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Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points
Posted by Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

Simple CMS?

Hi guys,

I have built a lot of sites for people, but I have come to a client who wants a Shopify site for its CMS ability.

I have finished the website (html, css, Java)

I was woundering is there a good CMS that works with already made sites? Shopify was just a random site that the client come across.

Thanks guys for any advice.

2 Answers

Matthew Mascioni
Matthew Mascioni
20,444 Points
Matthew Mascioni
Matthew Mascioni
20,444 Points

Two great, developer friendly sites come to mind where you can easily apply the code you've already written:

  • Barley: The great feature with this CMS is the ability to edit content inline (clients dig that!) It manages pages pretty well, and is hosted. ($12/month, with a free trial)
  • Perch: It costs a little more, but is self-hosted and extremely extendable. To my knowledge though, it doesn't have the ability to edit inline like Barley. ($79 one-time per website)
Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points
Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

I will give them a look thanks Matthew.

Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points
Adam Smallman
Adam Smallman
4,182 Points

Barley is Amazing! Works very well and is easy to port from HTML to Barley!

Thanks so much Matthew!