a page builder.

The ecosystem is the main advantage of Wordpress. If you avoid plugins and page builder type themes, the only real advantage it has is the large number of available themes.

 

[Nick Walsh Studios]

WordFence is an excellent security plugin, i have never had a site hacked with this plugin.

Had 2 sites hacked years ago after installing little known plugins, wordfence was not installed.

As Updraft backup plugin was installed the sites were up and running within a few hours

 

[stephenpaul]

A content management system (CMS) is a web-based application that allows to build content-oriented websites, like blogs, websites, or portfolios. A CMS platform helps to easily create a website without understanding any code.

Here are some of the most popular CMS platforms which you might find helpful:

• WordPress
• Drupal
• Joomla
• SharePoint
• Sitecore
• Kentico
• Ghost
• Grav

 

[zigojacko]

I am currently playing around with Grav for the first time the last week or so.

It's a flat-file CMS which means it doesn't require a database (so this offers some performance benefits in itself).

I am very impressed so far but it's still early doors...

Working on a basic website and will launch it, run some tests and see how it performs.

 

[Richard Ben]

I have been using WordPress for a couple of years, and believe me it's not just user friendly but search engine friendly as well. The only drawback is the plugin, the more plugin you will use, the more chances of getting hacked.

 

[fisicx]

The only drawback is the plugin, the more plugin you will use, the more chances of getting hacked.

That's not correct. There are dozens of reasons why a site can be hacked, the number of plugins isn't one of them.

 

[gpietersz]

@fisicx I disagree. There are a lot more (recent, anyway) vulnerabilities in plugins than in Wordpress itself:

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=wordpress

More listed there even though vulnerabilities in plugins are less likely to be reported to vulenrability atabases.

The more plugins you install, the more chance of installing one with a vulnerability.

Installing as few plugins as possible is just good practice: adding code usually increases attack surface.

Wordpress advocates usually say that Wordpress is now reasonably secure, and Wordpress sites get hacked so often because of insecure themes and plugins. You are now saying the opposite!

 

[fisicx]

I agree. But just having more plugins doesn’t (by default) make it more vulnerable. The source of and type of plugin is more important.

 

[jeremielondon]

Hi All,
The most famous one is still wordpress, but Ghost CMS is open source and really good for SEO. We used it for now more than 4 years and it is definitely worth it.

 

[gpietersz]

I don't think a static site would do it as would need chat widgets, contact forms, a blog and all the rest of it.

There are static site builders that are good for blogging, and chat widgets will probably be third party ones (unless you host your own chat system) so are static from your point of view. That leaves contact forms, again there are third party solutions.

Most of the static site builders I know are a bit geeky and take a while to learn to use (I am pretty sure there are one or two more user friendly ones) but are not too bad once you get used to them, and you do not have the security issues of a dynamic site, and they are very fast.

 

[gpietersz]

The big thing for me is security. I'm currently building an application which requires very high security because any breach could get me into a lot of trouble. Would I trust Wordpress in this department? Probably not.

It also depends on how much security you need, and what functionality you need. Do you need to be safe from people doing scans to find sites with know vulnerabilities who might come across your site, or are you expecting targetted attacks? If so how skilled?

Some sites I would expect to be targets do use Wordpress, but they probably but a lot of effort into hardening and monitoring.