# Which CMS/engine should I choose?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-cms-engine-should-i-choose/325179
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [September 30, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-cms-engine-should-i-choose/325179 "2011-09-30T06:40:13Z")
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### Author: ![cocoqw123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cocoqw123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cocoqw123)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-cms-engine-should-i-choose/325179/1 "2011-09-30T06:40:13Z")

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I need to create a web-site for a client that focuses on providing hardware maintenance guides and tips.

So basically, it’s sort of like a big database of different manufacturers, hardware models, etc. Each model has a stand-alone page with images and description, comments.

First I considered Drupal, since it’s supposedly the most flexible system out there. But having played around with it a bit, I understood that the client, who has little experience with managing web-sites, will have a hard-time adding new content.  
Then I thought about Joomla, Mediawiki, Wordpress. And now I’m just confused.

Basically, what I need is a CMS that’s light-weight, easily customizable, user-friendly (has an backend even a newb would handle), offers toggle-able user-group permissions, and can harbor tens of hundreds of pages without turning the site navigation into a mess.

Any ideas? Suggestions? I’m desperate.