Who sells the best CMS paysite system?
 

Elevated X is way overkill and WAY too expensive for our needs.

Whats the next best cheaper option?

A few people use our tube script for thier paysite cms with good results if that's something you'd consider.

I made the switch from EX to Mechbunny, glad I did.

If you wish to have a Tube alike paysites, then Mechbunny is great.

If not, I have many clients simply using WordPress with an aMember plugin. WordPress is free, the plugin is around $100 and it does perfectly the job.

Be aware though... There are some CMS out there that are absolutely not worth it. Just contact me if you need more info

I believe DamianJ highly recommends PornCMS.

:winkwink:

I am kidding in regards to DamianJ, however many people seem to have opted for PornCMS as a low cost alternative to ElevatedX. You do not read a lot of complaints about the platform despite the apparent number of users. I would say it's at least worth a look if you're shopping alternatives. Good luck on your search fine sire.

:thumbsup

There's a 30 day free trial and free installation, too. :upsidedow

There is definitely value in buying something battle tested. ElevatedX is robust and what most pay programs use. Konrad and MechBunny have been around forever as well, Mechbunny powers a number of many members areas and most tube sites out there. For those with no budget, Wordpress and plugins are always an option... Just going to be a lot of redoing work if/when it's outgrown.

Brad

Hi Brad, I respect your opinion and I am not trying to put you on a spot, butttttt...... In what ways could you out-grow porncms?

GREAT ANSWERS

thanks to everyone and feel free to keep em comin

mechbunny .
pay one time

What about security - let's say we have hackers waiting for our site to launch..circling like vultures...(we do)

Any security pros and cons to aMember - Mechbunny - PornCMS?

I know with WP it's absolutely essential that we are able to update as each new release is launched - concerned aMember might keep us locked in one version of WP while vulnerabilities are exploited.

TOOMUCH Media'S Carma :thumbsup http://toomuchmedia.com

+1 For Mechbunny especially if you find elevated-x isn't for you. Software is easy to work with and Konrad gives amazing support, we loved it when we used it for our cms and highly recommend MB.

I have less experience with this CMS, that's why I excluded it from mention. I'll ask our technical team for their feedback, pros and cons.

Brad

the people that use pornCMS seem happy with it, but the sites do seem to look a bit amateurish, but if thats your niche then all good.

Worked with mb as a members area which for a vidsite works great, elevated x is nice but maybe too much, if its only something simple.

Only one I'd advise not to use is Adultsitecms, horrible to skin.

if you are considering elevatedX, read this post about how they treat their customers. it represents what we hear all the time from eX customers looking to switch over to PornCMS:

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19878621#post19878621

I wouldn't force install a flat/non-coded template file, even if the customer insisted. they obviously didn't understand the terminology and the eX support was too busy to hold his hand.

that being said, eX is not for people who need their hand held. PornCMS *IS* a cms for people who need their hand held, want good support - even on weekends, and don't want to overspend.

MechBunny is great and Konrad is highly skilled. i just worked with him on a couple projects. his script is well-built and stable if you want your paysite to look and run like a tube. the admin is solely built to run a tube. i've seen it repurposed for other types of sites and its very buggy. so if you choose MB, make sure you really want a tube site. oh and its $1000 (before customization) lol

Carma is not really a contender. it works about as well as NATS, which is to say, you will get a headache.

there's lots of threads about all of these scripts on gfy, including PornCMS. take a few minutes to use that 'search' form at the top of this page if you are serious about finding a solution. you can also email or skype me (contact info at the site) and i can give you all the dirt on my competitors lol

we also have 30-day free trials, as ColMike-the-Great-and-Handsome said :)

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see sig :)
Works like a charm

this is an urban myth AJ from eX likes to spread around about other cms solutions. the truth is, any script can scale if you have the right programmers and server admins to get it done. and if you are scaling, then you have the cash to afford it.

we have sites that have thousands of videos and loadbalance over several servers. i'm not sure if that is below this mythical 'outgrow' bar?

the default template is just a simple one, and its good for (as you say), amateurs that can't afford a better design. a majority of site owners have a design created by a pro designer and then either install it themselves (our template system is php, not smarty like most others) or use our $600 template install service. here's some sites we've installed in the last few months (we do 5-10 custom projects a month):

http://www.brokemodel.com/
http://www.thugzrus.com/
http://www.cosplaybabes.xxx/

and here's a site that modified the default template and is doing big numbers (over 100 new sales a day):

http://www.lelulove.com/

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Should throw awiz into the mix too. Okay it's a bit ugly to start with and you need to spend some time bashing it into shape. But on the plus side, its a single payment, you can run multiple sites off a single install, forus always provides good support and his script works.

I have no CMS to sell so I am free to give you a few advices... Regarding WordPress and aMember... Why don't you have a chat with the guys over at aMember regarding your security concern?

The main issue with some CMS that were mentioned here, is that once installed, they are so unflexible that it is impossible to install and run anything else on your server. The owner will promise you the moon before it is installed however, once on your server, you are stuck with it.

There is over 100 sponsors using Sliiing at this moment. I would say half of them is using WordPress...

hey thats great

Great info thanks

Elevated def not an option - it looks like our decision is down to WP or PornCMS

Pros and Cons anyone?

Not every paysite needs a CMS.
Just sayin'.

There's also a new CMS a friend of mine developed http://www.deerecms.com

This is true but for sites that update regularly and want dynamic tours that reflect what's in the members area, both recent and current content and coming soon a CMS makes things much easier and is worth the time and money spent before the site launches. I rotate content in and out of my sites, it would be a small nightmare doing it manually. I haven't touched this site http://www.dawsonmiller.com in 5 years yet to a surfer/member it appears to be a fresh updating site.

this is a popular topic on gfy. here's some threads.

