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What is Concrete CMS?
Concrete CMS (formerly Concrete5) is a free and open source, PHP built content management system for content on the web and also for intranets. It is optimized to support the creation of online magazines and newspapers.
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- Mobile optimization / responsive design (39)9.797%
- WYSIWYG editor (42)9.292%
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Concrete CMS (formerly Concrete5) is a free and open source, PHP built content management system for content on the web and also for intranets. It is optimized to support the creation of online magazines and newspapers.
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What is Concrete CMS?
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) is an Open Source Content Management System for teams. The vendor states users can run a secure website that content contributors will love using with Concrete CMS. Concrete is a platform that grows with the user's needs.
The user experience is built around in-context editing and is designed to be as easy to use as a word processor so that users spend less time training people, and less time having to fix things.
As an open source framework the user can build complex applications as features like permissions, workflow, file management, calendar, forms, SEO and so much more are built right in. A marketplace of add-ons & themes and an active community can help quickly deliver solutions using Concrete CMS.
The vendor boasts fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, individuals and the U.S. Army as users of Concrete CMS to power critical parts of their web presence.
Concrete CMS Features
Web Content Creation Features
- Supported: WYSIWYG editor
- Supported: Code quality / cleanliness
- Supported: Content versioning
- Supported: Admin section
- Supported: Page templates
- Supported: Library of website themes
- Supported: Mobile optimization / responsive design
- Supported: Publishing workflow
- Supported: Form generator
- Supported: Content scheduling
Web Content Management Features
- Supported: Internal content search
- Supported: Content taxonomy
- Supported: SEO support
- Supported: Browser compatibility
- Supported: Bulk management
- Supported: Page caching
- Supported: Availability / breadth of extensions
- Supported: E-commerce / shopping cart extension
- Supported: Community / comment management
- Supported: Import / export
Platform & Infrastructure Features
- Supported: API
- Supported: Internationalization / multi-language
Security Features
- Supported: Role-based user permissions
- Supported: Multi-factor authentication
- Supported: User-level audit trail
- Supported: Version history
- Supported: Simple roll-back capabilities
CMS programming language or framework Features
- Supported: PHP
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Concrete CMS Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | anywhere |
| Supported Languages | arabic, bangla, bosnian, chinese, czech, danish, dutch, english, estonian, finnish, french, german, greek, hebrew, hungarian, icelandic, indonesian, italian, japanese, korean, lithuanian, malay, persian, polish, portuguese, romanian, russian, slovak, spanish, swedish, thai, turkish, vietnamese, welsh |
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Concrete CMS (formerly Concrete5) is a free and open source, PHP built content management system for content on the web and also for intranets. It is optimized to support the creation of online magazines and newspapers.
Reviewers rate Code quality / cleanliness and Admin section and Page templates highest, with a score of 10.
The most common users of Concrete CMS are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Smooth User Interface: Many users have praised the smooth user interface of the product, stating that it is intuitive and easy to navigate. Several reviewers have mentioned that they appreciate the clean design and well-organized layout, which enhances their overall experience.
Reliable Performance: Numerous customers have commended the reliable performance of the product. Several reviewers have stated that it consistently meets their expectations and performs tasks efficiently without any glitches or slowdowns. Users have expressed satisfaction with its stability and responsiveness.
Versatile Features: A significant number of users have highlighted the versatility of features offered by the product. Some reviewers have mentioned that it provides a wide range of functionalities, allowing them to accomplish various tasks effectively. The availability of customizable options has also been appreciated by several customers, as it caters to individual preferences and requirements.
Confusing User Interface: Many users have expressed frustration with the confusing and difficult-to-navigate user interface of Concrete5. They find it challenging to complete tasks efficiently due to the lack of intuitive design and organization.
Slow Rendering of Admin Pages: Some users have reported experiencing slow rendering of admin pages, particularly when using older computers. This sluggish performance hampers their productivity and can be frustrating during day-to-day usage.
Limited Customization Options: Users have voiced their concerns about the limited customization options in Concrete5. They feel that these options are buried within the software, making it harder for them to personalize their websites according to their specific preferences and requirements.
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Concrete5 is easier to use than Drupal or Joomla, and beats them in terms of features. WordPress gives Concrete5 a run for its money as far as extension and theme availability, as well as user base and support availability. But Concrete5 beats WordPress hands down with features like advanced editing permissions.
