phpWebSite 1.0.0 review

phpWebSite project provides a complete web site content management system

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phpWebSite project provides a complete web site content management system. Web-based administration allows for easy maintenance of interactive, community-driven web sites.

phpWebSite's growing number of modules allow for easy site customization without the need for unwanted or unused features. Client output from phpWebSite is valid XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative requirements.

Founded and hosted by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University, phpWebSite is developed by the phpWebSite Development Team, a network of developers from around the world. phpWebSite is free, open source software and is licensed under the GNU GPL and GNU LGPL.

Here are some key features of "phpWebSite":
Easy, web-based administration - minimal computer experience is needed to maintain site content.
Flexible layout control - site page layout can be changed at anytime.
Topic-based announcements - organize site announcements by category with automatic history rollover.
Interactive content - visitors can post comments, submit announcements and web links.
Full featured event calendar - post events by category and subcategory in a flexible cross-referenced calendar.
Customized user experience - themes allow each vistor to customize the web site for his or her preferences or special needs.
XHTML and WAI compliance - we are committed to meeting XHTML 1.0 specifications by our 1.0 release. Current errors are minimal.

What's New in This Release:
Compatible with MySQL and Postgresql. We hope more databases will follow as developers begin testing.
Library core functions for creating forms, accessing the database, paging, and much more.
Group and user item permissioning.
Versioning and approval of content items.
Improved searching with targeting ability.
Category browsing.
All content items are indexed in the system for snapping together content.
WYSIWYG support.
Captcha support.
Expanded Javascript capabilities. Easier to implement
Control panel tabbing keeps all administrative options easier to access.
Greater XHTML and WAI compatiblity.
Style each content item individually.
Better and simpler menu administration.
Heartier Layout prevents duplicate and ghost boxing.
Faster speed and less memory footprint.
Attaching files to content is much simpler.
mod_rewrite support for short urls and much more!