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Sunday 11 May 2003 3:37:19 pm
Hi!
so I've been playing with ezpublish 3.0, at the core it seems fantastic, and it doesn't seem like it's really mature yet. It seems like there's lots of potential, but very little is actually "implemented" 1- like the admin interface is missing the bulkmail features... 2- the "address" class doesn't really seem implemented (it's just a text field so you really can't do things like check the zip code without trying to parse the entire address text box, all websites these days have a form to fill out for addresses which seems missing here)
3- file browsing interface
I know you can upload files, are the file/directory browsing capabilities there? 4- polls? I know there's tons of ways to implement this yourself, but It seems like ezpublish2.2 seems a lot easier to use out of the box.
ie. ezpublish3.0 is a great engine, but ezpublish 2.2 is an implemented CMS with the features you need for a site.
IE, if ezp was a car, 3.0 would be a fantastic engine, and a list of great parts, but ezp2.2 is a full car you can drive, with a steering wheel, cup holder, and radio.
Even for collaboration, does 3.0 have a real do-it-yourself attitude?
ie, if I created an "address" class in the admin interface, there's no way to export a class definition so it can become a standard! *sigh* it looks like ezp is still a great forward thinking system for people who want to *create* a cms, but 2.2.x seemed like a cms. what does everyone think?
cheers!
-Josh (ps, in no way is this a criticism of the ezp team who is doing a fantastic job, I'm just trying to get a dialog going here, and see if we can offer some suggestions like ways to collaborate on class definitions so we can establish some standards, and build a CMS on top of the terrific engine provided, or if someone from the ezp team can tell us, "yes, we're working on this!") oh, and also, is there a way to set e-mail notification when you get a reply in this forum!? (I have to keep checking to see if anyone's wrote back, thanks!)
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