Your own portfolio cms?

At the moment, i'm probably going to sit along with vX and have a portfolio on coroflot,
But what if I want to design my own?

Anyone know of a good cms designed for that type of thing, with somewhat easy template integration?


As well,
Anyone hear any success stories of using wordpress for a portfolio? I've seen it used as a photo gallery; think that would work well?

You probably dont need a CMS for your portfolio, my portfolio (see sig) is perfectly fine without one.

I've had my own without, but I'm lazy, and would prefer a cms.

But I shall check out your portfolio.

Seeing your portfolio...
Yours isn't as dynamic, or flashy as I would like.
I plan on having full images everywhere, along with a major design.



But, maybe I'm just being lazy, I might reconsider CMS.

What's so hard about copying, pasting and editing a few lines of code when you complete something new?

Originally Posted by unr I've had my own without, but I'm lazy, and would prefer a cms. But I shall check out your portfolio. Seeing your portfolio... Yours isn't as dynamic, or flashy as I would like. I plan on having full images everywhere, along with a major design.

Im not a designer, im not hip, im a skilled programmer. I dont need a flashy design to show that I am good at what I do with a fast loading time. Even with a flashy design, it wouldnt be hard to edit.

Originally Posted by unr But, maybe I'm just being lazy, I might reconsider CMS.

Lazy people shouldnt be offering services.

Using a CMS would only be a little easier then a CMS, a CMS may actually be more trouble then its worth. Its not like you are doing any advanced management stuff.

If your profile wont change frequently, using static pages or build it in flash should be suffice, CMS will make things more complicate.

if you want a portfolio cms check out onexonline.net, they made one for people to download

I just use an a little ajax to break my company's portfolio into sections and then have each listing stored in a talbe in mysql. Then when a user chooses an area in the profile via ajax, the appropriate portfolio listings are displayed instantly. Very easy, takes seconds to add new portfolio entries. Since it uses a small plugin template class, the design part is a quick process.

Here is ours: http://phpintheusa.com/portfolio.php

If you want something like this, let me know and I will hook you up.

I think u could use joomla.. www.joomla.com

Why not just code your own? The way you want it to work, instead of relying on a pre-made CMS that's going to be a hassle to integrate or use? A portfolio is mainly to showcase your work, things you have done in the past etc. A news/blog system possibly, about me page is a certainty, and obviously a contact form. They're the basics of a portfolio, which is all that's really needed.

If you plan to have other things, bigger things then i'd suggest using a cms. But code your own. Or if you can't code, then hire some to do it for you. It'll be exactly how you want it to be. I did my own a few years ago, and I was happy at the way it worked, because I knew how i wanted it to work.

With a CMS, you need to learn how it works. If you do something wrong on it you don't know what to do next. It all depends on what you are going to use your portfolio for, if its showcasing work then great; use static pages. But if it's something that requires posting something and letting people comment such as a news system, and nothing else. Code it, don't rely on a free CMS to do the work for you. It shows you are very lazy, especially if its your portfolio.