October (CMS)
| Developer(s) | Alexey Bobkov, Samuel Georges |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 15, 2014[1] |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Content management system |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | http://octobercms.com/ |
October is a free, open source and self-hosted content management system (CMS) based on the PHP programming language and Laravel web application framework. It currently supports MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL for the database backend and uses a flat file database for the front end structure.[2]
October is marketed as a "back to basics" web platform that makes website creation, design, and editing faster and more intuitive. The October CMS covers an extensive range of capabilities such as users, permissions, and plugins; it can be utilized to build everything from simple promotional sites to powerful web applications. Like WordPress, October relies on themes.[3]
The platform is criticised for not being client friendly[4] and is generally favoured among developers[5][6] for having a small learning curve and its unique template system that is easily manageable with version control systems.[7] It is currently the most starred PHP CMS repository hosted on GitHub.[8]
Features
October takes full advantage of its underlying PHP framework, Laravel,[9] and all of these benefits are intrinsically available to the developer.[10] It also offers some features that make it unique as a platform.
- A key feature is Components which are configurable building elements that can be attached to any page.[11]
- Building the administrative interface requires minimal programming.[12]
- Flat-files are used to serve the website structure.[13]
- There is a powerful AJAX framework built in.[12]
- Rich file manager with CDN support and image cropping.
- Updates and plugins are delivered with a package manager.
- Fully functional file manager with optional CDN support.
See also
References
- ↑ "Announcement: OctoberCMS Beta", by daftspunk, May 15, 2014. Retrieved on 18 May 2015.
- ↑ "Laravel 4 File-Based CMS", by Christopher Pitt, February 2, 2014
- ↑ "October CMS: Simple yet Flexible", Retrieved on 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Will Not Be the Year of Flat File Websites", by Steve Burge, January 7, 2014
- ↑ "October CMS, built on top of Laravel, is beautiful, clever and on the way to be the new #1 CMS", by Chris, May 19, 2014
- ↑ "PHP CMS Comparison 2015", by Ryuhei Yokokawa, May 8, 2015
- ↑ "Alternative Content Management — Part 2", by Christos Chiotis, May 20, 2014.
- ↑ "GitHub search", sort:stars language:PHP stars:>1 CMS. Retrieved on 20 May 2015.
- ↑ "Download OctoberCMS - Softpedia", Retrieved on 16 May 2015.
- ↑ "Putting OctoberCMS into words", April 1, 2015
- ↑ "CMS Components", Retrieved on 16 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Introducing October – a Laravel-based CMS", by Nick Salloum, November 17, 2014
- ↑ "Introducing October CMS", by Chad Cantrell, December 30, 2014