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I would love to have an open-source, Python based, CMS. Even better, one I could install on a GoDaddy domain, as easy as I can install Wordpress. To me, that

by bzudo 14y ago

I would love to have an open-source, Python based, CMS. Even better, one I could install on a GoDaddy domain, as easy as I can install Wordpress. To me, that is the biggest reason Wordpress is the best, except for all others.

riccardoforina 14y ago
Have a look at django-cms.org The "automagical installation" is something that can be done, but it's up to the provider to do it. A Python website (as well as for Ruby) ain't a bunch of files served by Apache, but something more... smart.
- Jgrubb 14y ago
  Call me crazy, but being able to drop files into a docroot of an apache install and have them Just Work seems like a much smarter market strategy for uptake of your product than what can currently be done with either Python or Ruby. Then again maybe you had a different idea of "smart".
  - andybak 14y ago
    Yes, it's a better marketing strategy for new developers and the extra hassle to deploy Python and Ruby sites probably does put people off. But I'm not sure if 'good at attracting new developers' is the only criterion worth evaluating when picking a framework.
pekk 14y ago
Why do you insist on using GoDaddy? This is a particularly terrible ISP which severely and artificially limits your deployment options... why should your choice of blogging software depend on it?
- Jgrubb 14y ago
  I might be wrong, but perhaps they mean "any generic commodity hosting company with a one-click installer", for which GoDaddy is the prime example.
  - bzudo 14y ago
    You are correct. I should have stated it better.
- bzudo 14y ago
  I don't insist on using GoDaddy. My point was, and I probably didn't state it clearly, that the reason Wordpress is so popular, is because it's easily installed. Also, the reason why it's piecemealed together. I've been learning the webapp2 framework on Google App Engine. I took the Udacity CS course and the web development course. I have a site on GAE, I built using Python. It took me six months from start to finish and lots of trail and error. It was fun for me, but definitely not everyones cup of tea. Most people aren't going to take the time.
aviraldg 14y ago
"I would love to be able to solder things together as easily as I can hold them together with duct tape. To me, that is what makes duct tape the best."

by bzudo 14y ago

riccardoforina 14y ago

Have a look at django-cms.org The "automagical installation" is something that can be done, but it's up to the provider to do it. A Python website (as well as for Ruby) ain't a bunch of files served by Apache, but something more... smart.

Jgrubb 14y ago
Call me crazy, but being able to drop files into a docroot of an apache install and have them Just Work seems like a much smarter market strategy for uptake of your product than what can currently be done with either Python or Ruby. Then again maybe you had a different idea of "smart".
- andybak 14y ago
  Yes, it's a better marketing strategy for new developers and the extra hassle to deploy Python and Ruby sites probably does put people off. But I'm not sure if 'good at attracting new developers' is the only criterion worth evaluating when picking a framework.

pekk 14y ago

Why do you insist on using GoDaddy? This is a particularly terrible ISP which severely and artificially limits your deployment options... why should your choice of blogging software depend on it?

Jgrubb 14y ago
I might be wrong, but perhaps they mean "any generic commodity hosting company with a one-click installer", for which GoDaddy is the prime example.
- bzudo 14y ago
  You are correct. I should have stated it better.
bzudo 14y ago
I don't insist on using GoDaddy. My point was, and I probably didn't state it clearly, that the reason Wordpress is so popular, is because it's easily installed. Also, the reason why it's piecemealed together. I've been learning the webapp2 framework on Google App Engine. I took the Udacity CS course and the web development course. I have a site on GAE, I built using Python. It took me six months from start to finish and lots of trail and error. It was fun for me, but definitely not everyones cup of tea. Most people aren't going to take the time.

aviraldg 14y ago

"I would love to be able to solder things together as easily as I can hold them together with duct tape. To me, that is what makes duct tape the best."