[HTML, PHP & MySQL] ViroWeb CMS Alpha Release w/ demo

[viroware]

ViroWebCMS
About
Hello, I am releasing my cms what is still in develpment and written in php and using MySql, I will keep updating this for a while so i will just release updates now and then. This is a simple CMS what is SEO, There is also a basic mod system. Any files in the folder /m/ will be added to the menu and the contents of that file we be displayed. ViroWebCMS by ViroWare is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

CKEdior:
The html editor included in ViroWebCMS was not created by me. Its a free html Editor anyone may download. But there is a licence, Follow CKEditor licence for the Editor.
http://ckeditor.com/license

Features:
- secure user system (Please report any glitchs/errors and i will fix them ASP)
- Fully working backdoor (admin control panel)
- Fully dynamic, No html or php knowledge needed to use, (Basic php and mysql knowledge require to install).
- Search Engine Optimized so you can change the description and keywords for each page on the site aswell as default for mods and the posts page.
- Easy to customize template (only one file to change template)
- *NEW - CKEditor is not included to make posting posts and pages easier and better

Screenshots:
cms.viroware.com/screenshots/0.png
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cms.viroware.com/screenshots/10.png
cms.viroware.com/screenshots/11.png *NEW - CKEditor (Was NOT created by me)

Install:
- Open up the archive and read the readme file for the archive inside's password.
- Extract the ViroWebCMS sub-archive contain cms files.
- Create a mysql database and inport cms.mysql, after that delete cms.mysql
- Upload all the files what were in the ViroWebCMS sub-archive to your php webhost.
- Go into /inc/mysql.php and change the mysql connect and select database information to your mysql database.

Now go onto your site and click "Me", Then login with the default login details. Click site settings and change the sites information to suite your site.

Default Login Details -
Email: admin
password: adminpw
security word: adminpw

Demo:
(Removed due to immature visitors)

Downloads:
Latest: (v0.3.2)
ViroWare - http://viroware.com/vwcms.zip

Version 0.3.2 (without CKEditor)
ViroWare - http://viroware.com/vwcms_ncke.zip

Version 0.3
MediaFire - vwcms.zip

SourceForge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vwcms/

Dont post negative comments, I Just wana release this for anyone who DOES wana use it and instead of being immature tell me how i can inprove?

many thanks, Ashley Meah

[MentaL]

[Sav.]

looks nice a little bit better css

[viroware]

When i first started this cms is was to get better with using functions, I did create an option to change what stylesheet to link to the pages. If anyone wishes they can create there own style sheets for ViroWebCMS and then switch between what ones they wana use, I should be updating the style system soon to detect what styles are on the system, then with a simple enable link to activated each style.

[icekiller]

I really like it, I would mess around with the CSS some more and get some colors. But thats also because I'm mega stoned and looking for those EYE POPPING Colors :\

[viroware]

I really like it, I would mess around with the CSS some more and get some colors. But thats also because I'm mega stoned and looking for those EYE POPPING Colors :\

lol ima work more on design, If something is ugly people wont use it but i have to draw the line one how much on style, My main goal of the cms is the code, How it performs ect and security. Styles are optional and can be changed and most people wont use the default theme so i spent limited time on the css.

I did have a diffrent front end system but i cleared it up alot, The newer one is much easyer to edit then the old one. Tonight im going to work on a better style for the admin panel.

Many thanks, Ashley Meah

[Chris]

It seems a little basic. what's the purpose of this? Just someone who wants to run their own website, but doesn't know how to code?

[viroware]

It seems a little basic. what's the purpose of this? Just someone who wants to run their own website, but doesn't know how to code?

I use a cms for my website, Its a much easyer way to manage your sites content, This also has other features to change links and the style and theres a basic mod system. Most websites use CMS, Ragezone uses wordpress what is a CMS.

