Comments on: Umbraco http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/ Open Source resources, community and discussion. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kevin Macdonell http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-21918 Kevin Macdonell Wed, 20 May 2009 08:24:47 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-21918 Selecting a CMS system is a daunting prospect for many developers. The desire to simplify systems development is there but the need to control every little detail often results in the decision to build yet another bespoke system. At first glance Umbraco doesn't make life any easier by heavily employing XML and XSLT, two technologies that may be less familiar to a .net developer than their standard Visual Studio toolkit. When most developers are looking for a CMS they are doing so to speed-up a project and a new learning curve may seem counter-intuitive, fear not. Umbraco has created the perfect blend of technologies for a page or content-block based system model and they encourage a definitive split between design and content. Once you become familiar with Umbraco you can almost develop at the speed of thought. Over the past six months I have persevered with Umbraco and can assure any developer that it was, without any doubt, the right decision to make. Umbraco isn't so much a content management system as a content management framework. This is the key to the endless flexibility that it offers. When you master it, which you inevitably will, the development process will become significantly more rewarding. The Umbraco community is also very responsive and friendly and the tutorial videos are well worth the small fee. I can’t recommend Umbraco enough. Selecting a CMS system is a daunting prospect for many developers. The desire to simplify systems development is there but the need to control every little detail often results in the decision to build yet another bespoke system.

At first glance Umbraco doesn’t make life any easier by heavily employing XML and XSLT, two technologies that may be less familiar to a .net developer than their standard Visual Studio toolkit. When most developers are looking for a CMS they are doing so to speed-up a project and a new learning curve may seem counter-intuitive, fear not.

Umbraco has created the perfect blend of technologies for a page or content-block based system model and they encourage a definitive split between design and content. Once you become familiar with Umbraco you can almost develop at the speed of thought.

Over the past six months I have persevered with Umbraco and can assure any developer that it was, without any doubt, the right decision to make. Umbraco isn’t so much a content management system as a content management framework. This is the key to the endless flexibility that it offers. When you master it, which you inevitably will, the development process will become significantly more rewarding.

The Umbraco community is also very responsive and friendly and the tutorial videos are well worth the small fee.

I can’t recommend Umbraco enough.

]]> By: Dafydd http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-4147 Dafydd Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:47:01 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-4147 Great software for 99% of whay we do. As a website design company we can concentrate on the creative and marketing side of matters without having to concern ourselves with bespoke CMS development Great software for 99% of whay we do. As a website design company we can concentrate on the creative and marketing side of matters without having to concern ourselves with bespoke CMS development

]]> By: Ismail Mayat http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-48 Ismail Mayat Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:31:59 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-48 I have been using umbraco since 2006 over 18 websites live and counting. I stumbled across Umbraco while reviewing numerous opensource CMS's (typo3, Mambo, plone). IAS as a company were looking for an opensource CMS for a particular target audience. The winner for me was its easy of use and the active community support. Training courses with certification were available to quick start our Umbraco journey. Its not called the friendly CMS for nothing! I have been using umbraco since 2006 over 18 websites live and counting.

I stumbled across Umbraco while reviewing numerous opensource CMS’s (typo3, Mambo, plone). IAS as a company were looking for an opensource CMS for a particular target audience.

The winner for me was its easy of use and the active community support. Training courses with certification were available to quick start our Umbraco journey.

Its not called the friendly CMS for nothing!

]]> By: Karl Kopp http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-47 Karl Kopp Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:48:59 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-47 Done almost 60 Umbraco builds, and the platform goes from strength to strength. Takes a little bit to get up to speed, but after your first build, you'll see the power of Umbraco :) Getting quality training is a must! Done almost 60 Umbraco builds, and the platform goes from strength to strength. Takes a little bit to get up to speed, but after your first build, you’ll see the power of Umbraco :)

Getting quality training is a must!

]]> By: Ove Andersen http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-46 Ove Andersen Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:52:09 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-46 Very easy to set up and use. Could have more built-in/available packages. The best community support in history! Very easy to set up and use.

Could have more built-in/available packages.

The best community support in history!

]]> By: Lars Buur http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-45 Lars Buur Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:17:18 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-45 Umbraco just works and is very flexible regarding integrating with other sources Umbraco just works and is very flexible regarding integrating with other sources

]]> By: Tim Geyssens http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-44 Tim Geyssens Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:36:34 +0000 http://osliving.com/content-management/portals/umbraco/#comment-44 Have been implementing umbraco since march 2007, from small websites to large multilingual web applications and community sites. Using umbraco, development is faster and more fun! For me, the greatest advantage of umbraco is it's flexibility. Umbraco rocks ! Have been implementing umbraco since march 2007, from small websites to large multilingual web applications and community sites.

Using umbraco, development is faster and more fun!

For me, the greatest advantage of umbraco is it’s flexibility.

Umbraco rocks !

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