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1061183
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1126676
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1115612
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1112504
https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1115427

My opinion on the subject is you should get the right tool for the job. WP was not built to be an adult cms. it doesn't do content management or video conversions and payment processing isn't native. with WP, you simply post as you would a blog. for close to similar money (ie you still have to host WP), you can get a hosted PornCMS account that has everything you need to run a porn site. starts at $29 a month.

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thanks a lot for taking the time to assist - great info!

Agreed. Wordpress isn't designed as a CMS, and the one Wordpress `conversion` I trialled for a while was horrible to use.

I think Mech Bunny is perfect, you got drop-in integration with Nats, and its pretty much hassle free. The only downside is that it's obviously designed to handle a large volume of content and if you only have a little bit in your members area it can make it pretty obvious that your library isn't huge.

Agreed - and thank you for pointing this out. I did not consider this aspect. :)

I have one of my employees 'manually' rotating content weekly but that's because the Mem Areas are on a standard template and it's (relatively) easy, plus the idea of migrating existing mem areas into a CMS (for 32+ paysites) seems like a friggin' nightmare. LOL

Probably not what you're looking for, but ModelCentro.com is awesome for solo sites. :pimp

tnks mutt! :thumbsup:thumbsup

CMS info http://www.deerecms.com
Example of exported data with smarty http://www.deerecms.net/


Contact me anyone interested!
Be glad to chat about it.

Custom is the best way to go if you are serious about it... otherwise

Mechbunny is great and best support around. I use it in a couple of sites without any problem.

Looks good Mutt! What CMS is used on this site?

Those are good systems though.

Battle tested is the key!


I would have gone Elevated X, but I thought it costed too much. I think its a solid system. And if I had the money and was working on a big project, for sue Elevated X.


But on my little projects me and my partner went custom. The price and the control, seemed to win out in my book. especially when Im the one cutting out the checks.


If there was some kind of reasonable deal with Elevated X, I would have used that system. It has everything a new company would like to use and everything a company would want to use in the future. Also I do know they have excellent customer service. This is from good friends of mine that use it.

In the future, if I were to be contacted By Elevated X, I would have a good trade out deal for them. Hint, hint, hint!

I do shoot every single big name girl in the industry, I run shoot and AVNLive.com and I have control of all of the AVN.com social media accounts: "almost a Million followers". hint, hint, hint. lol



Either way, you can't go wrong with all of the of the suggestions in this thread. Good info!


Just Dave

Damn Deere looks kick fukin ass.

Looks like great coding.

Gotta go budget this time but next time might check you out.

Go budget? :Oh crap
You cant afford it?


Thanks!
It was made to be kick fuckin ass. :)

At this moment we are finishing the models' 'module', comments - galleries and models - and rating - galleries and models -.

Some screenshots of the admin.
http://deerecms.com/cms.php

You would have to be VERY 'serious' about it and have the bankroll to go the distance.

I have developed my own CMS's over 15 years working online from small to large. If you're going this route, you need time, patience, and cash. It will rarely go smoothly, and there will be a lot of modules you need to add on over time. It's not to say it's not some level of rewarding, but it's a lot of work and can be very costly depending on the size of it. I've done 10-12 of them now, and I can speak from bitter experience.

:Oh crap

Not arguing with you but we have some strong custom CMS, paysites , live streaming and the cost was less then some CMS posted here.

On a side note 15 years was along time.. back then i just posted images in basic HTML and made lots of $$$ no need for CMS

I am not sure what your 15 year reference has to do with 'a long time ago'. I have been in this industry for 15 plus years now, and I have developed probably a good 10 CMS scripts, and I do not know how many others for various uses over that time. While I am happy I did it, I do not think any ran smoothly no matter the developer.

That being said, if you found your experience rewarding, bravo. I am simply saying making this sort of time, patience, money investment should not be taken lightly by most people.

:2 cents:

just wanted to mention that 15 years ago no need for CMS

Ah..... the good ole days of static HTML. :winkwink:

You would be fucking SHOCKED at how many people still use static HTML for thier members areas...

That's not a problem, in fact its, a PLUS.
Most of paysites don't need to overload CPU/server with PHP sh*ts where the content of it never changes...

Why should a gallery in a .php if it never changes in time?... :)

:2 cents:

:1orglaugh :thumbsup

Porn CMS works great for me hosted on Mojohost
 

I use Porn CMS for my site brokemodel.com and I use Mojohost as my dedicated. I had constant issues with Cavecreek messing up my CMS but since I have switched to Mojohost i have had no problems. I would not recommend using any CMS with cavecreek!

Highly Recommend Porncms.com the software and service that comes with it is top notch. It does everything the other software does at 1/10th the price.

It is easy to use but give you a great detail of how you can change anything you want, and has integrated affiliate software.

It makes no sense to spend 10k on software for a site when that would be better spent on content and marketing of it.

Yea this and the amount of poorly designed crappy member areas with no streaming and only 3-5 min clips. Ugh :Oh crap

THIS:
Plus, it has a built in multiple IP address usage protections system, that works like a charm.
www.AwizSoft.com

I recommend you contact [email protected] and get a Webex demo of MAS CMS. Extremely efficient, not bloated but with all the features you need. Very easy to use template system that work with ANY design you would want to use. Priced competitively, and the ONLY module you might want extra (all the rest is included) is our Video Transcoder Module.

Check out some of the testimonials here: http://mansionproductions.com/mas/testimonials.html

MAS has been powering thousands and thousands of sites for over a decade, so you will not find anyone out there that has more experience than the MAS team.

Also, we include setup of the first site 100% for you for free. This alone is valued at $700-$1500 depending on the complexity of your site. You really cant beat it.