UK-based website publishing company, SubHub, has launched SubHub Lite, a new Drupal 7 powered web CMS which opened its doors on November 1st in beta and which now already has a few thousand users.
SubHub Lite has been built around the concept of outstanding ease of use.
With the majority of content management systems making the assumption that their users will have a certain level of technical expertise, a lot of people who would like to build and manage their own website are left out in the cold. Why? Because they are clueless about how to install a CMS, configure plugins and modules, add design themes and generally customize what they're building.
SubHub Lite embraces any kind of user and make it as easy to set up and manage a website, even if you’re not particularly technically minded.
From an easy to use site builder, to the use of drag and drop functionality (apps) and simple design tools, the SubHub team have tried to make their Lite platform as intuitive to use as possible. As a hosted platform there’s also nothing to download or upgrade.
Currently, users can add apps to their pages for YouTube, Twitter, Disqus, Flickr and MailChimp. Over the coming weeks and months new apps will be added on a continuous basis. These will include apps for subscriptions, e-commerce, ad-serving, video streaming and a lot more besides. The platform has just launched an API and sandbox environment, so developers and designers can build their own apps and design themes.
SubHub Lite is currently completely free, including hosting. In the coming months however optional premium apps will be made available through the SubHub Lite app store. Developers and designers will be able to charge for their apps if they wish.