I have also added a demo:
http://cms.viroware.com/demo/

I am also currently working on a new admin panel for ViroWebCMS, You can find a screenshot here. http://cms.viroware.com/screenshot.png

[s-p-n]

If you're looking for some pointers or tips, WysGui 2.3 is Open Source and is a pretty complete, stable, model to work with.

I made this thread a long while back before I even knew WysGui was going to be.. let alone be open source.

http://forum.ragezone.com/f144/wysgu...source-560848/

I've reached the point FragFrog was talking about with FrogBlog. The sad truth is, I'm pretty much the only developer for WysGui. A few people here/there pitch in some pointers, etc. But it's very rare somebody submits any real code to help my CMS..

I've gotten little over a thousand downloads the entire time, yet hardly anyone ever contacts me/asks for help/asks to help. I consider myself lucky to get this far.. Lately, with the 10 months of inactivity, I've been getting 0 downloads and my rating on OpenSourceCms went down FAR.

During the entire life of Wysgui, one hacker contacted me with a security vulnerability. Since then, nobody unexpected contacted me (with the exception of Mark from OpenSourceCms.com.. which was nice).

So, eh, making a CMS is really a tedious task without much (if any) benefit..

Please do use WysGui 2.3 and contribute to WysGui 4.x (Upcoming and Open Source) or ask about WysGui Evolution (the missing 3.x) (Closed Source)...

And Good luck.

PS: You're more than welcome to use parts of wysgui in your own CMS, or make a CMS using WysGui.

As for me, I'm not even sure if I'll be making a WysGui 4... Though I have a ton of ideas.

[viroware]

If you're looking for some pointers or tips, WysGui 2.3 is Open Source and is a pretty complete, stable, model to work with.

I made this thread a long while back before I even knew WysGui was going to be.. let alone be open source.

http://forum.ragezone.com/f144/wysgu...source-560848/

I've reached the point FragFrog was talking about with FrogBlog. The sad truth is, I'm pretty much the only developer for WysGui. A few people here/there pitch in some pointers, etc. But it's very rare somebody submits any real code to help my CMS..

I've gotten little over a thousand downloads the entire time, yet hardly anyone ever contacts me/asks for help/asks to help. I consider myself lucky to get this far.. Lately, with the 10 months of inactivity, I've been getting 0 downloads and my rating on OpenSourceCms went down FAR.

During the entire life of Wysgui, one hacker contacted me with a security vulnerability. Since then, nobody unexpected contacted me (with the exception of Mark from OpenSourceCms.com.. which was nice).

So, eh, making a CMS is really a tedious task without much (if any) benefit..

Please do use WysGui 2.3 and contribute to WysGui 4.x (Upcoming and Open Source) or ask about WysGui Evolution (the missing 3.x) (Closed Source)...

And Good luck.

PS: You're more than welcome to use parts of wysgui in your own CMS, or make a CMS using WysGui.

As for me, I'm not even sure if I'll be making a WysGui 4... Though I have a ton of ideas.

I dont need any code, I understand html and php the two things for a cms, Also mysql but thats not a programming language. I wont be using WysGui, If i was going to use a cms or blog platform that was not my own, It would be wordpress.

[s-p-n]

I dont need any code, I understand html and php the two things for a cms, Also mysql but thats not a programming language. I wont be using WysGui, If i was going to use a cms or blog platform that was not my own, It would be wordpress.

Hm, I'd use wordpress too, *if I were to use a CMS.

But I think you're misinformed. I wasn't offering you code. Just saying, I made a CMS 3 years ago, so I know a thing or two about the CMS and Open Source Software world that I think you should know. I certainly expect you to code and such all by yourself with the techniques you already know and use.

If you want, you can even build your CMS using WysGui Evolution (If you view the spoiler you'll see a few reasons why you should consider it). But I don't care about that, build your own CMS. Just know what you're in for. If you're able to, I'd be more than happy enough to invite you over to the WysGui 4 development team, as well.

But I don't care if you build your own, use mine, or help build mine. Just saying: custom CMS world can be a very terrible place... Since I've been there/done that, I thought you'd like some pointers, (and possibly some development tools to help you), but I guess not.....

