Wordpress v. Drupal is the third rail. And I agree with Cary, either is a win for open source ;) -Charlie On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Alex Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Cary, I sense I have upset you. I don't think I bashed or promoted > anything, but I could mistaken. In any case, I certainly I did not mean to > upset you and I'm really sorry about that. > > Let me go back to the beginning: I am fact-gathering CMSs and plugins for > building a conference and community site (two different projects, happening > in that order) for a consortium. > > Any and all suggestions are very welcome. > > Alex > > > > > On 10/16/2014 10:17 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > >> It appears that you are bashing Drupal because of your experience with an >> old version, and that you want to promote CUNY's WordPress Commons in a >> Box. You are drawing a conclusion — perhaps that Wordpress is "better" — >> although I am not sure how you get there. >> >> I make a fair chunk of my living working on Drupal projects in the >> library/academic/non-profit space, and I am deeply involved with the >> Drupal >> project, but I do not feel that WordPress is "the competition". If I bid >> Drupal for a CMS and lose to Wordpress or another FOSS CMS, I see that as >> a >> win. As a true believer in free and open-source software, I see the >> competition as the expensive closed source, lock-in systems. >> >> I prefer Drupal to WordPress, because my company builds complex systems >> that often integrate with external services, and Drupal provides a much >> more robust set of tools for to build on. If someone else has already >> built >> a great system that suits your purpose in WordPress, then the toolset is >> not an issue. You can certainly build great tools in WordPress. >> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 5:36 AM, Alex Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks Mark. Both of these look promising. >>> >>> Cary, I wasn't trying to tar COD. (That's a nice verb right there :) >>> My comment about the table of unfair feature comparison was about this >>> design pattern in general. I probably should have kept my opinions to >>> myself in this context. >>> >>> I am little biased against Drupal, which has to do with my own >>> background: I've never used anything later than Drupal 6! >>> >>> We're also looking into platforms for building academic communities or >>> communities in higher ed contexts. The bigwig in this area is CUNY's >>> Commons in a Box, which is WordPress-powered. >>> >>> I'm not aware of something as full-featured and actively-maintained, >>> whether open source or not -- but please correct me if I'm wrong. >>> Hence my gentle instistence on WordPress. >>> >>> (I was planning to ask about the academic communities as a seperate >>> question, which I may do anyway, depending on who bites in this thread >>> and as I wrap up my own research.) >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> There is also Able Organizer, a new CRM distribution for Drupal that has >>>> >>> events in its protfolio. I have not had much opportunity to work with it, >>> yet. https://www.drupal.org/project/ableorganizer >>> >>>> Drupal COD is well established. I wouldn't tar COD for some external BS. >>>> >>> That makes no sense. We use it for out local Drupal events. >>> >>>> On Oct 15, 2014, at 9:06 AM, Alex Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for pitching in. COD looks good. >>>>> >>>>> On their site (http://usecod.com) I found the obligatory table of >>>>> >>>> unfair feature comparisons. One of these is to an out-of-date WordPress >>> plugin. >>> >>>> Any WP suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> ('m not partial, but as of earlier today it looks like I might be using >>>>> >>>> it for other, but affiliated reasons.) >>> >>>> Alex >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/15/2014 05:34 PM, Clapp, Sharon B. (Library) wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Someone has mentioned Drupal's Conference Organizing Distribution, >>>>>> >>>>> right?https://www.drupal.org/project/cod >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >>>>>> >>>>> Of Alex Armstrong >>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 5:36 AM >>>>>> To:[log in to unmask] >>>>>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me try and ask this again, with less ambiguity: >>>>>> >>>>>> What built-in CMS functionality or plugin have you used to assist you >>>>>> >>>>> in managing a conference schedule and registration? >>> >>>> Among other things, I'm in the market for a new CMS. So rather than >>>>>> >>>>> the specialized tool that Francis suggested, I'm looking for a >>> multi-purpose platform or a platform I can wrangle to serve multiple >>> purposes. >>> >>>> P.S. Confusingly, I switched my CODE4LIB subscription to a different >>>>>> >>>>> email. >>> >>>> Alex >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On October 10, 2014 4:23:57 PM EEST, Francis Kayiwa<[log in to unmask]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/10/2014 09:13 AM, Alex Armstrong wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not exactly related to libraries, but: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm putting together a site for the annual conference of a library >>>>>>>> consortium. Last year we had paired a static site with an event >>>>>>>> service >>>>>>>> (Sched) to manage the schedule and provide workshop sign ups. This >>>>>>>> time we'd like to move everything under one umbrella. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any recommendations for a conference backend? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm looking for an open source solution I can deploy on a shared >>>>>>>> hosting plan. I'm not picky about the CMS. The current iteration is >>>>>>>> put together locally using a static site generator, so I can switch >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> to whatever. >>> >>>> Give Open Conference a looksie >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> ./fxk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>> >> >> > -- > Alex >