Comments on: Expression Engine: My CMS of Choice. http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html Designer, CSS/XHTML Expert, ActionScript 3, Magento Developer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-27018 Steve Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:01:51 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-27018 It's a mistake to think of EE as a "content management system". It's a cold-fusion style middleware between you and PHP/MySQL. I've been working on an EE site for a new client. I'm hoping to find something that EE allows me to do easily, but the simple things I need it to do have been a tremendous pain in the rump. Part of the problem is how the EE documentation uses language - there are no "pages" in an EE site. I wasted a lot of time chasing that snipe around. New users would be greatly served by more extensive tutorials on the EE site. Most of the work I'm currently doing for other clients is much easier to produce and easier for the client to manage in WordPress. It's a mistake to think of EE as a "content management system". It's a cold-fusion style middleware between you and PHP/MySQL. I've been working on an EE site for a new client. I'm hoping to find something that EE allows me to do easily, but the simple things I need it to do have been a tremendous pain in the rump. Part of the problem is how the EE documentation uses language – there are no "pages" in an EE site. I wasted a lot of time chasing that snipe around. New users would be greatly served by more extensive tutorials on the EE site. Most of the work I'm currently doing for other clients is much easier to produce and easier for the client to manage in WordPress.

]]> By: gopfinancial http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26588 gopfinancial Thu, 06 May 2010 20:56:04 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26588 Ever since WP 3.0 beta was released (and nighty builds) I have been comparing whether it may prove to be a better system than EE, do to the large community, free price tag, one click updating of core and plugins and elegant design, and most importantly custom post types and meta boxes (not custom fields) that do what channels do. In all the reviews people were comparing EE to WP2. And without custom post types, I completely agreed EE was better for non blogs. But even though you dont explicitly mention what WP3 can do with custom post types, your high knowledge of WP in general and still switching to EE makes this the first article to temp me to seriously look into EE for custom solutions. Thank you very much for this. Cheers, Christopher Beckwith Ever since WP 3.0 beta was released (and nighty builds) I have been comparing whether it may prove to be a better system than EE, do to the large community, free price tag, one click updating of core and plugins and elegant design, and most importantly custom post types and meta boxes (not custom fields) that do what channels do.

In all the reviews people were comparing EE to WP2. And without custom post types, I completely agreed EE was better for non blogs. But even though you dont explicitly mention what WP3 can do with custom post types, your high knowledge of WP in general and still switching to EE makes this the first article to temp me to seriously look into EE for custom solutions. Thank you very much for this.

Cheers,
Christopher Beckwith

]]> By: jrutter http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26378 jrutter Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:53:45 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26378 Exactly, that was basically what happened to me. I haven't been excited about a software like this since the new version of WP came out a few years back. But this cms platform has really opened up the possibilities to what I can offer clients! Im loving it! Plus, the support in the forums is great - not to say Ive ever had a problem with finding support for WordPress issues. Exactly, that was basically what happened to me. I haven't been excited about a software like this since the new version of WP came out a few years back. But this cms platform has really opened up the possibilities to what I can offer clients! Im loving it!

Plus, the support in the forums is great – not to say Ive ever had a problem with finding support for WordPress issues.

]]> By: jrutter http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26377 jrutter Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:52:01 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26377 Ive used Drupal in the past, wasnt that impressed - the admin interface was clunky and there was too much setup involved. I wasnt a fan of nodes, stories, etc. You should definitely check out Expression Engine before using Drupal for your next project. Drupal offers different benefits, like more of a social aspect than expression engine. I think that might be the downfall of Drupal - trying to offer too much. Ive used Drupal in the past, wasnt that impressed – the admin interface was clunky and there was too much setup involved. I wasnt a fan of nodes, stories, etc. You should definitely check out Expression Engine before using Drupal for your next project.

Drupal offers different benefits, like more of a social aspect than expression engine. I think that might be the downfall of Drupal – trying to offer too much.

]]> By: PXLated http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26373 PXLated Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:35:33 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26373 Nice write up - Have been an EE fan since it's inception - For CMS and blogging. Nice write up – Have been an EE fan since it's inception – For CMS and blogging.

]]> By: Jason http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26371 Jason Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:48:24 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26371 I also discovered ExpressionEngine via CodeIgniter. I was attempting to build a new version of my site's homebrew CMS on CodeIgniter, stumbled across some mention of ExpressionEngine, and quickly ditched my CMS because EE had everything I was attempting to build... and then some. That was nearly 3 1/2 years ago, and I've never regretted the decision. I also discovered ExpressionEngine via CodeIgniter. I was attempting to build a new version of my site's homebrew CMS on CodeIgniter, stumbled across some mention of ExpressionEngine, and quickly ditched my CMS because EE had everything I was attempting to build… and then some.

That was nearly 3 1/2 years ago, and I've never regretted the decision.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.onerutter.com/web/expression-engine-my-cms-of-choice.html/comment-page-1#comment-26369 Nancy Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:15:05 +0000 http://onerutter.com/?p=424#comment-26369 Check out Drupal. Modules out the wazoo to do anything you want .. all free. Check out Drupal. Modules out the wazoo to do anything you want .. all free.

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