Composr CMS


Composr CMS is a web application for creating websites. It is a combination of a Web content management system and Online community software. Composr is licensed as free software and primarily written in the PHP programming language.
Composr is available on various web application distributions platforms, including Installatron, Softaculous, and Bitnami.

History

Composr was launched in 2004 as ocPortal. In version 1, it started as a forum-friendly trailblazer which was expanded into a fully-functional CMS in version 2. Several UI/UX and system improvements were made over the proceeding versions.
ocPortal was featured on the CMS Report "Top 30 Web Applications" list.
The software remained ocPortal until version 9, and then it was renamed to Composr CMS alongside the new version 10 as a product and branding overhaul.

Features

The main features are for the following:
Composr uses a number of built-in languages to build up web content and structure, such as the following:
  • Comcode
  • Tempcode
  • Filtercode
  • Selectcode
Composr is developed distinctly compared to most other Open Source CMSs, with the main distinctions being the following:
  • Composr is module-orientated, rather than node-orientated
  • Common software components are designed for maximum integration, rather than maximum choice
Some unique features of Composr are:

Criticisms

Composr's primary weak point has been noted as its very small community and limited developer availability. Few community addons or themes have been released for Composr when compared to projects such as Drupal and Wordpress.