Welcome

CMS Garden for decision makers

You are wondering which CMS is the best – or the best suitable for you? Find all the relevant open source CMS in one place: compare and decide. Brought to you by the communities themselves - welcome to the Garden where all the plants grow peacefully side by side!

CMS Garden for CMS workers

Looking for cross-CMS exchange of insights, best practises, working groups? Or are you still undecided what technology to base your further career on? Get in touch with other open source community members, support our activities!

Participating Content Management Systems

Read in detail about the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of each free and open source CMS.

Upcoming dates

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All-CMS meetup

Monthly open online meetup

Online-Event
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CMS Consultation

Free online consulting on a regular basis

Online-Event
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Scheduled
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All-CMS meetup

Monthly open online meetup

Online-Event
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Neos Conference

GenoHotel Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
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Magazine

Evergreen articles.

  • Sign in door window: Yes, we are open source

    Deciding on Open Source

    About content managements systems, open source software, and the licenses

    The introductory text to the CMS Gardener's Guide gives a brief overview over open source software and content management systems in general.

  • Tho people lying on a wooden floor in sunlight, one is typing single-handed on a laptop computer, the other is lying on her back, reading on a smartphone

    „Blind people are not our target audience“

    Why accessibility for everyone actually affects—well, everyone

    If you have ever planned a website you might have heard about accessibility before. You might have even noted “accessible system” as a requirement, and by doing so you have checked it off a list? We...

  • Intensiv farbige Blüte mit löchrigen Blütenblättern, teilweise abgestorbenem Gewebe

    Why Safety is King

    What you should know about updates, system security, and data safety

    Every software you work with – including your content management system – regularly receives updates. What many users forget: apart from new features concerning looks and technology they mostly make...

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