Tibetan Geeks

It's just a program. You install it on your website, and then it has forms and tools to build your website. The "content" (articles and pages) of the site is saved by the CMS into a database.

The good side of a CMS program is that it makes it very easy for non-techie people to make web pages. They don't have to know html, keep track of directories etc. They don't even have to know how a website works at all.

On the other side, you need an administrator, who has to learn the CMS program, databases, etc. — which is more complicated than learning PhotoShop or Word! (Here is more on the pros and cons of using a CMS.)

We get sold on cms like Joomla because everybody carries on about how "easy" they are. Yes they are "easy" for the normal person to add content to the site. That is because a cms is a big program, like PhotoShop or DreamWeaver. It is only "easy" because there is some skilled person, taking lots of time and work, on the back-end building of the cms. A good, complete cms site should have at least 2 months lead time for an experienced person to create. This is not counting deciding on the contents and design of the site, making the page design itself, etc.!

The popular CMS programs these days are WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. See all cms files, or selected files below:

• 1 December 2009 An introduction to CMS: What is it? Why use one - or why not? Who is using them?
• 1 December 2009 Pros and cons of using a CMS: What? there could be a bad side to using a CMS? naaaahhhhh ...
• Comparing CMSs: Things to think about when choosing a CMS, and details comparing Drupal, Joomla, MediaWiki, and WordPress. Also some definitions of common CMS words
• Content management systems: links to general information, with list of Tibetan websites using CMS's.
• 1 December 2009 CMS administration: There's more to using a CMS than making the articles.
• More about CMSs: Links for Joomla, WordPress, Wikis, and video CMSs. Info about using them.

• Drupal links
  Links to good sites for building in Drupal
• See all Drupal files

• What are Joomla extensions, components, modules, plug-ins?
  Explanation, and a table comparing details.
• A cheatsheet for creating a Joomla extension — component, module, plug-in.
  With code and references.
• See all Joomla files

• 15 may 2010 WordPress 3.0 coming soon - custom post types!
  on the Tibetan Geeks Forum
• 3 December 2009 WordPress links
  Links to good sites for building in WordPress
• WordPress plug-ins
  Plugins being used or considered, with notes and sources.
• See all WordPress files

• 4 December 2009 Video sharing specs
  Things to think about when looking for hosting, apps, or plug-ins for a video website.
• 4 December 2009 Video sharing links
  Links to good sites for building a video sharing website in a cms.
• 4 December 2009 Video sharing links
  Links to good sites for building a video sharing website in WordPress.

Most of these were built by Tibetans here in Dharamshala.

GangKyi.com – GangKyi.com: Dharamshala Tibetan news.

Custom CMS in PHP.

KalonTripa.org – Kalon Tripa 2011: Online nominations and endorsements for Kalon Tripa election in 2011.

Now Joomla

Was originally custom PHP by Tenzin Lodoue

Khapar.com – Khapar: Tibetan phone directory.

Custom CMS in PHP.

NamgyalMonastery.org – Namgyal Monastery: About the monastery, and Dalai Lama teachings videos.

Custom Ruby on Rails.

Phayul.com – Phayul Tibetan News: Local and international.

Custom CMS in ASP.

SFTIndia.org – Students for a Free Tibet India: Action for Tibet in India.

WordPress

TendhakArt.com – Tendhak Art: Paintings of Tenzin Dhakpa

WordPress

TibetatUN.org – Tibet at United Nations: Organisation for representing Tibet at the UN.

WordPress

Tibet.net – Tibet.net: Website of Central Tibetan Administration.

Custom CMS in PHP.

TheTibetPost.com – Tibet Post: Tibetan local and international news.

Joomla

TibetSun.com – Tibet Sun: Tibetan local and international news.

Radiant (Ruby on Rails)

Tibetan.fr – La Communauté Tibétaine de France: Tibetan community in France.

SPIP

TibetanLibrary.org (was ltwa.net) – Library of Tibetan Works and Archives: World-reknowned.

Joomla.

TibetanUprising.org – Tibetan Uprising: The 2008 March to Tibet.

WordPress

TibTec.org – Tibetan Technology Center: Stories of Tibetans in IT

Drupal

TibetPedia.net – TibetPedia: News of Tibet situation.

WordPress

TYCDelhi.org – Regional Tibetan Youth Congress – Delhi

WordPress

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