open source for magazine

[patrickyoung]

Hi,
Has anyone come across good open source software for creating a magazine / online community website? Ideally, we're looking for something that comes with a cms and is fairly easy to use. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[patrickyoung]

We've downloaded a wordpress theme and think this may provide the solution. To make the site really work it would be great if we could partner up with a web designer (someone who understands how to make wordpress really tick and perhaps also databases). We're a UK pr agency (PRHQ) with experience of print publishing. The idea is to create and run a community orientated online magazine aimed at a niche but highly profitable market. Our director is Kizzi Nkwocha who is a pretty well known media figure. Is there anyone who would be interested in a project like this?

 

[adamblan]

A word of advice: Wordpress is a great cms for your weblog, but Drupal or Joomla! would be a much better choice as a portal CMS & both have loads of templates / modules available.
Personally, I'm liking the MODx cms since it gives much more control over the site's design/dev...

 

[patrickyoung]

A word of advice: Wordpress is a great cms for your weblog, but Drupal or Joomla! would be a much better choice as a portal CMS & both have loads of templates / modules available.
Personally, I'm liking the MODx cms since it gives much more control over the site's design/dev...

Thanks we'll take a look. In particular we're looking for something that would work for a magazine / community site. Is there a particular site that would have something like this that you've come across?