Possible to create public facing admin pages?

[Sevenupcan]

Hi there, I wanted to know if it's possible to use the content management capabilities of ProcessWire as part of the site itself?

For example could a user register on the site have their own profile and it feel like they never left the site?

I could probably style some of the admin to look the same as the main site but this would mean two copies of the same markup and the url naming wouldn't be perfect as it would match that of the admin.

Anyone got any suggestions, or able to point me in the right direction?

Many thanks.

[arjen]

You can just create users through the API. It's very easy, just make sure you assign the proper roles. You can read more if you like at the user page.

[Sevenupcan]

Ok cool, thanks for the tip arjen. I've started playing around with this, looks very interesting.

[ryan]

ProcessWire can be a great back-end for any kind of user data management needs that you have. But since we're shy about generating markup for your site(s), you won't find non-administrative user and account features like you would in something like Drupal. When it gets to those kinds of things, ProcessWire takes more of a framework (CMF) role, giving you tools to manage data for the things you build. If you are building a site centered around things like user registration and profile management, you may find something like Drupal worth putting up with in such cases. But if you are like me and several others here, you'd rather build these things yourself in ProcessWire, so that you can maximize control over the function and output of them. Should you want to do it, we are here to help you through it and answer any questions as you go.