26 Useful CMS

in cms/themes

Social Networking

1. Pligg

Use Pligg content management system to start your own social networking community in minutes.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Pligg:

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2. Moveable Type

An all-in-one social publishing platform.

Features: Open source (Developers), Free (Individual bloggers), Commercial, Self-Hosted

Site using Movable Type:

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3. GroupSite

Create discussion forums, blogs, group calenders, and more.

Features: Free (Ad supported), Commercial, Hosted

Site using GroupSite:

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4. CrowdVine

Create a community around your conference.

Features: Free (Ad supported, 500 Attendees Max), Commercial, Hosted

Site using CrowdVine:

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5. Boonex Dolphin

Create your own community site with Dolphin

Features: Free (Ad supported), Commercial, Self-Hosted

Site using Boonex Dolphin:

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6. Elgg

Build out your social networking vision.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Elgg:

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7. KickApps

Provides social tools for collaboration and communication.

Features: Commercial (30-day free trial), Self-Hosted

Site using KickApps:

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8. Ning

With Ning you can create your own custom social network.

Features: Commercial, Hosted, Self-Hosted

Site using Ning:

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9. Hotaru CMS

All the plugins you need to make your own Digg-style community.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Hotaru CMS:

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10. OSQA

An open source Q&A system.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using OSQA:

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Multimedia

11. Media Core

Delivers an exceptional media experience to any site that depends on delivering video or audio to its users.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Media Core:

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12. PHPmotion

A free video sharing software that also has support for other types of media such as audio/mp3 sharing.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using PHPmotion:

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Collaboration

13. Confluence

An application developed to help people work better together and share information effortlessly.

Features: Commercial, Self-Hosted, Hosted

Site using Confluence:

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14. Redmine

A flexible project management web application, written using Ruby on Rails framework it is cross-platform and cross-database.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Redmine:

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15. xWiki

A collaboration software developed in Java and under the LGPL open source license.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using xWiki:

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Microblogging

16. Tumblr

A full featured blogging platform that lets you effortlessly share anything.

Features: Free, Hosted, Self-Hosted

Site using Tumblr:

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17. Posterous

A blogging web application that lets you post from your email or from a browser bookmarklet.

Features: Free, Hosted, Self-Hosted

Site using Posterous:

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18. Status.net

An open source microblogging platform that helps you share and connect in real-time within your own domain.

Features: Open source, Hosted, Self-Hosted

Site using Status.net:

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19. Jaiku

You can use Jaiku to create your activity stream.

Features: Free, Hosted

Site using Jaiku:

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E-commerce

20. Devhub

Devhub can make creating your own sites fun, rewarding and profitable.

Features: Free, Self-Hosted

Site using Devhub:

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21. Magneto

Ecommerce platform for growth.

Features: Open source, Commercial (Enterprise Edition), Self-Hosted

Site using Magneto:

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22. Pretashop

Free e-Commerce shopping cart software.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Pretashop:

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23. Zen Cart

A free, user-friendly, open source shopping cart software.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Zen Cart:

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24. Oscommerce

An open source online shop e-commerce solution that is available for free under the GNU General Public License.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Oscommerce:

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25. Opencart

A shopping cart solution that is designed to be feature rich, easy to use, search engine friendly and visually appealing.

Features: Open source, Self-Hosted

Site using Opencart:

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26. Vendr

Make any website with a product to sell into an online store.

Features: Commercial (Free up to 5 products), Self-Hosted

Site using Vendr:

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