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  1. ffmike revised this gist Feb 2, 2010. 1 changed file with 9 additions and 1 deletion.
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    Rails CMS alternatives
    ======================
    Note: project activity was checked on 11/26/09.
    Note: project activity was checked on 11/26/09 for most of these projects, and the "last update" field has not been kept up to date since then.

    Active projects:
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    Last update: 11/20/09
    Not really a CMS, more of a way to spin up an administrative backend via generators

    Webiva
    repo: http://www.github.com/cykod/Webiva
    site: http://www.webiva.org/
    demo: http://demo.webiva.net/
    "A content management system for people who love to build websites"
    Last update: 2/1/10
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Zena
    repo: http://github.com/zena/zena
    site: http://zenadmin.org/en
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    Last update: 11/24/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Sandstone
    repo: http://github.com/vigetlabs/sandstone
    site: http://www.viget.com/extend/sandstone-a-drop-in-cms-for-existing-rails-applications/
    "A resourceful plugin providing lightweight content management functionality to Rails applications"
    Last update: 4/23/09 (but there are more recently-updated forks)
    Plugin to provide CMS resources to a Rails application

    Seed
    repo: http://github.com/desaperados/seed
    demo: http://seed.mediacollectiveslice.com/ (admin/administrator)
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    Note: project activity was checked on 11/26/09.

    Active projects:
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    adva-cms
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    Last update: 11/25/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Vrame
    repo: http://github.com/sebastiandeutsch/vrame
    "a CMS based on Ruby on Rails"
    Last update: 11/28/09
    Engine-based CMS

    Inactive projects:
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    Ansuz CMS
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    Last update: Jan. 2009?
    Dedicated CMS and groupware app built on top of Rails


    Dead projects:
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    Rubricks
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    "a Common Sense CMS"
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Skyline
    repo: http://github.com/digitpaint/skyline
    site: http://www.skylinecms.nl/
    Last update: 11/26/09
    "extremely flexible and expandable open source content management system"
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Slate
    repo: A version is at http://github.com/scharfie/slate but the actual running code does not seem to be available
    site: http://slatecms.wvu.edu/
    "focused on rapid production of traditional-style Web sites"
    Hosted CMS for West Virginia University only

    Static
    repo: http://github.com/trevorturk/static/
    site: http://almosteffortless.com/static/
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    "Manage content with style"
    Last update: 2007?
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Railfrog
    repo: http://github.com/railfrog/railfrogcms
    site: http://railfrog.com/
    last update: 9/21/09 - project may be reviving
    "the CMS for the rest of us"
    Dedicated or engine-based CMS

    Thetis
    repo: None - versions available by download
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    Blog engines
    Enki http://www.enkiblog.com
    Mephisto http://mephistoblog.com/
    Typo http://wiki.github.com/fdv/typo/
    Static page generators
    Jekyll http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll
    Nanoc http://nanoc.stoneship.org/
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    Related:
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    Blog engines - Mephisto
    Git based versioning/authoring systems - Jekyll
    Static page generators - Nanoc, Staticmatic
    Wikis - Wagn, Redmine
    Blog engines
    Enki http://www.enkiblog.com
    Mephisto http://mephistoblog.com/
    Static page generators
    Jekyll http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll
    Nanoc http://nanoc.stoneship.org/
    StaticMatic http://staticmatic.rubyforge.org/
    Webby http://webby.rubyforge.org/
    Wikis
    Redmine http://www.redmine.org/ (also project management)
    Wagn http://www.wagn.org/
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    "Humane Content Management for Rails"
    gem-based dedicated CMS

    Goldberg
    site: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-goldberg
    repo: http://github.com/urbanus/goldberg (rails 2.3 compatible fork at http://github.com/lardawge/goldberg)
    "the rapid website framework for Ruby on Rails"
    Last update: 4/28/09
    plugin-based CMS

