15 Open Source CMS

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Hey Everyone, There are tons of Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) available today. So it is hard to find what CMS is the best to use. This list of 15 Open Source CMS will help you in your quest to find a Content Management system that’s right for you.  This list is in no particular order. – Textpattern is an easy to use open source cms.  Textpattern is written in PHP and uses mysql… Read more »


8 Popular Open Source Forums

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This week I am working on a project for a client and they requested a forum on their website. Being that I didn’t want my client to have to pay for a forum software. I found quite a few popular Open Source Forum software alternatives. The list below is a collection of 8 popular Open Source Forum software  that can run on any good web hosting. – phpBB is one of the most popular forum… Read more »


8 Best Open Source Shopping Carts

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Hey Everyone, On Sunday I was contacted by a client and they said the needed a shopping cart up by Monday. Since they needed this cart up so fast I went to the easiest solution I knew, Open Source Shopping Carts. I browsed through tons of shopping carts and put together a list of only the best carts.  The list is below. is robust, professional grade e-Commerce shopping cart that you can download, install, and… Read more »


Open-source Newsletter Manager

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phplist is an open source newsletter management software that makes sending newsletters easy, professional and controllable. phplist is written in PHP and mySql and it is completely Free. It allows for tracking clicks, subscription management, and it allows you to easily import you clients from your own database. It has saved me so much time when managing our newsletter and our subscribers.


Piwik Open Source Web Analytics

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Over the last few weeks I’ve been searching for a Google Analytics alternative that is either free or very inexpensive. The one I finally chose was Piwik. Piwik is an open source web analytics software. Although it is still under development and in its Alpha Stage, I’ve tested it on my site and it works very well. One of my favorite features is that you can add your own plugins to Piwik. Another great thing… Read more »