Hello!
First of all, I have just registered at Processwire / Forum so it's possible that I am posting in the wrong place. Sorry if that's the case. Now, straight to the subject:
For the latest weeks I've been Testing CMS solutions for small to medium websites. The initial list had about 50 platforms. I have personally tried - download/install/customize - about 20 of them. Now, my list has only about 4 CMS platforms and Processwire is one of them... I don't really understand how or why but I found myself coming back again and again at Processwire... My Mind doesn't understand very well PW but my Heart is somehow in love with PW.
Important: I am NOT a coder and I'll never be. For the moment, I deeply regret Processwire IS NOT a "Ready To Go" CMS. I have to build a few small sites and I don't have the Time and Knowledge to Code! For the the first 2 websites (small and simple) I have already used other CMS platforms but I was hopping to make Processwire WORK! And I still hope but time is short...
When I say I'd like "Processwire to Work" I mean it LACKS too many BASIC Features, so I can't use PW for my projects yet. Here they are:
-No "Contact Us" or News / Newsletter feature or module - at least a Contact Form with Name and Email it's a Must!
-Awful Text Editor! No Alignment and worse, NO Font Color changing - thats almost unusable! I've lost my patience trying to make CKEditor work...
-No Image Gallery? The image(s) open in full resolution. No Next-Previous, Back or Close. The BlogProfile has it, and a very good one! Why Processwire not?...
-Multilanguage Suport but NO Language Switch for Frontend... no comment.
-No Friendly management of Logo's, Banner or Frontend skin... and NO Social Sharing... (I mean Facebook, Tweeter, Google+ etc)
Conclusion: Not Easy / Friendly, not Ready To Go. It seems it's designed for geeks and a good option for medium/big websites.
Now, don't get me wrong! There is something I LOVE at PW... I don't know exactly what... it's nice, clean and fast and... I don't know, I Like it!
What I want to say is that with people like you (on this forum, including Ryan Cramer) Processwire COULD become twice as Usable in 2-3 months...
OK, that's it... I dont know if my post deserves an answer, I guess I have to stick to what I used already (ImpressPages, Concrete 5, Silverstripe) and, the most important, have patience and LEARN Processwire.
Thank You and Apologize!
PS: I will complete my profile later, I just arrived!