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Best platform for a community/membership site

by Sissy76
6 replies
Hi there,

Have been looking into creating a membership/community/networking site & just wondering what would be the best platform to use?

Elgg? PHPizabi? Or maybe just Drupal or Wordpress with plugins?

I quite like Elgg, from the limited research I've done, although not too keen on the available themes out there - anyone done any work with it before?

Main features would be member & group profiles, blog, forum & networking capabilities.

Any and all suggestions would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Sissy
#community or membership #platform #site
  • Profile picture of the author jamespitt
    Dupal commons is the best system to use - very simple & does what you want out the box. Give me a shout if you need help setting it up - I'm doing it for a couple of people at the moment.
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    • Profile picture of the author mozzer
      Wordpress+Buddypress is a good choice.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sissy76
      I've read that Drupal is quite robust for a community site - however, the project I'm working on has the potential to get pretty big - it's for a NGO. What do you think of Elgg, or PHPizabi? If you're familiar with them, of course.

      Cheers.
      Sissy
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  • Profile picture of the author sherifmayika
    I have used Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress from thier beginning onwards.
    Go for Drupal you won't be disappointed
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  • Profile picture of the author mery
    i use drupal and like it a lot.
    NOt sure in terms of support for Elgg or phpizabi, but drupal got a very active communities.
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  • Profile picture of the author KathyK
    Case studies | drupal.org

    I'd go with Drupal, myself.
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    Cheers,
    Kathy

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