Introducing CMS from Scratch

We're really excited finally to be able to release the CMS our clients use to the public - now as a free open-source project.

CMS from Scratch is a powerful, lightweight content management system designed specifically for small- to medium-scale web developers.

It has been designed specifically to be the quickest way to make flat HTML pages client-editable. We can convert a whole web site in an hour, and so can you!

Now Open-Source

CMS from Scratch is now open-source, so you can use the source PHP code unencrypted for free on all your projects!

See the CMS from Scratch project at Google Code.

The smart & fast way to make client-editable sites

We've been developing this system for our own agency's clients to use for 3 years, so you can be sure it works.

Quite simply, we've designed CMS from Scratch to let developers make a web site client-editable, while retaining full flexibility control over the source code, and to give customers a really simple and appealing user interface.

CMS from Scratch is simple

  • This CMS only has the features you really need for a small/medium web site so it's really quick & easy to learn (just watch the demo video)
  • Keeping the feature list compact means your customers will find it easy to use - and they'll love you for it.

...and smart

CMS from Scratch's powerful ‘Includes’ approach is flexible enough to support all kinds of features already in your HTML, including:

  • News listings
  • Complex Navigation
  • Image libraries
  • Tables, lists etc. etc.

... all protecting your client from being able to break the site structure.

Powerful (& cute) AJAX interface

The new commercial version of CMS from Scratch is decked out with a smart AJAX user interface that makes managing and editing web sites a breeze.

Screenshot CMS from Scratch AJAX user interface

White-label

We want you to get all the credit for this, so CMS from Scratch is unbranded.

You can present the CMS as your own selected product. We even provide a generic User Guide, which you can brand and modify for your own clients.

They'll love you for it.

Customer Quote

We at Morango have been on a lookout for a CMS that would enable us to retain our creative freedom (we normally produce completely custom-designed interactive websites with lots of complex Ajax and javascript).

The sheer elegance and simplicity of CMSfromscratch combined with unparalleled levels of hands-on support we received from Ben made our first implementation a breeze!

The result has impressed our demanding client thoroughly. We will definitely be using CMSfromscratch again in many more of our projects.

Martin Szyllo, Morango

Try CMS from Scratch today. There's nothing to lose with the 14-day trial, and it could change the way you work!