- Category: SilverStripe
- Last edited: September 26, 2012
Being a web designer/developer from Wellington, and given the ‘support local businesses’ attitude, I thought it was necessary to get my head around the Wellington-based SilverStripe Content Management System.
Coming from Joomla!, I expected a module-driven, highly customisable CMS but was instead greeted with a simple interface that had clearly been designed for the end user/client.
With further investigation I began to appreciate the power of the ‘Stripe and it’s code-monkey orientation. Once you get your head around Object Oriented Programming, you can do almost anything. It’s just that initial learning curve that is the killer.
So far, in business, it looks like a very promising CMS to present our client’s websites with. It provides a very logical author backend so the client doesn’t have to be re-trained to learn how to write his own site.
But, be warned, the official documentation is outdated and updates are sparse – an effort from the developers to promote their hosting service. The business world can be a gross place.
Find out more about the SilverStripe CMS at http://www.silverstripe.org