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concrete5 
Developer(s) http://www.concrete5.org/ Stable release 5.4.2.1 / August 31, 2011 Written in PHP Operating system Cross-platform Type Content Management System License MIT Website concrete5.org concrete5 is an open source content management system (CMS) for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets.[1][2]
It enables users to edit site content directly from the page.[3][4][5] This makes the platform easy to use with a minimum of technical skills.[6][7] This feature, combined with a version management for every page,[8] are typical of wiki software, another type of web site development software. concrete5 allows users to edit images through an embedded editor on the page.[9]
Concrete5 was chosen as SourceForge's "Project of the Month" October 2008.[10]
"concrete5 showed the largest growth of any system in the Developer Support metric. We feel the future looks bright for concrete5" - 2010 Open Source CMS Market Share Report [11]
Contents
Code
Concrete5 code is based on Model-View-Controller architecture[12] and object-oriented programming. Some core features are: integrated server caching, developer API, optional openID, centralized multi-site deploy, version tracking system, search engine optimization.
Features
The concrete5 inline content editing GUI
Concrete5's main feature is in-context editing (the ability to edit website content directly on the page, rather than in an administrative interface or using web editor software). Editable areas are defined in concrete5 templates which allow editors to insert 'blocks' of content. These can contain simple content (text and images) or have more complex functionality, for example image slideshows, comments systems, lists of files, maps etc. Further addons can be installed from the concrete5 Marketplace to extend the range of blocks available for insertion. Websites running concrete5 can be connected to the concrete5 website, allowing automatic upgrading of the core software and of any addons downloaded or purchased from the Marketplace.
Licensing
concrete5 is Free and Open Source (FOSS) under the MIT software license.
History
Development of concrete5 began in 2003 as a rapid-design approach to building the now-defunct LewisAndClark200.org, the official site for the Ad Council's National Council for the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.[10] Regular updates and security patches have been released. Version 5.4.0.5 was released on April 20, 2010. Version 5.4.1 was released on October 4, 2010.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/concrete_releases_open-source_cms_to_general_avail.php
- ^ http://www.h-online.com/open/Concrete5-CMS-updated--/news/113108
- ^ http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-cms/drupal-and-joomla-to-lose-market-share-to-concrete5-web-cms-004347.php
- ^ http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=16772
- ^ 10 Promising Content Management Systems,", by Jacob Gube, Six Revisions, November 6th, 2008
- ^ "Top 5 Content Management Systems for the Complete Beginner," (rated #1) by Mike Johnston, January 23, 2009, CMS Critic
- ^ Ric Shreves, Water & Stone (Interview), says concrete5 is very usable and client-friendly
- ^ "In the test: The new Open Source CMS Concrete5," crossrange.de, April 18, 2009 (via Google Translate)
- ^ "WYSIWYG editing features with CMS 'concrete5' the official Japanese release version," MAIKOMIJANARU, 2009/04/21 (via Google Translate)
- ^ a b http://sourceforge.net/community/potm-200810/
- ^ "2010 Open Source CMS Market Share Report", Water & Stone, December 10, 2010.
- ^ [1] Concrete5 architecture
- ^ concrete5 showed the largest growth of any system in the Developer Support metric. We feel the future looks bright for concrete5 "2010 Open Source CMS Market Share Report", Water & Stone, December 10, 2010.
External links
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