What is SWCMS?

Social Web CMS (SWCMS) is a mature, full-featured, and open source social news application written in PHP and utilizing a MySQL backend. From the web newbie looking for a simple way to enter the playing field to advanced developers hoping to drive social news to the next level, SWCMS is your best source for full, free, and actively developed social news applications.

What is Social News?
Social News refers to a concept pioneered by web 2.0 companies like Digg and Reddit. In this model the front-page news is determined not by a small group of editors but rather by the viewer community. This helps ensure that the topics covered are diverse - featuring multiple viewpoints rather than a select group's editorial bias. Social News also helps ensure that the news is always the latest and freshest. Drawing on the full resources of the internet community social news can far surpass any one company's ability to review and prioritize important news items as they happen.

 Social Web CMS Features

• SOCIAL CONTENT:
  • User Submitted Articles.
  • Vote/Bury Articles.
  • Threaded Comments.
  • Comment Rating.
  • Live AJAX Activity Page.
• CUSTOMIZABLE CONTENT:
  • Sort Submitted Content For Easy Discovery.
  • Automatic RSS Feed Creation for Site Sections and Categories.
  • Automatic RSS Feeds for Each User.
• SOCIAL NETWORKING:
  • Member Profiles.
  • Private Messaging.
• SECURITY:
  • Anti Spam Features Built-In.
  • URL Blocklist.
• ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION:
  • Administrator's Control Panel.
  • RSS Content Importer.
• CUSTOMIZATION:
  • Smarty Template Engine.
  • Search Engine Friendly.
  • Multi Language Support.
• EXTENSIBLE:
  • Addon Module Support.

System Requirements?
SWCMS can be run with minimal development knowledge. Almost any webhost will be able to handle SWCMS without issues (we recommend Bluehost). For those interested in the technical requirements, SWCMS requires:

• PHP 4.3.0 or Higher.
• MySQL Server.

Why SWCMS?
SWCMS is a fork of the popular Pligg project, carried on the shoulders of several core team and community members from Pligg. SWCMS hopes to act as a unique catalyst for future social news code development as well as encouraging economic competition in the social news network - previously largely dominated by Pligg alone.