CMS Garden

CMS Garden for decision makers

You are wondering which CMS is the best – or the best suitable for you? Find all the relevant open source CMS in one place: compare and decide. Brought to you by the communities themselves - welcome to the Garden where all the plants grow peacefully side by side!

CMS Garden for CMS workers

Looking for cross-CMS exchange of insights, best practises, working groups? Or are you still undecided what technology to base your further career on? Get in touch with other open source community members, support our activities!

Participating Content Management Systems

Read in detail about the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of each free and open source CMS.

Magazine

Evergreen articles.

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Deciding on Open Source

About content managements systems, open source software, and the licenses

The introductory text to the CMS Gardener's Guide gives a brief overview over open source software and content management systems in general.
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„Blind people are not our target audience“

Why accessibility for everyone actually affects—well, everyone

If you have ever planned a website you might have heard about accessibility before. You might have even noted “accessible system” as a requirement, and by doing so you have checked it off a list? We...
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6 Golden Rules for Sponsoring Open Source

Sponsoring open source events is generally a good idea but it has some pitfalls. This post will help you avoid the most common misconceptions.
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Why Safety is King

What you should know about updates, system security, and data safety

Every software you work with – including your content management system – regularly receives updates. What many users forget: apart from new features concerning looks and technology they mostly make...