    Kete
    repo: http://github.com/kete/kete/
    site: http://kete.net.nz/
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    Related:
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    Blog engines
    Mephisto http://mephistoblog.com/
    Static page generators
    Jekyll http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll
    Nanoc http://nanoc.stoneship.org/
    StaticMatic http://staticmatic.rubyforge.org/
    Webby http://webby.rubyforge.org/
    Wikis
    Redmine http://www.redmine.org/ (also project management)
    Wagn http://www.wagn.org/
    Blog engines - Mephisto
    Git based versioning/authoring systems - Jekyll
    Static page generators - Nanoc, Staticmatic
    Wikis - Wagn, Redmine
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    Related:
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    Blog engines - Mephisto
    Git based versioning/authoring systems - Jekyll
    Static page generators - Nanoc, Staticmatic
    Wikis - Wagn, Redmine
    Blog engines
    Mephisto http://mephistoblog.com/
    Static page generators
    Jekyll http://wiki.github.com/mojombo/jekyll
    Nanoc http://nanoc.stoneship.org/
    StaticMatic http://staticmatic.rubyforge.org/
    Webby http://webby.rubyforge.org/
    Wikis
    Redmine http://www.redmine.org/ (also project management)
    Wagn http://www.wagn.org/
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    "a Common Sense CMS"
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Static
    repo: http://github.com/trevorturk/static/
    site: http://almosteffortless.com/static/
    demo: http://static.heroku.com/
    "super simple Rails CMS built for Heroku"
    Last update: 10/16/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Station
    repo: http://github.com/atd/station
    site: http://rstation.wordpress.com/
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    Active projects:
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    adva-cms
    repo: http://github.com/svenfuchs/adva_cms/
    site: http://adva-cms.org/
    Last update: 11/24/09
    "the cutting edge Rails CMS platform"
    Engine-based CMS

    BrowserCMS
    repo: http://github.com/browsermedia/browsercms
    site: http://www.browsercms.org/
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    Last update: 2/26/09
    plugin CMS functionality for any Rails app

    Geego
    repo: None - versions available by download
    site: http://www.geegocms.com/
    "Manage content with style"
    Last update: 2007?
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Thetis
    repo: None - versions available by download
    site: http://thetis-sysph.sourceforge.net/
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    site: http://widgetfinger.com
    Thoughtbot site that allowed generating brochureware right in the browser.
    Scheduled to go offline 12/21/2009

    Related:
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    Blog engines - Mephisto
    Git based versioning/authoring systems - Jekyll
    Static page generators - Nanoc, Staticmatic
    Wikis - Wagn, Redmine
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    Rails CMS alternatives
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    Active projects:
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    BrowserCMS
    repo: http://github.com/browsermedia/browsercms
    site: http://www.browsercms.org/
    Last update: 11/25/09
    "Humane Content Management for Rails"
    gem-based dedicated CMS

    Kete
    repo: http://github.com/kete/kete/
    site: http://kete.net.nz/
    Last update: 11/20/09
    "a mashup between content management and knowledge management"
    Dedicated app, closer to wiki/blog than CMS

    Radiant
    repo: http://github.com/radiant/radiant
    site: http://radiantcms.org/
    demo: http://radiantcms.org/demo/ (admin/radiant)
    "Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams."
    Last update: 11/13/09
    Engine-based CMS, mature project

    Refinery
    repo: http://refinerycms.org/
    site: http://refinerycms.com/
    demo: http://demo.refinerycms.com/session/new (demo/demo)
    "a simple, easy to use, well presented content manager for small businesses."
    Last update: 11/24/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Seed
    repo: http://github.com/desaperados/seed
    demo: http://seed.mediacollectiveslice.com/ (admin/administrator)
    Last update: 9/22/09
    "a Common Sense CMS"
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Station
    repo: http://github.com/atd/station
    site: http://rstation.wordpress.com/
    "Station is to Rails in Content Management System like Rails is to Ruby in Web Development."
    Last update: 11/21/09
    Engine-based CMS

    Typus
    repo: http://intraducibles.com/projects/typus
    site: http://github.com/fesplugas/typus
    demo: http://typus.heroku.com/ ([email protected] / columbia)
    "Trusted users editing structured content"
    Last update: 11/20/09
    Not really a CMS, more of a way to spin up an administrative backend via generators

    Zena
    repo: http://github.com/zena/zena
    site: http://zenadmin.org/en
    "CMS (content managment system) with a focus on usability, ease of customization and web 2.0 goodness"
    Last update: 11/25/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Inactive projects:
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    Ansuz CMS
    repo: http://github.com/knewter/ansuz
    site: http://ansuzcms.com/
    "an open source Content Management System built in Ruby on Rails."
    Last update: 3/19/09
    Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

    Comatose
    repo: http://github.com/darthapo/comatose/
    site: http://comatose.rubyforge.org/
    "a micro CMS implemented as a Rails plugin"
    Last update: 2/26/09
    plugin CMS functionality for any Rails app

    Thetis
    repo: None - versions available by download
    site: http://thetis-sysph.sourceforge.net/
    demo: http://sysphonic.com/thetis/
    "The World-Strongest Groupware"
    Last update: Jan. 2009?
    Dedicated CMS and groupware app built on top of Rails

    Dead projects:
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    Rubricks
    repo: http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubricks/
    site: http://rubricks.org/index_en.html
    "Ajax style content management system powered by Rails"
    Last Update: Nov. 2008

    Widgetfinger
    site: http://widgetfinger.com
    Thoughtbot site that allowed generating brochureware right in the browser.
    Scheduled to go offline 12/21/2009