Spoiler:

WysGui Evolution simplifies the task of building a robust, secure, versatile CMS.

WysGui Evolution is more like a foundation to make a better CMS. It has most of the hard stuff implemented. (File managers, theme management, WYSIWYG editors, Syntax-Highlighted Code Editors, BB-code editor, User, Rank, and Group Management, flexible security, and an efficient way to load content..) When you code PHP in WysGui, security is done almost seamlessly through the modules you use.

As you can probably imagine already, Drupal, WordPress- etc, none of them offer the variety of developer tools in quite the form WysGui does.

Which brings me to my next feature: each user/rank can have a control panel of their own, so you can add features such as "Manage Profile", "Friend List", etc, and they'll be very user-friendly, when all the developer has to do is create a few forms & display modules, and add those pages to the user control panel.

Obviously, these features serve no purpose for the developer who wants to quickly and easily add a bunch of third-party CMS-dependent widgets and modules (as of right now). WysGui is mostly aimed towards skilled, picky developers who only use their own code and go code-crazy typing away (like me). You can always add outsourced things (For example, I added the CKeditor, MarkItUp, CodeEditor, etc) very easily by installing them inside modules. (Most scripts say, "Put this in the <head>..</head>.. Put this in the <body>..</body>.. include this file..), WysGui modules have a place for just about any third-party script.. I worked very hard making WysGui JUST as extensible as your own PHP web-site without a CMS.

The problem with that is, those people who can benefit greatly don't look twice at wysgui because they see it as another "learning-curve" when they just want to code away.. (Which is exactly who WysGui Evolution is for.)

Though I can't blame you for not using (or looking twice at) my precious open-source software, as I felt similar when I was making WysGui in the first place. I didn't want to use other CMS- they restricted me from doing things. So I made WysGui, it has all the benefits of a CMS but doesn't restrict me from doing anything.

I can certainly understand how you might think it will restrict you from doing things, but I'd like to believe and try to assure you it won't..

Also, WysGui has just about the worst documentation you'll ever find. It's mixing out-dated tips with deprecated facts. There are spam bots running around posting all over my wiki shit ads that make NO SENSE- and I could really care less about fixing it right now.. not my priority -AT ALL-.

So, My advice to you: Write very thorough documentation for YOUR CMS.

Note: Not asking you to use mine instead of yours at all, just saying.. u can look at mine, view some of the hurdles I went through, possibly use mine to help create yours by actually installing it or just looking at some of the features for ideas, or whatever.. not use it, I really don't care.

[viroware]

I have written a very small document to give people basic information on what functions are used for what to allow people to use these in there mods aswell as if anyone mods virowebcms.

PDF:
http://viroware.com/virowebcms.pdf

EDIT: Just release R0.2, Please download the latest version and upload it to your webhost replacing all files BUT NOT /inc/mysql.php

[viroware]

I have added a licence to ViroWebCMS, For more information please goto:
ViroWare

I have also updated the new news feature. It show the latest posts, But it be shorten down to under 2 lines of text aswell as displying a read more link. It also limit the amount of posts to show what you can change. More information will be coming soon as i plan to open a site like wiki for information and help for ViroWebCMS. wiki seems kinda overdone for me so i paln to create the system myself to keep it low in size and simple. Might also create it as an mod for ViroWebCMS.

Many thanks, Ashley Meah

[SaintsIan]

Ugh... your back-end seriously disgusts me.

[viroware]

Ugh... your back-end seriously disgusts me.

Dont complain without giving me reasons why, I created this for free for who wants to use it if your not giving me reasons/advice why keep negative comments to yourself.

[Jub]

@viroware, hopefully you learn from working hard and reading books. Good luck. A small side note, don't refer to s-p-n's CMS, it's hardly better than yours.

@s-p-n, yours isn't much better than his, if better at all. It's a bunch of crappy unorganized code with a lot of inefficient methods which led to you writing files after files of redundant code.