Xoops

Xoops is an acronym for eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System and it is a PHP based content management system provided in Fantastico De Luxe for easy installation. It is suitable for creating and maintaining virtually any kind of website. It is just what you need to start your website, regardless of whether you are a novice or an experienced webmaster.

Xoops is fully modularized and comes with an intuitive and user friendly admin panel. The module administration system allows you to install and uninstall, activate and deactivate modules with a single click - it is as easy as that. There are hundreds of modules available and combining them allows you create a more sophisticated website, but you can as easily use just one for your simple blog, forum or news website. Registered members can personalize their profiles, upload custom avatars and even select themes. The theme system allows both administrators and users to change the appearance of the site in a single click and there are over 800 themes available for download. The neat user management allows you to search by various criteria, send e-mails and private messages using a template-based messaging system. The powerful permissions system allows administrators to set group permission while users can be listed in multiple groups at the same time. Xoops also supports multi-byte languages like traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.

This brilliant application can be set up for free with just a few clicks using the free scripts installer that is integrated in the shared cPanel hosting packages and Dedicated Servers or Virtual Private Servers with cPanel control panel installed.