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XOOPS 371
XOOPS
Developer(s)
The XOOPS Project [1]
Stable release 2.4.4 / January 22, 2010
Written in PHP
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Most languages
Type content management system
License GPL
Website http:/ / www. xoops. org/
XOOPS is a free open source content management systems (CMS), written in PHP. It uses a modular architecture
allowing users to customize, update and theme their websites. XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU
General Public License (GPL) and is free to use, modify and redistribute. XOOPS is supposed to be pronounced
phonetically as it would be in English, as "zoo'ps".
Overview
XOOPS is an acronym of "eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System". Though started as a portal system, it is now
developing as a Web Application Platform. It aims to serve as a web framework for use by small, medium and large
sites, through the installation of modules. For example, a small XOOPS installation can be used as a personal weblog
or journal, but this can be expanded upon and customized, for example users might add the appropriate modules
(freeware and commercial) to store content in news, forums, downloads, and more. Constantly updated and
improved, it draws praises from reviewers [2]
Due to its popularity all over the world, there are several books written about XOOPS in many languages [3] .
Awards/Recognitions/Achievements
XOOPS received numerous awards and recognitions, among them the First Runner-Up status in the
SourceForge.net's 2006 Community Choice Awards in the Development category, it was selected due to its
reputation as Open Source CMS for testing by eWeek [4] , and the latest in Awards/Recognitions in 2008 being from
Germany's Chip Magazine [5] (5 Stars), Adobe Edge Magazine [6] (Top 3 content management system), and ONDD
[7] (one of top Open Source CMS for Medical Professionals). It also received the 2008 China Open Source Software
Contest Award [8] and the 2009 Grand Prize in OSS Challenge in Korea [9]