browser-based content editors - Opinions?

[pablogosse]

Hi all. Just wondering if anyone has any opinions they'd care to share regarding browser-based content editors such as that found at http://www.editize.com/.

I'm webmaster at the university of northern british columbia, and I'm currently rebuilding the site from the ground up, and I want to implement a CMS as much as possible throughout the site, and am exploring the different browser-based content editors available.

Editize seems like it's pretty nice, but it doesn't have support for including images. While that's not a HUGE concern, it would be a nice feature to have.

Does anyone out there have any experience with Editize or other similar products such as Ephox EditLive (http://www.ephox.com/product/editliveforjava/default.asp)?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Pablo

[stuartc1]

Just finnished building a CMS.... I used the WYSIWYG part supplied from Web Edit Pro (http://www.webedpro.com) as its bought as 100% source code (you can edit the code to fit your needs). I spend a week or so recoding it so it uses a DataBase instead of flat html files, I also has to do some work on the graphic part (only because it now uses a DB).
But you should take a look at it, it has a pretty good graphics manager built, and lots of other features, and its available in either PHP, Perl, or ASP.

Hope this helps you.

[pablogosse]

Hmmmm, this looks very interesting.

I'm going to have to modify it such that it pulls content from a database instead of flat files, as you've done. I don't want people to have access to entire directories, or the ability to create new content themselves, just to edit content I've already defined as editable by them (which will ultimately be quite a lot).

Thanks for the tip. This could be exactly what I'm looking for.

Cheers,
Pablo

[Bunkermaster]

just finished building my CMS too. The image including part took about 2 hours to code and to hackproof ;)
I can now upload images (GIFs or JPEGs) and link them to related article or reuse formerly uploaded images so that I don't have to upload new stuff everytime.
Basic stuff but fo basic small business first web appearance (lots of potential here). :D