Hi Everyone,
I’m new to this community! Thank you for taking the time to help me out . I’ve been exploring some of the features of the CMS and I have a few questions that I’d like answered before I begin the venture into learning all the nicks and crannies about the software.
First off, I should mention that I already have a website: http://www.keyjaycompound.com , but it’s run under a CMS that I personally created. I was working on an updated version of it when I thought that it might be easier to use a third party solution. I've spent days trying to find something that would not interrupt my current workflow, and could expand for future features. I think I may have found something but I need your help. I'm essentially looking for something to use that is a better, field tested, and secure solution which I can manage without too much of a hassle. As you can see, the site is run in PHP.
What I’d like to know about this CMS is:
1. Is it possible to create articles that once published are shown in different pages? For example on my website, once I create an article, it creates it’s own article page, and a reference of the article created on the front page as a news ticker. I’d like to replicate that. Another way I could do it is if the articles I publish create an RSS feed, I can just use a PHP parser that I have to format the RSS feed onto that section.
2. I vaguely saw it, but does this CMS offer a diverse user management system such as user groups, user login, user restricted areas, user registration, user banning and editing, user credentials, etc. , and how secure is this system?
3. Can I use multiple style templates per page?
4. Are there any analysis or SEO tools available?
5. In reference to number two, can users upload their own content such as specific files, images, etc. and do you have the option to turn this feature on or off per user or user group?
6. Is upgrading the system on release difficult?
7. Do you think it may be difficult to transfer my existing database content (MySQL) over to the one created by this CMS?
Thanks guys! One thing I admire about this community is from what it seems like, large support. I’m hoping that stays and all the best for this software