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I read through this 2008 Moz post and comments: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/choosing-the-right-cms-platform-for-your-website-from-an-seo-perspective but a few years have passed since the discussion.

I am looking to completely revamp my site which is primarily static and built on WordPress, and create a rich community environment that is highly interactive and serves the visitor well. The question continues to come up why I'm using WP vs DotNet vs Drupal vs Juumla. The honest answer is: 1) it's easy for a non-tech like me to update, 2) seems like a lot of plugins are available for use, 3) has a high adoption rate (stable)

But also, I kind of don't know what I don't know. I wanted to open up the conversation to see why others favor a specific platform as it relates to the following needs:

1. Must be non-tech EASY to use (no high learning curve

2. Lots of plugins and interoperability - can add and remove as needed/times change

3. Must support forum/community needs and conversations

4. Must be able to create granular authentication / permissions for different audiences to see "permissioned" content

BONUS if it can interoperate with MS Dynamics CRM (unfortunately, sigh)

I've been burned in the past by using teams that had a predilection for a platform simply because they were comfortable with it - not because it was right for my needs.

I have a hard time understanding pro/con conversations if the technologies are too focused on the tech and not enough of what the technology delivers, and I'm naturally resistant to technologies that require a techie, rather than a marketing expert to use them.Thoughts anyone? Would love to hear Mozer opinions - thanks in advance

Wow Alan - I'm surprised at how quickly you were able to find so many issues -- HUGE thank you!!!! Egad I had no idea about this stuff - especially the videos - I wrongly assumed that because the videos are stored on the backend in a single location, that having them placed in multiple areas was fine. I cannot thank you enough for pointing these errors out -- I really appreciate your expert advice!

HOLY SMOKES!!! Gareth - thank you so SO SO much! I'm not a back-end web person, but will get the right folks on it asap - wonder how that mistake could have been made -- I'm grateful to you!

http://www.dinerware.com - Thanks, Alan

I've completely disappeared off Google - what happened? Even my brand name keyword does not bring up my website - I feel lost, confused and baffled on what my next steps should be. ANY advice would be welcome, since there's no going back to the way the site was set up.

Hi Brent - Thanks very much for the resource!

Thank you Ryan - it looks like a great tool - I really appreciate you and Acorn both taking the time to reach out - and it's comforting you both are recommending the same tool - very helpful!

Thanks so much Acorn-Internet - I will check it out asap - thanks much!

Can anyone recommend a good external sitemap generator (that is not also a tool owned by a search engine)?

I'm looking for a reputable tool that is independent of Google, Yahoo!, Bing, etc that will crawl, index, report problems, but also that will submit to the search engines. Would love to hear what other Mozzers recommend!

I'm looking into website tools that will open connections up between my company and our customers, and provide a good platform to support customer empowerment. Any feedback would be appreciated!