mlw4428 replied to the thread
When PHPFusion v8 RC1
I'm a lurker more-so than an active contributor, but I do, generally, love the CMS. I think there's a lot of fans frustrated at the lack of any real development. Other CMSes have kept up with the times and some (like Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla) manage to keep pumping out generally well received updates (admittedly Joomla has only recently been really well rated).
PHPFusion has been v7 for over 6 years (https://php-fusion.co.uk/news.php?readmore=418). There are still bugs in basic functionality and many of the add-ons in the add-on DB are old, outdated, and don't work (or work well) with the newer v7 versions. Many people would call this a dead project, but every so often you guys release some news or a teaser about v8 development.
Even the Alpha "alpha" site (next.php-fusion.co.uk) has seemed to have disappeared, despite it being an exciting look at the features going into development. It's frustrating because v7 sites and themes feel old. They look old and they act old. I want to use PHPFusion in my next project.
It's hard to argue against Wordpress, Drupal, or Joomla. It's hard to push a great CMS when development is sluggish at best. I don't have easy answers, but I felt like voicing my concerns in the hopes that it's not seen as rampant nit-picking, but true blue concerns from a long-time fan of PHPFusion.
30 Sep 2014 at 02:34 AM