rails cms

Rails CMS alternatives

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  Note: project activity was checked on 11/26/09.

  

Active projects:

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adva-cms

  repo: http://github.com/svenfuchs/adva_cms/

  site: http://adva-cms.org/

  Last update: 11/24/09

  "the cutting edge Rails CMS platform"

  Engine-based CMS

  

BrowserCMS

  repo: http://github.com/browsermedia/browsercms

  site: http://www.browsercms.org/

  Last update: 11/25/09

  "Humane Content Management for Rails"

  gem-based dedicated CMS

 

Goldberg

  site: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-goldberg

  repo: http://github.com/urbanus/goldberg (rails 2.3 compatible fork at http://github.com/lardawge/goldberg)

  "the rapid website framework for Ruby on Rails"

  Last update: 4/28/09

  plugin-based CMS

  

Kete

  repo: http://github.com/kete/kete/

  site: http://kete.net.nz/

  Last update: 11/20/09

  "a mashup between content management and knowledge management"

  Dedicated app, closer to wiki/blog than CMS

  

Radiant

  repo: http://github.com/radiant/radiant

  site: http://radiantcms.org/

  demo: http://radiantcms.org/demo/ (admin/radiant)

  "Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams."

  Last update: 11/13/09

  Engine-based CMS, mature project

 

Refinery

  repo: http://refinerycms.org/

  site: http://refinerycms.com/

  demo: http://demo.refinerycms.com/session/new (demo/demo)

  "a simple, easy to use, well presented content manager for small businesses."

  Last update: 11/24/09

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

 

Seed

  repo: http://github.com/desaperados/seed

  demo: http://seed.mediacollectiveslice.com/ (admin/administrator)

  Last update: 9/22/09

  "a Common Sense CMS"

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

  

Skyline

  repo: http://github.com/digitpaint/skyline

  site: http://www.skylinecms.nl/

  Last update: 11/26/09

  "extremely flexible and expandable open source content management system"

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

  

Slate

  repo: A version is at http://github.com/scharfie/slate but the actual running code does not seem to be available

  site: http://slatecms.wvu.edu/

  "focused on rapid production of traditional-style Web sites"

  Hosted CMS for West Virginia University only

  

Static

  repo: http://github.com/trevorturk/static/

  site: http://almosteffortless.com/static/

  demo: http://static.heroku.com/

  "super simple Rails CMS built for Heroku"

  Last update: 10/16/09

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

  

Station

  repo: http://github.com/atd/station

  site: http://rstation.wordpress.com/

  "Station is to Rails in Content Management System like Rails is to Ruby in Web Development."

  Last update: 11/21/09

  Engine-based CMS

  

Typus

  repo: http://intraducibles.com/projects/typus

  site: http://github.com/fesplugas/typus

  demo: http://typus.heroku.com/ ([e-mail] / columbia)

  "Trusted users editing structured content"

  Last update: 11/20/09

  Not really a CMS, more of a way to spin up an administrative backend via generators

 

Zena

  repo: http://github.com/zena/zena

  site: http://zenadmin.org/en

  "CMS (content managment system) with a focus on usability, ease of customization and web 2.0 goodness"

  Last update: 11/25/09

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

 

Vrame

  repo: http://github.com/sebastiandeutsch/vrame

  "a CMS based on Ruby on Rails"

  Last update: 11/28/09

  Engine-based CMS

    

Inactive projects:

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Ansuz CMS

  repo: http://github.com/knewter/ansuz

  site: http://ansuzcms.com/

  "an open source Content Management System built in Ruby on Rails."

  Last update: 3/19/09

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

 

Comatose

  repo: http://github.com/darthapo/comatose/

  site: http://comatose.rubyforge.org/

  "a micro CMS implemented as a Rails plugin"

  Last update: 2/26/09

  plugin CMS functionality for any Rails app

 

Geego

  repo: None - versions available by download

  site: http://www.geegocms.com/

  "Manage content with style"

  Last update: 2007?

  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

 

Railfrog

  repo: http://github.com/railfrog/railfrogcms

  site: http://railfrog.com/

  last update: 9/21/09 - project may be reviving

  "the CMS for the rest of us"

  Dedicated or engine-based CMS

  

Thetis

  repo: None - versions available by download

  site: http://thetis-sysph.sourceforge.net/

  demo: http://sysphonic.com/thetis/

  "The World-Strongest Groupware"

  Last update: Jan. 2009?

  Dedicated CMS and groupware app built on top of Rails

  

 

Dead projects:

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Rubricks

  repo: http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubricks/

  site: http://rubricks.org/index_en.html

  "Ajax style content management system powered by Rails"

  Last Update: Nov. 2008

  

Widgetfinger

  site: http://widgetfinger.com

  Thoughtbot site that allowed generating brochureware right in the browser.

  Scheduled to go offline 12/21/2009

  

Related:

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Blog engines

  Enki http://www.enkiblog.com

  Mephisto http://mephistoblog.com/

  Typo http://wiki.github.com/fdv/typo/

Static page generators

  Jekyll http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll

  Nanoc http://nanoc.stoneship.org/

  StaticMatic http://staticmatic.rubyforge.org/

  Webby http://webby.rubyforge.org/

Wikis

  Redmine http://www.redmine.org/ (also project management)

  Wagn http://www.wagn.org/