Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:14

Joomla CCK Research

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This is a growing area of Joomla, Content Construction Kit. There are many CCKs out there but some are dead projects, some are very limited and some use Joomla's article system. There are no real outstanding CCK yet but I am hoping there will be soon.

I imagine a CCK would allow me to build a asimple directory of any type and if need can be expanded to have a more complex role.

I am going to list here all the CCKs I have looked at.

  • Joomla com_content
    • Articles can only be in 1 category
    • Custom Fields
    • Nested Permissions
    • SEF works great
    • Highly compatible with all components, plugins and modules
    • No WYSIWUG
    • Must always have a content filed
    • Can change all layouts with standard Joomla layout overrides
    • Has smart search
    • Can have multiple search plugins with category filter
  • Mosets
    • dated admin + code
    • no smart search
    • no support
    • Bug fixes are a luxury, even with a subscription
    • does not support permissions
    • Can run multiple projects
    • can use joomla content plugins
    • Custom Fields
  • Zoo
    • Dated admin
    • has a lot of support from other software creators
    • Very expensive
    • Custom Fields
  • K2
    • UI is OK
    • SEF contrial is bvasic and does not seem to work correctly.
    • ok for articles and article based Knowledge Bases, but not suitable for directories or other data stores.
    • Can only run 1 database/project
    • Has smart search
    • Can have multiple search plugins with category filter
    • Does support permissions
    • Articles can only be in a single category
    • can use joomla content plugins
    • Popular
    • Not updated often but still alive.
  • King Content
    • SEF sucks
    • dated admin
    • seems like mosets tree
    • no support
    • Dead project, author cannot be contacted and site is infested with spam
    • Custom Fields
  • Seblod
    • stupid
    • not what I want
  • Sobipro
    • expensive
    • difficult to configure or template
    • Custom Fields
  • Fabric
    • database driven
    • not what I want
  • FLEXIcontent
    • well supported
    • uses joomlas articles and categories - This could be a downside
    • popular
    • uses Joomla's core articles and extends them
    • Articles can be in multiple categories
    • Can use most Joomla com_content moduels and plugins
    • Updated often
  • Ekerlabs Power Content
    • The one to watch. I am waiting until a few key features have been added to migrate to it. Author is passionate and the code is clean
    • Manages its own themes by creating override templates in your joomla template for each PC Theme you create.
    • Does not support permissions
    • Admin Layout is not bad and easy to use
    • Articles can be in multiple categories
    • Custom Fields
  • Content Builder
    • Not tried
  • OrdaSoft CCK
    • Not Tried
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