September 16, 2016
Concrete5 is THE WYSIWYG CMS
Concrete5 is probably the most user friendly for clients. I selected Concrete5 mostly because I found out about it and didn't really believe its capabilities and had to try it out. It pretty much is what a non-tech savvy person would want in a CMS for content management.
February 29, 2016
Admin section is great for the non technical people who want to manage their website.
WordPress has a very confusing unintuitive admin section for the user to use while Concrete5 was much more intuitive and effective for people not use to working with a CMS solution. Components are selectable by areas you create in the page template and allows a user to quickly switch out, lets say an article for a slideshow or any other component they had installed. Creating new pages and content on the fly and setting a date on when you wanted it to be published was also brilliant. The ease of use of the admin section is unparalleled in my experience.
February 26, 2016
Concrete5: A Good Alternative for Non-Technical Companies
February 26, 2016
Inherited C5 Website
December 23, 2015
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November 11, 2015
Concrete5 - a CMS with a good past, and a better future
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Aside from being more stable and more secure, Concrete5 manages all the plugins, so risk of infection through a nasty plugin is removed.
The Concrete5 user interface is much more friendly than the WordPress user interface. Ease of use, ease of install - both compelling reasons to make this your go to choice for a CMS solution. The server load is light too.
There is also an excellent ecommerce plugin for Concrete5 that neatly completes the package, making this a competitor for OpenCart as well!
The Concrete5 user interface is much more friendly than the WordPress user interface. Ease of use, ease of install - both compelling reasons to make this your go to choice for a CMS solution. The server load is light too.
There is also an excellent ecommerce plugin for Concrete5 that neatly completes the package, making this a competitor for OpenCart as well!
November 11, 2015
Keep it simple with Concrete5
- WebSphere Application Server,Apache Web Server,zend
Easier to use
September 30, 2015
Concrete5: The basic building block of any CMS
- Drupal,Joomla!,WordPress
I find significant advantages over these other products. As a designer, I appreciate not having to design within a rigid structure, or shoehorn a design into particular format. As a developer, the security, useability and developer support from the core Concrete5 developers and the larger community is terrific. As an end user, the comparative ease of being able to manipulate content and resources for a project, is much easier. The other products, while powerful, can't seem to make the leap from power to ease of use. Most end users don't have the knowledge or experience to be able to use these products and can be easily overwhelmed with the administrative backend of these other products.
August 19, 2015
Quick Project Turn Around with Concrete5
July 27, 2015
Concrete5 Is The Way to Go for Non-Programmers
July 22, 2015
Best CMS is Concrete5
Personally I feel that WordPress is overly complicated and not as efficient as Concrete5. For example, Wordpress is a blogging platform hacked into a CMS, where Concrete5 is almost like a foundation with a CMS component. Concrete5 is very similar to Drupal just without the steep learning curve.
July 17, 2015
Concrete5 is the most Rock Solid CMS
- WordPress,Drupal,Joomla,Grav,October,Pico
Concrete5 absolutely shines in comparison. While there are areas where one system may perform a specific task better than Concrete5, when it comes to the whole package Concrete5 can't be beat.
July 09, 2015
Concrete5: Rapid development of your web presence
- Wordpress,Drupal,PHP
Concrete5 is the least contrived CMS I've ever run across. It's easily the quickest to theme and get up and running whereas Wordpress or Drupal could take months to get a Theme made Concrete5 can get one in a week. There's no reason to re-invent the wheel with loops and the such like WordPress. Pop in a bit of PHP code into a basic html page and it becomes a dynamic text box.
July 09, 2015
Give Concrete5 a try, you won't regret it!
WordPress - Getting better as WCMS but still primarily for blogging sites.
Joomla - Very robust system with large community however can be complex for authoring and site management.
Adobe CQ (AEM) - Enterprise class system with large price tag.
Joomla - Very robust system with large community however can be complex for authoring and site management.
Adobe CQ (AEM) - Enterprise class system with large price tag.
July 07, 2015
An Excellent Open Source CMS
- WordPress,Joomla!,Drupal,SquareSpace
The front end editing is really what sets Concrete5 apart. While others have extended front-end editing capabilities to other CMS setups with plugins / modules, it's native to Concrete5 and a big part of their game plan. In 5.7 this has really been taken to another level. It's very clean and fast to build out pages with blocks.
July 07, 2015
Concrete5 - easy to use, easy to maintain
Concrete5 overall seems to be easier for the user to get set up and start creating websites. Having the WYSIWYG type interface on the actual web page is much more intuitive.
