More than a Blog? The Expression Engine…
Sunday, January 6th, 2008 |
There comes a time when you need more than just a blog… While WordPress can provide you with the pages so it can behave just like a regular website and a blog, it might not be enough.
There will come time when you need something bigger: a blog, a wiki, user management, an e-commerce solution, a web forum, or a mailing list? How about all of them? What do you do then?
I’ve never personally used the product for a prolonged period of time, but I’ve seen a bunch of web sites on the net powered by it and by now - I am impressed. The solution is called The Expression Engine!
It’s a modular solution provided by EllisLab and it’s a very nice and feature rich Content Management System (CMS). It’s modular design makes it quite expandable and pocket friendly since you can purchase the core system and then the add-on modules when and if you need them. Adding a web forum is a snap, and so it is adding your very own Wiki, Mailing Lists, Photo Gallery, or RSS feed. Best of all, the basic core is FREE for non-commercial use which I welcome!
If you’re in a need for something more than just a blogging platform check out the Expression Engine.
I found out about it from a Blog I read from time to time: GearLive.com. They are powered by the Expression Engine and I must admit - the site looks really slick. It’s fast, and it makes a great use of most of their modules 
Here are couple of more sites being powered by the EE: gocm.org, idea-esolutions.com, ymz.cmcmusic.ca.
P.S. This is not an advertisement - just my personal opinion after having played with it for couple of hours as well as from the information I found on-line and the impressions GearLive site left on me.
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