Lyrositor, the founder and developer of Pagini CMS answers our questions. Special thanks to glock for contacting him on our behalf. Can we know about you, the developer behind Pagini? Not much to tell. Pagini was my first real project in PHP. Until then, I had only used PHP software and created simple forms. It was mostly a learning project for myself, although since Version 0.3 it became more useable, and could be used by anyone wishing to do so. How was the idea for Pagini CMS started? I needed it. Plain and simple. I love Wordpress, but my websites were just too small for all that bloat, which created extra load. Pagini is very small, very light, and I know how it works in and out. Plus, at the time, I was starting to tackle new concepts of programming I hadn't touched on until then, such as databases. Being simple is the concept of Pagini, will this be continue in future releases too? I can't promise there will be any future versions, since I'm concentrating on other things right now. However, Pagini would get a little bit more complex, I suppose. Version 1.0, which I started but never finished, used Object Oriented Programming almost everywhere I could thing of. However, many things stayed the same. What are the new features that will be adopted in future? New features? I'd say... none. Pagini, for me, already does what I want it to do. Pages, News, Themes... and that's practically all I need. If i Do pick up development again, it will be solely to improve the existing features, as well as tighten security much more. Is there any plan to hire new developers to the team? No. I considered it once, but I'm not that good at managing a team. Plus, I want to control every aspect of it. Advisors, though, might be possible, to give me help on certain topics (such as security). How much time do you spend in developing Pagini? 0. I used to spend about 1-2 hours per day, but Im currently pursuing other projects. Will pagini continue to be free as it is now, or is there a plan for a paid version too? Never will there be a paid version. I am a firm believer of the value of Open-Source. -----------------------
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. Development of Pagini has picked up once more, and version 1.0 is steadily approaching completion. Right now, I've finished the installer, the base classes, the navigation system, and the module system.
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. Best of luck with this and other projects, Good interview!
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. I can't wait to see the new pagini. I'm so excited !
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. One experimental feature I have in mind: I talked about a remote administration module, but I might go a bit further and create an actual desktop application to handle it (for Linux, of course) without the need for a browser, using the PHP library PHP-GTK2. This might fizzle out though.
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. That's good idea. But why just for Linux? It would be better to have it in Windows too. Though i have no problem, since i have both of them in dual boot.
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. Well, I'll start by developing it for Linux, but I'll probably make Windows port eventually. It's just that GTK is native to Linux, so it'll be easier that way.
RE: Develop of Pagini CMS, Lyrositor shares a few words with us. Just checked GTK yesterday. Have to learn it though. Good luck with pagini Lyrositor.
