CMS/portal system for website? Help me out!

[Mikhailtech]

Been out of the loop on the latest freeware CMS/portal systems. I'm developing another website/message board that will have a substantial amount of content. I already have VB for my message board, but I still need a highly customizable software package for the main site.

In the past I've used PHP-Nuke, very heavily modified, but the thing got hacked over and over. I also looked into Mambo but never went far with it. Anyone have any links/suggestions/site examples? It has to look professional as a large audience will be viewing it.

Thanks!

[forumguy]

MKPortal.it

That's a pretty good one. Easy to setup and it can automatically integrate with your forum's colours.

[TruthElixirX]

http://vBdrupal.org

vB Drupal is good. I use it.

[Mikhailtech]

thanks for the input (I'm looking into them), anyone else?

[Carlos X]

I will use this thread as future reference, because I'm looking into a nice CMS for my VB when I do get one.

Question to those who suggested sites: Does this [program] work for multiple sites setup?

[Mikhailtech]

I know you guys run your websites on SOMETHING. what does everyone here use?

[TruthElixirX]

Most people here use vB Advance, which is more of a portal than CMS.

[Mikhailtech]

I've looked into VBA, but it seems like it's simply a re-compilation of forum data? I'm looking for something that can house its own articles (even if the articles are written in some sort of thread in a forum). I've used PHP-Nuke in the past for this, which is also a portal system.

Anyone have examples of solid VBA sites that are more than just a few boxes with links to threads/polls/whatever in the message board?

[forumguy]

MKPortal? Try it. It's good.

[amitts]

I am enjoying Joomla! and others have very good things to say about Drupal. You can try both of these as well as other open source CMS' at OpenSourceCMS.

Hope that helps...

[Mikhailtech]

Thoughts on Mambo? http://www.mamboserver.com

[Kohhal]

I use Subdreamer, it's good

[Jan Klerks]

I've been looking for years for a system in which I could have some informative magazine like front thingy for my forum. In the end decided to code my own.

[forumguy]

Thoughts on Mambo? http://www.mamboserver.com

I used Mambo/Joomla!. Not very good. And their bridges are very unstable.

[TruthElixirX]

I've looked into VBA, but it seems like it's simply a re-compilation of forum data? I'm looking for something that can house its own articles (even if the articles are written in some sort of thread in a forum). I've used PHP-Nuke in the past for this, which is also a portal system.

Anyone have examples of solid VBA sites that are more than just a few boxes with links to threads/polls/whatever in the message board?

vB Drupal then.