Ask the Readers: Will you MojoMotor?
At EECI in San Francisco, EllisLab announced a new mini CMS product called MojoMotor. Okay, I know you’ve heard about it already. My question to you is this:
Is MojoMotor something that appeals to you? Would you use it for projects?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 by Ryan Irelan
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Jonathan Matlock — 06:21 on 06.24.2010
If it’s as easy to use as EE, then maybe yes for smaller projects. The price difference would have to be significant enough to move away from just using EE.
Philip Zaengle — 06:23 on 06.24.2010
Yes. My main draw to MojoMotor is the ease for clients wanting to editing content. For small brochure sites that don’t need any real dynamic content I’ll give MohoMotor a try.
Gary Wright — 06:48 on 06.24.2010
Definitely. I’ve been waiting for a self-hosted CMS like cushyCMS. The draw of this type of CMS is you just add a class to a few divs and you go from static to editable. It’s a no-brainer for brochure sites.
David Rodriguez — 06:52 on 06.24.2010
I would use it for a small site with potential to grow into something that would need a more robust system like EE. I’ve always been intrigued by Perch (grabaperch.com) but with the ability to scale bigger I would probably turn to MojoMotor first.
Kelly Packer — 06:58 on 06.24.2010
Going to strongly consider it for simple sites. Although when I think about it, all the sites we build have at least one dynamic section, e.g. news, blog, etc. And from what I understand, that doesn’t exist in Mojo. And maybe it shouldn’t, but an add-on for the functionality might sell me.
Dominique Chiron — 07:39 on 06.24.2010
Yes, absolutly. I consider MojoMotor the first steps for a customer, to jump to EE in the future.
Justin Long — 08:13 on 06.24.2010
I will use it for small sites if they do not need some form of news, blog section where past articles need to be shown. But for a simple site that for the most part could be static I am going to set up on MojoMotor. Basically anything that I could say “hey this might be able to be set up in Contribute” will be run on MojoMotor.
Bj — 08:26 on 06.24.2010
If it turns out to be better than Perch I’ll use it for smaller sites. For sites with only a few pages (ie. no news / channel need) EE is often way overkill / too complicated to use ..
stphnmartin — 08:54 on 06.24.2010
Perhaps if it’s out of beta within the next 1-2 years. Same goes for EE2.
Tom Juby — 08:57 on 06.24.2010
I will certainly check it out. However there are a number of light CMS services out there which seem to offer the same functionality. What i especially like about these services is you don’t have to worry about software updates (or setting up sql databases), which is a big plus as I find these brochure sites often don’t come with a very big budget.
I am also hoping some of the interface features might make their way into EE2, things like the WYSIWYG editor as standard.
Sean Smith — 11:56 on 06.24.2010
absolutely I will with smaller projects.
John Faulds — 12:05 on 06.24.2010
Yeah, I’ll definitely consider it for smaller sites.
Andrew Gunstone — 19:01 on 06.24.2010
Like everyone else… yes I will use it for small projects… however like Kelly (above), its a pretty rare site that a client doesn’t ask for a news or blog area (even if they don’t really need it!).
That said, I’m really excited to see what the community comes up with in regards to templates, plugins and add-ons. Like with EE, I’m 99% sure that it is the community that will make this another great product to add to the toolbox.
Andrea Chappelear — 04:05 on 06.25.2010
Yes, though often our simplest sites are also made for people who need the simplest interface, so if it’s easy for a client to work with, then definitely.
Samuel Allen — 12:26 on 06.25.2010
I wish I could use it right now for at least 4-5 clients
johnniefp — 13:50 on 06.25.2010
Hmmm, the lack of a dynamic section is a bit od a deal breaker for me. I can’t think of any of my clients who would not ask for a news section.
Until Mojo can do this I’m afraid I won’t be able to use it - looks fantastic for pure brochure sites though.
(I do wish the WYSIWYG editor in the Mojo video would get moved onto EE2.)
Bob Monsour — 18:28 on 06.26.2010
Absolutely! It’s perfect for those “few pages” sites that could potentially grow into full EE sites.
Andy Johnson — 07:42 on 06.27.2010
I like what I see, especially the easy upgrade path to EE, but even clients with the smallest sites seem to request some simple dynamic content (e.g. news). So as soon as a dynamic content add-on is developed I’ll jump on board. Until then solutions like Perch might have the upper hand.
Craig Allen — 18:22 on 06.27.2010
If it were to include the capability to enable users to add and rearrange pages then there are plenty of small sites where it would be perfect.
Also, I hope MojoMotor’s neat and simple editing feature is added to EE.
lebisol — 14:43 on 06.28.2010
It sounds great, if the same quality of support as for EE can be assured then it is a great entry level tool.
But then again so is CMSmadesimple and WP.
Jez Swinscoe — 00:32 on 06.29.2010
Having used Perch in the past I would definitely check out MojoMotor - similar price too (assuming its $50) which is ideal for micro-sites.
lebisol — 06:56 on 06.29.2010
Anyone tried http://get-simple.info/ ?
Jeff — 13:10 on 06.30.2010
Yes. I am very excited about this. I work with a lot of authors who just want to get their feet wet with a site with hopes to grow. This would be a perfect solution.