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Arcas are proud to be specialists in the open source content management system.

What is it?  Simply put this is a free system which allows you to quickly and easily update your website without any web design knowledge whatsoever. It is developed by a community of people across the world, therefore it is not proprietary and all the information on how to use the system is freely available on the Internet.

There is also a vast number (currently over 7000) add-ons for the system to allow the basic functionality to be extended quickly and easily - for example image galleries, ecommerce systems and forums.

IN FACT WE LIKED IT SO MUCH WE REBUILT OUR OWN SITE USING IT!

is so flexible and easy to use that almost ANY site design can be integrated into the system.

ALREADY HAVE A WEBSITE?

No problem!  The vast majority of websites can be fairly easily converted into a site - even if you aready have an existing content management system.  And once this conversion has taken place you instantly have access to the thousands of wonderful and easy-to-add-on extensions for the system!  For example:

  • Image galleries
  • Blogs
  • Forums
  • Advanced forms
  • Facebook/Twitter/My Space and other social networking sites integration
  • Calendars and events listings
  • Ebay-style auction listings
  • Newsletters
  • and much more!

The Benefits

  1. IT'S FREE!
    is developed by a large community of people who want to create the best content management system possible. Nobody owns it and it's free to use!
  2. LESS EFFORT - MORE POWER!
    Since is developed by a community of people across the globe it is extremely powerful as different people with different skills can all contribute in their own way. The costs for a design studio to develop their own CMS are often extremely high and this is reflected in the prices they charge.
  3. OVER 7000 EXTENSIONS AND COUNTING!
    As of March 2011 there were over 7000 extensions for the core system to add on greater functionality. Many are free!
  4. CONSTANT UPDATES
     is constantly being updated to ensure it remains secure - you can patch it yourself or get us to do it for you!