Lightweight CMS in PHP [closed]

Answer 1

I recommend you to use a proved ready CMS instead of reinventing the wheel. Drupal at its core is a Lightweight, extremely extensible and popular enough to go!

Also Remote CMS might match your situation, I recommend you to take a look at PageLime, it looks very easy & promissing.

Answer 2

TextPattern CMS is also a good, super-lightweight option! I've used it before and have been pretty happy with the results...easy setup, small memory footprint, etc.

Answer 3

I've had very good experiences with Frog CMS, though chances are depending on what you're wanting it will only deal with user authorisation/authentication for you. But it's about as light as they come (that I've seen, which, given the multitude of CMSes out there, may not be much at all).

Also see this similar question. (Of those, Textpattern is definitely another good one, but may also be too barebones for you.)

Answer 4

I've had a great experience with Apostrophe CMS. It's based on adding a set of plugins to an existing Symfony application, tweaking a few settings, and then saying "I want this part of the page to be managed". Comes complete with roles/permissions ability, and being Symfony, the ability to integrate it into an existing site or extend as you wish.

Very user friendly - log in on the page you want to change, click "Edit" alongside the proposed change, make your change, click "Save", done :-)

Answer 5

As mentioned previously I'd suggest having a look at ModX.

Out of the box, the backend management has a built in permissions system. It's very simple to build a site and then allow registered users access to one small part they need to update.

Answer 6

Take a look at Pixie CMS, never used it myself but my boss has, he enjoyed using it.