Evaluating C5
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Hi there,
I am currently in the process of evaluating C5 for a project that i am involved in. There are some questions i would like ot ask and get some helpful pointers / links. So far i very much like what i have seen.
1. how difficult is it to extend / adjust blocks in C5. Specifically I would like to adjust the Guestbook forms to include extra fields that will also include address information as well as a guestbook counter that shows the number of posts. I intend to use the guestbook as an online petition tool.
2. Is there any CAPTCHA for forms available.
3. How easy is it to create page types that include tags that can then also displayed as "links" in the content output (think "taxonomy2 in Drupal)
4. Is there a newsletter module, i.e how easy would it be to create and maintain mailinglists within C5 and automatically send "News" posts to that maigling list
5. Can i use and display metadata of pages in the content (for example as links, in search etc).
6. Is there an image gallery application, i don't seem to find one. If not how easy would it pe to implement one with the fuctionality already there (i guess through tweaking the page types?)
7. what social networking capabilities does C5 bring out of the box. For example how easy is it to allow different users / groups to edit different areas of the site, but not others, whilst making sure that the different groups/users will still be using a certain format /structure
8. Can i create a multiligual site with concrete5, with language chooser.
I think this is it for now ... hope this is all right. Anyway nice system very intuitive, kind of "applesque" if that makes sense ...
I am currently in the process of evaluating C5 for a project that i am involved in. There are some questions i would like ot ask and get some helpful pointers / links. So far i very much like what i have seen.
1. how difficult is it to extend / adjust blocks in C5. Specifically I would like to adjust the Guestbook forms to include extra fields that will also include address information as well as a guestbook counter that shows the number of posts. I intend to use the guestbook as an online petition tool.
2. Is there any CAPTCHA for forms available.
3. How easy is it to create page types that include tags that can then also displayed as "links" in the content output (think "taxonomy2 in Drupal)
4. Is there a newsletter module, i.e how easy would it be to create and maintain mailinglists within C5 and automatically send "News" posts to that maigling list
5. Can i use and display metadata of pages in the content (for example as links, in search etc).
6. Is there an image gallery application, i don't seem to find one. If not how easy would it pe to implement one with the fuctionality already there (i guess through tweaking the page types?)
7. what social networking capabilities does C5 bring out of the box. For example how easy is it to allow different users / groups to edit different areas of the site, but not others, whilst making sure that the different groups/users will still be using a certain format /structure
8. Can i create a multiligual site with concrete5, with language chooser.
I think this is it for now ... hope this is all right. Anyway nice system very intuitive, kind of "applesque" if that makes sense ...
http://www.concrete5.org/help/building_with_concrete5/developers/un...
2) our hero Remo has just completed the CAPTCHA bounty request, it should be in the guestbook and forms in the next stable release
3) easy, check out page attributes. you can create all sorts of meta data and variables and use them in themes and blocks however you like.
4) No. You can output your user list to CSV and import it into whatever mailing app you like. Sending a lot of mail from a webserver is generally a bad idea. Use a service that was meant for it.
5) yes, see 3.
6) there are several that 3rd party developers are working on for our new marketplace. it seems like its the most obvious block for people to start with so I think you're gonna see a lot of them as the marketplace matures in 2009.
7) that's two questions I think. If you turn on advanced permissions before building your site, its super easy to control content from a page level, block area, or even block specific level. You can let anyone do anything or nothing anywhere you choose. the flip side of what you need is stuff like My Profile, Videos, etc.. all of that can be built (As we have here) but is not yet in the core package.. expect a myProfile section to emerge in the core soon.
8) you can, but its up to you as to how to do it. If you search around the forums you'll find some debate on how to approach the problem.. My suggestion is to basically create two similar sites, one for each language - then link them together through the template as you suggest. You get the flexibility of creating a slightly different architectures for each language.
thx!