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Posted by Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Can I learn how to build a simple CMS in Laravel in 4 months?

Hi

There is a big project coming up but the client doesn't like WordPress, they want something more custom.

I will need to build a simple user admin panel so that the client can upload images and add and delete items. It's not an ecommerce site! I need some kind of database for the 'search for a store in your area' section.

I know the basics of PHP and can do a few things with jQuery. If I dedicated 4 months to this project do you think that would be enough time to be able to do it? Maybe I should just see if they can be persuaded to go with something like Drupal...?

Here is the site;

http://tbl-watches.com/en/where-to-buy.html

I'm open to a quick Skype call if anyone is up for it. Maybe I could return the favour somehow. If a custom CMS is out of my league we will have the funds to hire a backend developer.

Kind regards, Mike

1 Answer

Neal Stammers
Neal Stammers
1,679 Points
Neal Stammers
Neal Stammers
1,679 Points

Hi Mike,

Laravel is an excellent framework, but building a CMS is a lot of work. In my experience the client has always wanted simple functionality, but soon wanted more and more features getting it closer to an off-the-shelf product like Wordpress.

Do you know why your client doesn't like Wordpress?

You might want to check out http://maxoffsky.com/code-blog/list-cmss-built-laravel/ for a quick start.

Having said all that, I would highly recommend Craft CMS http://buildwithcraft.com The guys from Pixel & Tonic who make it are very good, there's a great community around it and from experience clients find it easy to edit content.

All the best, Neal.

Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
10,910 Points

Thanks Neal,

I'll keep that in mind. I think we're going to see if we can persuade them to go with either Joomla or Drupal. I think they are just assuming that WordPress is too small fries for them.

Best wishes, Mike