Theocacao: Theocacao's Content Tool

Theocacao's Content Tool

I've gotten some questions about this site's content management tool. It's actually a completely new piece of software, and will be released to the public after some refinements are made. The core framework is being used on several sites at the moment, and I'm going to merge improvements from those back into the system used here.

Why write another content engine? Quite simply, there was nothing out there that matched what I wanted, and I looked for quite a while. Everything I found had complexity in the places where things should be simple, and vice-versa. And other than plugins, none of them seem to be easy to customize.

The content tool I'm using is not at all specific to blogs. For that matter, there's very little to the "application" itself. The meat is the underlying framework I've developed. None of the other sites that use the framework actually do content management.

The publishing-specific code used here - including the comment system and RSS feed generation - is right around 400 lines. That's with whitespace. :) I expect that number to drop quite a bit when I merge in the improvements made elsewhere.

Theocacao's Content Tool
Posted Jan 23, 2005 — 9 comments below

Morgan Aldridge — Jan 23, 05 72

I've disliked most of the content management systems I've used. I've currently settled on textpatter, but would love to give another a try once you release it.

I started my first web sites before the whole concept of the 'blog (you know, when it used to be in your news section), so I prefer "content management" software over "blog" software.

Eric Czarny — Jan 27, 05 75

I would love to run your content management tool on my journal. If it is written in PHP, even better (as I am more proficient in it rather than Perl). Would you be willing to possibly give me a sneak peek of your system? I haven't finished my own journal's design so it probably wouldn't be put into use for several weeks yet. Of course, I would supply ample credit when I actually utilize the system.

If you wish to contact me I supplied my address in this comment. Thanks a lot!

Scott Stevenson — Jan 27, 05 76

It is written in PHP, but I don't think it's quite ready for a sneak peek. The tool itself actually is, but the framework is not.

Eric Czarny — Jan 27, 05 77

Well, when it's ready I'll be waiting to get my hands on it <Smile>

Scott Smith — Jan 28, 05 78

Sounds kinda like Blosxom to me. That is a good tool that is very small and compact for blogs.

I would be interested in trying it out if I didn't run my site off of Blogger already.

Scott Stevenson — Jan 28, 05 79

I did look at Blosxom, and it seems good. I was a bit turned off by the fact that it was written in Perl and (apparently) uses the file system instead of a database.

Eric Czarny — Jan 31, 05 80

I also looked at Blosxom and immediately decided against using it. As it is written in Perl I knew I wouldn't have been able to write my own improvements. Luckily it looks like Scott's content management tool should prove to be exactly what the doctor ordered. I will be keeping my eyes posted for word on its release.

Scott Stevenson — Jan 31, 05 81

The fact that there's interest moves it up in the priority list.

Eric — Feb 02, 05 82

Scott, it appears that your contact page on Tree House Ideas can't be found. I wanted to get in touch with you in order to gather a little more information about your content management tool. If you get the chance, could you email me at eczarny at divisiblebyzero dot com so that I can get back to you with my questions? Thanks a million.

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