If you’re just starting out with your site, or re-making it, you have two choices: hand-coding or use a CMS (content management system). For those of you taking the latter route and not wanting to code your own, here’s my selection of the finest pre-made content management systems around.
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Wordpress - One of, if not the best, most powerful and easiest to use blogging systems around - and it’s completely free! 2.5 should be out within the coming days :)
Drupal - the most powerful, extend-able CMS you can find. Modules and Themes for every purpose, taste or style are available either free or paid (boo!).
Symphony - gets a special mention because it is awesome and Australian Made! We Australians pretty much kick ass in everything we do, and this is a great example of kicking ass at making content management systems :)
Xoops - not as popular as Drupal, but yet still very professional and very extensive customization options.
TYPO3 - hasn’t been updated in a while, but still a very good, powerful and unique CMS.
Expression Engine - looks to be one of the most powerful and impressive blogging/cms engines ever.
Kind of sad that Movable Type doesn’t even get mentioned any more. It was so huge just a few years ago.