What is PostNuke (PN)?
postnuke: an open source content management system Some may see PN as a weblog or content management system. But PN is more than that, PostNuke is a community, content, collaborative management system, a C3MS. It's your electronic toolbox, a set of tools allowing you to build a dynamically generated web site that five years ago would have cost thousands of dollars to launch.
What makes PN unique?
PN is unique because it not only provides you with a wonderful set of tools, but it provides you with a community of users. PN is a community that responds to you when you need help or information. (Visit the support forums here: http://forums.postnuke.com)
Why is PN popular?
Because it is easy to install, easy to understand/use, and easy to administer. Anyone from the novice to the expert can install and adminster a PN site. If you can transfer files to your hosting account then you can install PN. Above all these things, you can manage your site's content and data through any Internet connected web browser, anytime, anywhere! (Download the current version here: http://download.hostnuke.com/pafiledb.php?action=viewall)
Many have also discovered PN doesn't fit in to any of the traditional definitions of a content management system. For example, PN is much more than a "blog" although it can be a blog. PN is more than a "content management system" although it does manage content. So as you can see, PN can do all these things and much more...PN adds another ingredient to the recipe, it provides you with a site to build a community, a community that interacts with the content so they can call it their own. Again this is why we've called it a C3MS, Community, Content, and Collaborative Management System.
So in the end what is PostNuke?
PN is many things to many people; it's a chameleon of sorts, taking on the demands of what you want to accomplish as a webmaster, publisher, or community developer with ease. And in the end, it is a set of tools you can use to extend your business, your hobbies, and your life online.
Yes, there are similar packages like this available, there are other choices you can make... but where else do you get such a passionate community of people, so willing to work together to achieve common goals? The pnCommunity is second to none; the PostNuke software stands above the rest because of this community effort.
Welcome to PostNuke!
Welcome to the "pnCommunity"! The years ahead promise to have many new things in store. Come join us and get to know your pnCommunity, get involvedtoday.
Basic PostNuke Features
General:
- Modular Structure
- Customized Functionality through Third-Party Modules
- Advanced User Group Permissions System
- Multi-language Support (Approximately 36 Language Packs Available)
- Embedded WYSIWYG HTML Editor Activated on Most Text Entry Areas
- Site Search
- Advanced API (Application Programming Interface)
- Focused on High Level of Security
- Easy-to-Use Guided Browser Based Installation
- Easily Change/Customize Your Site's Look/Feel Through Plug-in Themes
- Provides advanced content management features while promoting collaboration, communication and community around the content.
A Short List of Available Modules
- News Publishing
- Content Management
- RSS Feeds
- Voting Booth/Polls
- Banners Module
- Comments Module- allows other modules, including Downloads, Web_Links, News, and Reviews to attach comments to posted content.
- FAQ Module
- Forums Module
- Member's List
- Private Messaging
- Ratings Module
- Recommend Us Module
- Reviews Module
- Sections Module
- Stats Module