User:Jonpress/Jumbo Website Manager
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| Developer(s) | Modset |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 2011 |
| Stable release | 1.1.2
/ July 16, 2011 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 7.4 MB (archived) |
| Type | Content management system |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://modset.net/ |
Jumbo Website Manager is an open source web application that allows the creation and management of small to medium websites [1]. Jumbo focuses on usability by allowing end-users to edit the content of their website without having to go through control panels. Jumbo falls into the content management system and website builder categories as it possesses key features which can be observed in both types of systems.
Jumbo was written in PHP, JavaScript and ActionScript and uses SQLite3 as a database.
System Requirements
[edit]Jumbo is designed to run on a web host. The latest version of Jumbo has the following system requirements [2]:
- At least 10 MB of webspace
- PHP 5.3.0 or higher
- SQLite3 or higher
- Up-to-date JavaScript and Cookies enabled browser (Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 3+, Chrome, Opera 8+)
- Flash player
Features
[edit]Jumbo offers the following features to end-users [3]:
- Creation, modification and deletion of web pages
- Modification of content on the spot without have to go through a control panel
- User management system with three levels of permission
- Support for multiple simultaneous users
- Drag-and-drop navigation bar manager
- Allows designers to create and upload their own templates
- APIs for interacting with Jumbo via PHP and JQuery
- Document, image and media managers
- App/Widget framework for creating and embedding custom apps into web pages
- Google Maps App
- Email form App
Target Market
[edit]Jumbo is marketed towards web design firms and freelancers who would benefit from an easy-to-use alternative to Joomla when creating editable websites for their clients [4]. It aims to reduce development time for developers and designers by allowing them to focus on template design without requiring any programming knowledge. Jumbo is designed to allow clients (end-users) to fill-out the content of their websites by themselves with little to no assistance from their web designer.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sourceforge Jumbo Project Page". modset.net. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Jumbo Installation Documentation Page". modset.net. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Jumbo Features". modset.net. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Jumbo Target Market". modset.net. Retrieved 2011-07-16.