PyLucid

Infobox Software
name = PyLucid



caption =
developer = Jens Diemer
latest_release_version = 0.8.0
latest_release_date = release date|2008|02|14
latest preview version = 0.8.5pre2
latest preview date = July 21, 2008
programming language = Python
operating_system = Cross-platform
genre = Content Management System
license = GNU GPL
website = [http://www.pylucid.org/ www.pylucid.org]

PyLucid is a free content management system. It is written in Python using the Django Web framework. The first version of PyLucid released 2005. [ [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=146328&package_id=161122 Old packages at SourceForge] ]

PyLucid has a web based installer, so the user needs no shell account. It's works on a standard webserver with Python (at least v2.4) CGI and one of the supported database engines (MySQL, SQLite3, Postgre, Oracle and MS-SQL). It is highly customizable via the powerful django template engine and CSS. It support a Plugin API and has some interesting build in Plugins (a file manager, RSS etc.)

Target audience

PyLucid is made for simple web pages like private homepage. The target audience is technically engaged users and less to "normal" final user. Unlike many other CMS systems, PyLucid offers only basic functions provided by a typical web page, which makes it simpler to use. It does not make excessive demands of e.g. an unnecessary editorship system.

Features

Beside the basic features of a content management system, PyLucid offers some some interesting features:

* A built in weblog plugin (new in v0.8.5) [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/165/blog/ weblog plugin (new in v0.8.5)] ]
* Web based installer [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/107/install-PyLucid/ install guide] ]
* TinyMCE WYSIWYG Editor + Markup: Textile, Markdown, ReStructuredText
* Appearance freely formable [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/37/customise-PyLucid/ customise the look of your PyLucid installation] ]
* Expandable through plugins
* Wiki similar link / Permalink [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/125/internal-links/ Internal links] ]
* Administration of static files with the file manager Plugin [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/136/filemanager/ Filemanager (en)] ]
* Embed external websites and RSS feeds [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/20/RSS/ include RSS Feeds] ]
* integrate local stored Source files into the CMS page and highlight with Pygments [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/21/SourceCode/ include local stored source files] ]
* Generate RSS feeds of page changes. [ [http://pylucid.org/_goto/120/RSSfeedGenerator/ RSSfeedGenerator] ]
* Built-in search engine

External links

* [http://www.pylucid.org PyLucid homepage]
* [http://pylucid.org/phpBB2/ official Forum]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pylucid/ SourceForge project page]
* [http://pylucid.net:8080/pylucid/ PyLucid bugtracker trac]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/projects/5642?p=PyLucid ohloh.net profile]

References