On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 21:40 -0500, Jeffrey Tadlock wrote: > 2008/2/21 Karsten 'quaid' Wade <kwade@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > Can someone point me at the needs list? > > > > I ask because fundamentally, a blog engine (WordPress) and a CMS system > > (Drupal) are very different. > > The requested features are listed in the ticket here: > > https://hosted.fedoraproject.org/fedora-infrastructure/ticket/178 Thanks. Based on my experience with WordPress: * Allow multiple editors [WP stand-alone does this] * Allow anyone to submit a news story with editors approving it [Requires outside email interface, e.g. editors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx goes into a mailing list of editors] * Rich content and not just text [WP handles this fine] * Ability to comment on stories [WP++] * Toggle between allowing comments anonymously, registered users only or none at all system wide or at a per story level [Not sure if this is easy to implement, but most likely is in the base or a plugin] * Search [WP seems to work] * Multiple tags/categories [WP++] * Calendar and archives [Calendar as in something to edit with events, etc.? Maybe a WP plugin? WP archives fine] * RSS feeds for upcoming events, stories and comments [WP categories make great feeds] * Automatically highlight popular content - Today or all time based on page views and/or comments [A plugin? Not in base WP afaik] The features required seem to match well with a blog, though, if the right plugins can be found. A CMS can handle all that as well, but the complexity can get in the way of a blog user's ability to quickly publish and update. A blog is freer in the way a wiki is freer, that is, sacrificing richer control over everything for richer freedom to act quickly and decisively. Where a CMS makes most sense is in document repositories that are meant to be designed, organized, archived, searched across, and have multiple owners of pieces over the course of time. News can use those features, but it's key driver is timeliness and accuracy. Lightweight tooling achieves this. </analysis> - Karsten -- Karsten Wade, Developer Community Mgr. Dev Fu : http://developer.redhatmagazine.com Fedora : http://quaid.fedorapeople.org gpg key : AD0E0C41
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