# What software to use
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711
**Category:** random
**Created:** [June 9, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711 "2008-06-09T12:44:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@tokyonine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tokyonine)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/1 "2008-06-09T12:44:07Z")
I run a small gallery and want my artists to be able to log in to the site and upload their work.
I have been looking around at some details about loging and such but as each artist would have deferent details on their page I wondered what software would be best to use?
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### Author:  [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/2 "2008-06-09T13:35:44Z")
Wordpress is mega super easy to customize, and it’s got a pretty powerful api.
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### Author:  [@doctor\_funk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doctor_funk)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/3 "2008-06-09T15:07:01Z")
There is no ideal solution. Your best bet is a simple CMS coupled with something like slideshowpro( see [slideshowpro.net](http://slideshowpro.net) ). If you’re actually in Tokyo, as your name implies, you can find freelancers around willing to do it for around 40,000 - 80,000 yen depending on the extent of customization you want. Wordpress is a nice CMS, but like any pre-built CMS it’s going to do so many other things that are unnecessary. A quick search turns up results like combining slideshowpro with joomla and even the overly complex drupal.
Anyhow, check out slideshowpro, I recommend it for handling the gallery chores, and then look for something to pair with it to handle the database and user chores.
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### Author:  [@tokyonine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tokyonine)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/4 "2008-06-09T17:26:21Z")
…that sounds great.
As for each user having there own login page to being able to set their own price and upload work. Would this also be possible with the software?
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### Author:  [@tokyonine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tokyonine)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/5 "2008-06-09T17:58:45Z")
…just noticed a nice little example
> **[Build a free online store and run a creative business with Big Cartel](https://www.bigcartel.com/)**
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> Big Cartel is home to over a million clothing designers, bands, record labels, jewelry makers, crafters, and other artists.
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### Author:  [@doctor\_funk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doctor_funk)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/6 "2008-06-10T02:17:37Z")
That looks like a nice solution, maybe go with that?
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### Author:  [@tokyonine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tokyonine)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/7 "2008-06-10T10:30:03Z")
what has big cartel used to creat the site?
i.e. their shopping cart and user pages.
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### Author:  [@Iamthejuggler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iamthejuggler)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/8 "2008-06-10T16:32:07Z")
That site is a custom build by [indielabs.com](http://indielabs.com)
As for a CMS have you looked at drupal? It’s pretty awesome. Not sure what capabilities it has for shopping carts/payments, but for multiple users having control over their pages and being able to upload images/info it’s very good. It’s also very well documented and supported with a wide community of people to help out if you get stuck.
[http://drupal.org/](http://drupal.org/)
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### Author:  [@Iamthejuggler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iamthejuggler)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/9 "2008-06-10T16:34:46Z")
[http://drupal.org/project/Modules/category/104](http://drupal.org/project/Modules/category/104)
some eCommerce modules for drupal, in case you want to see them. I had no idea there were so many!
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### Author:  [@tokyonine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tokyonine)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-software-to-use/262711/10 "2008-06-10T19:02:20Z")
Thanks heaps for all the help.
great solutions.