ExpressionEngine: The BIG Reliable.
Software Version
2.10.1
Modules Used
- Structure, Low Variables, Wygwam and Freeform
Overall Satisfaction with ExpressionEngine
Here at Dative we build custom website solutions that will fit the needs of our clients both from front-end / back-end stand points. ExpressionEngine's biggest strength is the ability to add dynamic content tags into custom HTML markups. That's sounds trivial, but it allows our designs to be created unrestrained, while still being able to deliver fast page loads in a dynamic fashion.
- Flexible Templating
- Caching
- Custom Content Types
- Underlying framework based on codeigniter, could move to a more modern framework
- Could make use of Composer
- Better testing for add-ons.
- Having freedom to design means greater flexibility, but also means longer turn arounds.
- Content is modeled around client's needs. Therefore training becomes about their content, not about the tool.
We've spent sometime reviewing WordPress, but we found that the it didn't have the same flexibility that ExpressingEngine offered. We also reviewed other promising CMS products that have similar template features, like CraftCMS and Statamic. Both looked great but weren't mature enough yet. Maybe in a few years they will be there.