ASP.NET version of Joomla

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Does anyone ever found/used an ASP.NET application similar to Joomla?
I need to set up a quick and dirty CMS on a Windows Server and our client doesn't want us to use something else than ASP.NET.

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score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 16 '08 at 20:34

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I've been told by a friend that Umbraco is everything you would ever want in a CMS (and it was in the list that Nathan included in his answer). This recommendation is coming from a guy who's built several CMS solutions over the years and after taking a brief look at it, I think I'm going to try to push my clients towards using it over their current solutions.

answered Sep 16 '08 at 20:34

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Is it as good as I heard Joomla is or is it any better? – Shimmy Weitzhandler Jun 05 '12 at 00:58

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '08 at 16:34

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DotNetNuke is quick to set up and get running. It is the best ASP.NET CMS that I have used.

It comes with many modules, and can be extended with numerous commercial and free 3rd party modules.

It is very easy to change to look of a DNN site by simply changing the assigned skin, and many 3rd party skins are available as well.

Warbeats.com runs on DNN, and handles quite a bit of traffic.

answered Sep 16 '08 at 16:34

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Just a warning, DNN doesn't give you control over your markup. This makes it a really poor choice, IMO. – Jo Sprague Apr 14 '11 at 12:45

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 07 '08 at 18:03

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Community Server is a very well built CMS for ASP.NET, a free version is available.

answered Aug 07 '08 at 18:03

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 07 '08 at 18:07

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Graffiti is Telligent's CMS (makers of the previously mentioned Community Server) and my be more appropriate depending on your requirements.

There are also many CMS projects on Codeplex.

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 17 '08 at 01:55

I tried Graffiti and DotNetNuke and thought both were troublesome, then I tried Umbraco based on a recommendation from a friend and I love it! So much that I recommended it to Kooshmoose... I should also note that dasBlog is not a CMS, it's just blog software (which I use on my personal site and love, but it's not a CMS...)

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 05 '08 at 12:24

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Did you Look at DotNetNuke (http://www.dotnetnuke.com/) Its seems to be a good Systems to Start off as a base , But I doubt I could call it a Full CMS ? (Upto the users to decide)

answered Sep 05 '08 at 12:24

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Jla · Answer 7 · 2011-01-06T16:25:44.207

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If the concern isn't really about the ASP.Net language but about keeping a Windows server, you can use Joomla on IIS.

You can also check the list of CMSs on Microsoft's Web Platform

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answered Jan 06 '11 at 16:20

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Sep 18 '08 at 04:32

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MojoPortal might be worth a look into. Other than that, the list linked to by Nathan is well-worth looking into

answered Sep 18 '08 at 04:32

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 18 '08 at 04:38

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umbraco gets my vote as a good CMS that comes close to Joomla in maturity and out of the box functionality. I'm not that fond of DNN, but it's been at least a year since I ran it thru its paces.

answered Sep 18 '08 at 04:38

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score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 07 '09 at 18:55

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See also Oxite. It's an ASP.NET MVC Blog engine that you can use it for CMS.

answered Jun 07 '09 at 18:55

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