June 30, 2015
A powerful and easy to use CMS designed for users
- WordPress,dotCMS
We selected Concrete5 for the flexibility of building different types of pages and the ease of editing content directly on the page. Other CMS products such as WordPress result in a user editing a page blind until they preview it. Concrete5 also makes having multiple content areas much easier than WordPress, which in contrast only offers a main content area and a widget sidebar without making more extensive changes.
June 04, 2015
Join the Concrete5 Bandwagon
WordPress is more so catching up with new solutions such as Concrete5 in the drag and drop content management realm. WordPress has not yet committed to providing drag and drop editing tools. Instead you rely on the community developed tools which can be an extremely large commitment should it prove not to be the best solution within a short amount fo time, where your team may commit to another drag and drop tool leaving your clients with a tool that your no longer invested in.
In not being an MVC platform and also not developed on newer faster technologies such as the emerging nodeJS, WordPress will eventually need a major commitment towards redevelopment from the ground up.
In not being an MVC platform and also not developed on newer faster technologies such as the emerging nodeJS, WordPress will eventually need a major commitment towards redevelopment from the ground up.
April 08, 2015
Concrete5 or how to say "It's done" long before deadline
- Umbraco,Sitecore Web Content Management,WordPress,Drupal,Joomla!
Concrete5 is my first choice if you compare it with smaller solutions like Wordpress,Joomla or Drupal because of its ease to use and flexibility. However, solutions for bigger projects like Sitecore or Umbraco are in their own league. They perform where Concrete5 is not very present which is the ability to handle a lot of data and a lot of users with different permissions.
February 05, 2015
A great CMS, easy to program, design with, and to use!
- Processwire,Drupal,Wordpress,Textpattern,Typo3
I was overall pleased with the UI and the clarity of the development process. The upgrade process is a breeze, the CMS is light, powerful, and the community forum is great. Job is simply done with great results.
December 16, 2014
Concrete5 should be in your top 3 CMS search
I tried WordPress back when it was @ 2.5 or so. It was very blog oriented.
Have used CMS Made Simple. I liked it but it got to be outdated.
Drupal has a higher learning curve and would take a lo more training and time to implement.
I used Joomla 2.6 but found that it was not as user friendly for the editors - More rigid in setting upI would like to see how things have changes with.
Looked into PyroCMS and want to explore deeper in the future - It looks like a really nice system.
Tried MODx and liked it a lot but for a non-technical user it would not be as easy to work with - but I like it and have experimented with it (with my lack of PHP knowledge).
Explored SilverStripe because of its clean UI but was not able to overcome some of its perceived limitations.
Have used CMS Made Simple. I liked it but it got to be outdated.
Drupal has a higher learning curve and would take a lo more training and time to implement.
I used Joomla 2.6 but found that it was not as user friendly for the editors - More rigid in setting upI would like to see how things have changes with.
Looked into PyroCMS and want to explore deeper in the future - It looks like a really nice system.
Tried MODx and liked it a lot but for a non-technical user it would not be as easy to work with - but I like it and have experimented with it (with my lack of PHP knowledge).
Explored SilverStripe because of its clean UI but was not able to overcome some of its perceived limitations.
June 22, 2014
Concrete5: a powerful and user-friendly CMS
- Perch,Wordpress
I often use Perch for smaller site builds because it is simpler, lighter, and faster than Concrete5. Perch has become more and more capable and along the way is taking over some of the medium-size sites I build.
WordPress was designed for blogs, and its ubiquity has made it a common hacker target. I avoid it entirely now because it is unusual that I build blogs.
WordPress was designed for blogs, and its ubiquity has made it a common hacker target. I avoid it entirely now because it is unusual that I build blogs.
June 21, 2014
A CMS worth your while, Concrete5
- Drupal,Joomla!
Comparing Concrete5 to Drupal and Joomla are easy. Joomla has a steep learning curve, and Concrete5 does not, this means if I have to teach a client to use a CMS, Concrete5 will be a much smoother process. Drupal also tends to have a bit of a learning curve, but beyond that Drupal tends to produce the most errors, errors which prevent the site from working, If there is a headache CMS that makes me want to code everything from scratch instead, it is Drupal!
June 17, 2014
Concrete5: Fast, Simple and User-Friendly
I've utilized other content management systems such as Wordpress as well as a custom-built CMS used by a university. It seems that all content management systems have their strengths and weaknesses, but in terms of getting a project completed with an easy-to-use interface that's understandable for clients, I'd rank Concrete5 as the best for that scenario.