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Fork is an open source CMS that will rock your world.

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Fork is an open source CMS that will rock your world. Fork CMS is dedicated to creating a user friendly environment to build, monitor and update your website. Fork takes great pride in being the Content Management System of choice for beginners and professionals.

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Fork is a open source content management system that is written with PHP. It is very user friendly, which makes it easier for newer users to get up and running quickly. While this system is certainly easy for beginners, it also has enough flexibility and power to meet the needs of most advanced users too. The developers of the site are more laid back and casual, or at least that is what it seems like from the wording and layout of their official page.

Despite that, however, they seem to have done a great job at making a CMS that people can really benefit from. The admin page has a hierarchy layout for editing pages, which people will be used to from things like Windows explorer. They also seem to focus a lot on making plugins (apps) and themes for the users, which is something most other CMSs really neglect.

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Fork Pros

Themes
They made a lot of very nice themes to download for free from their official site. This is nice since you won’t have to go to third party developers to get what you want.
Apps (Plugins)
They also made a lot of plugins, which they call apps, to install so you can expand the functionality of your site.
Stats & Marketing
This platform has a lot of statistics and marketing information built right in so you won’t need plugins or external services to get what you need.

Fork Cons

Limited Support
The support is mostly through guides and user forums. They are active so you can get help but while looking through it just doesn’t seem very good compared to some other CMSs.
Limited Third Party Themes
While Fork has a good number of themes on their own site, it isn’t too easy to find good themes from third party platforms.

Fork Review

Initial Setup
Getting your site set up is very simple. You can use the one-click installation option that is included with all hosting packages from InterServer, or you can install it manually. Fork’s page says even a manual install will only take about 5 minutes, which is very quick. Once installed you can quickly adjust settings, add themes and plugins and generally make your site work the way you want without any trouble.
Plugins
Fork’s developers have created a lot of very nice plugins, which they call apps. While there are not nearly as many as you would find with huge platforms like WordPress, it is still a lot for a smaller CMS. These plugins are also developed well so you won’t have any trouble with them and they won’t cause any security issues, which often happens when you need to use third party apps.
Themes
You can choose from a good number of different themes developed by the Fork team and available right from their site. This is a very easy way to adjust the way your site looks. It is also very easy to install and configure new themes. The one shortcoming with this CMS is that it is not nearly as popular as others so if you want to get a theme from any of the popular third party theme sites you may have trouble finding them.
Customization
Making adjustments to the way your site looks or functions is very simple with this platform. You can quickly install plugins or themes, or you can make changes to the settings to move things around and change the way your site looks. Most things are able to be edited without any trouble so you can build the exact site you want.
SEO Friendly
SEO was obviously a priority when building this platform. The developers say that they wanted to make it easy for users to market their websites, and SEO is one important tool to accomplish that. They have friendly links, good on-site SEO strategies and much more. They also provide you with a lot of information on things like bounce rate, where users are coming from and more. This can help you to make smart SEO decisions to rank your site well.
Cost of Running
This site is completely free to use as much as you would like. They also provide plugins and themes free of charge. Given that this platform is coded well, you won’t need anything but a shared hosting service for running most types of sites. Overall, this is a very affordable option when it comes to choosing a CMS.
Other Programs Like it

If you don’t like the way Fork works for you, there are lots of other content management systems. The following are good options to consider, and they all come with free one-click installation if you have any hosting package from InterServer:
- Silex
- Drupal
- Joomla
- ImpressCMS
- SiteCake
Notable Websites using it

You can see how Fork really performs by looking at sites that use this platform. The following sites are all built using Fork:
- Any Surfer
- Graphics4You
- The Blue Dog

Final Thoughts

This is a very nice content management system that has a lot of things going for it. If you are someone who is looking for a CMS that isn’t as popular as options like Joomla or WordPress, this is definitely one you should consider. It works well, is easy to use and can be powerful enough for larger sites. Install it with just one click onto your hosting server and see if it is something that will work for you.