I, too, would like a CMS. I admit freely that many folks may not agree on the definition of a CMS and there are some threads here that discuss the ability of XF to accomplish this already (though with some future tweaks and additional changes).
What I think of a CMS is an ability to post "Articles" (with photo and/or video embeds) in a prominent place on a portal page. Ability to have posts in response. Ability to configure the layout in a visually pleasing manner. (Admin functions, of course, without issues of "splitting discussions" between CMS and forum threads).
My instinct is that this functionality will be readily "do-able" within the XF framework. What I would like to know, though, is if this is something that XF thinks it would like to do at some point point as a "native" feature or whether this is something that should best be accomplished near/short term with a bridge? Or maybe this is something that a Add-on would address?
My questions, though, are posed knowing that Kier, Mike and Ashley have done a ton of great work in a short period of time and they have just done a huge push to get XF 1.x released. They deserve a break and some patience.
They may know what the short/near term holds or they may have plans already in place. Or they may have held off on decision making. Any of these scenarios are fine by me because I know they have been focusing on the core product- a singular example of a great platform. But, longer term, I would like to know what the recommended approach would be- to wait a while longer for a native CMS, use a bridge or wait for 3rd party Add-ons.
Because of the recent release, I don't expect an answer right now. But at some point, a suggested course of action would be helpful. (For me, I would rather wait if a "better solution" is forthcoming....what I really fear/don't like is going down one road, then having a better solution that I have a hard time implementing because of my previous choices. That makes me err on the side of waiting. Part of my caution is based on my relative inexperience and I would hate to commit to one course of action and lose some or all of my efforts because I can't pull off an import/change).
All of this said, I am not antsy at all....I have great faith that there will be a solution and whatever it is it will be more elegant than what has come before.
): positioning. Companies go into business with a new product. Often it is a unique product, and that company becomes known for it. I can give many examples, but try this one: Xerox. Their copy machines became so popular that their company name became another synonym for "copying." But, what happens if they decide to get into computers? Well, they actually did at one point. And I used one...and let's just say that it was a wise decision that their line of computers was discontinued. Part of positioning is specializing in what you are good at, and not straying outside of your specialization. Does Keebler make ketchup? Does H.J. Heinz make cookies? No.
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