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ExpressionEngine is fast becoming one of the best Content Management Systems on the market.
Although it’s proprietary - yep, you have to pay for a license to use it - it has the best feature set ‘out of the box’ than any other CMS we’ve looked at: a simple PayPal eCommerce facility, photo gallery with image editing toolset, mailing list functionality built in, membership management, user access levels - it’s all there.
A separate discussion forum can also be added, providing seamless integration with the membership functions of the main site.
Blog platform
Available in both personal and commercial versions, it’s a fully geared up blog platform straight out of the box. So you can run your blog as an integral part of your website, with RSS feed generation coming in as standard.
Fully customisable CMS
Unlike most other publishing systems, ExpressionEngine doesn’t force you to work in a certain way. It adapts to your process. The control panel used for access to the website content can be customised, as can the website front end, which means that ExpressionEngine can be adapted to any type of site, any type of organisation.
Future proof your website investment
That’s a BIG plus, because your investment is virtually future-proofed.
No more expensive redesigns - any custom requirements can be accommodated easily since it’s built using open source PHP (and utilising the CodeIgniter MVC development framework from version 2.0). It’s modular by design, enabling you to easily add new features and capability with add-on modules, plugins, and extensions. Included by default are 17 add-on modules, access to over 100 plugins, and dozens of extension hooks.
Using a standard MySQL database at the back end, this is a CMS which is built on standard hosting platform software, so can be hosted almost anywhere that utilises a standard LAMP server set up.
Manage multiple sites from one CMS panel
Got more than one site? Need an all-in-one multiple site CMS? ExpressionEngine also has a separate multiple site manager which comes with the ability to manage 3 EE sites from the one install. You don’t need to buy single EE licenses for each either. Additional sites can be added to the MSM by purchasing additional (much lower-priced) EE licenses.
Best CMS technical support
ExpressionEngine users also enjoy total peace of mind knowing that EllisLab Inc - the producers of EE - provide the best technical support in the business. EllisLab are totally committed to helping users succeed on the web and if you have a question or a problem, they’re there to help. And since half of EE users are themselves web-developers, there is a wealth of expertise available.
All things considered, ExpressionEngine ticks all the boxes for a fully-functional, very flexible and expandable solution for a personal site or major web presence.
