TYPOlight is one of the most attractive open source content management systems I have seen.

Built with PHP5, TYPOlight uses MySQL for storing the data. Besides the powerful features, this CMS application is very well documented and has an active users community.

As a feature spotlight, XHTML output, form generator and being able to manage multiple websites under 1 system are really nice.

Open Source PHP CMS

Features of TYPOlight

  • Live update feature
  • Uses Ajax technology
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Accessible XHTML strict output
  • Versioning and undo management
  • Accessible administration area
  • Front end output 100% template based
  • Automatic e-mail encryption (spam protection)
  • Powerful permission system (user management)
  • Newsletter management
  • Form generator
  • Multi-language support (character set UTF-8)
  • Generates search engine friendly URLs
  • Web 2.0 support (e.g. lightbox)
  • Advanced search and sorting options
  • Multiple back end languages and back end themes
  • Supports multiple websites in one tree
  • Supports GZip compression
  • Print articles as PDF