We strongly believe your content managements system shouldn't require you to compromise your vision. BigTree is an extremely extensible open source CMS built on PHP and MySQL. It was created by the expert designers, strategists, and developers at Fastspot to help you make and maintain better websites.

 

Intuitive Interface

Developer, administrator, or end-user - no matter your role, BigTree is designed to be a pleasure to use.

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It has been so amazing to work with, so easy. Not only our graphic and web design person who is in house can manipulate it, but myself and other directors.

Amanda Abrell

Communications Director, International Spy Museum

 

Develop Freely

BigTree allows you write standard HTML, CSS, JS, and PHP. There's no proprietary markup or templating language to learn.

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templates/basic/home.php
<?
	$testimonialsMod = new BTMarketingTestimonials;
	list($testimonialUser) = $testimonialsMod->getMatching(array("type","approved"), array("users","on"), "RAND()", 1);
	list($testimonialDev)  = $testimonialsMod->getMatching(array("type","approved"), array("developers","on"), "RAND()", 1);

	$sitesMod = new BTMarketingExampleSites;
	$sites = $sitesMod->getNonarchived("position DESC",6);
?>
<div class="landing home">
	<header class="page_header bordered padded wallpapered feature home" data-wallpaper-options='{"source":{"poster":"<?=STATIC_ROOT?>images/BigTree_Home.jpg","webm":"<?=STATIC_ROOT?>video/BigTree_Home_1080_Graded.webmhd.webm","mp4":"<?=STATIC_ROOT?>video/BigTree_Home_1080_Graded.mp4","ogg":"<?=STATIC_ROOT?>video/BigTree_Home_1080_Graded.oggtheora.ogv"}}'>
		<div class="row top">
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-full desktop-10 max-10 max-push-1">
				<div class="title contain">
					<h1 class="users">User Friendly</h1>
					<h1 class="developers">Developer Ready</h1>
				</div>
				<a href="<?=$cms->getLink(3)?>" class="button large">Download</a>
			</div>
		</div>
	</header>
	<div class="padded bordered">
		<div class="row">
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-full desktop-full max-10 max-push-1">
				<p class="primary"><?=$page_intro?></p>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	<section class="padded bottom_zero bordered gray users">
		<div class="row ">
			<div class="min-full mobile-1 tablet-1 desktop-3 max-2 max-push-1">
				<span class="illustration user">&nbsp;</span>
			</div>
			<div class="min-full mobile-2 tablet-5 desktop-9 max-7">
				<h2>Intuitive Interface</h2>
				<p>Developer, administrator, or end-user - no matter your role, BigTree is designed to be a pleasure to use.</p>
				<a href="<?=$cms->getLink(2)?>" class="action">Learn More About BigTree</a>
			</div>
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-full desktop-full max-10 max-push-1 clear window">
				<div class="chrome">
					<span class="title">Installing BigTree CMS</span>
				</div>
				<div class="container video expander">
					<img src="<?=STATIC_ROOT?>images/video.jpg" />
					<div class="video_wrapper">
						<iframe data-src="//www.youtube.com/embed/PLxQznXvBmQ?autoplay=1&color=white&rel=0&showinfo=0&modestbranding=1&hd=1&autohide=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
					</div>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</section>
	<div class="padded bordered">
		<blockquote class="row">
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-4 desktop-8 max-7 max-push-1">
				<p class="quote"><?=$testimonialUser["quote"]?></p>
			</div>
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-2 desktop-3 desktop-push-1 max-2 max-push-1 author">
				<img src="<?=($testimonialUser["image"] ? $testimonialUser["image"] : STATIC_ROOT."images/placeholder/150x150")?>" />
				<div class="contain">
					<h5><?=$testimonialUser["author"]?></h5>
					<p><?=$testimonialUser["title"]?></p>
				</div>
			</div>
		</blockquote>
	</div>
	<section class="padded bottom_zero bordered gray developers">
		<div class="row ">
			<div class="min-full mobile-1 tablet-1 desktop-3 max-2 max-push-1">
				<span class="illustration files">&nbsp;</span>
			</div>
			<div class="min-full mobile-2 tablet-5 desktop-9 max-7">
				<h2>Develop Freely</h2>
				<p>BigTree allows you write standard HTML, CSS, JS, and PHP. There's no proprietary markup or templating language to learn.</p>
				<a href="<?=$cms->getLink(1)?>" class="action">Learn More About BigTree</a>
			</div>
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-full desktop-full max-10 max-push-1 clear window">
				<div class="chrome">
					<span class="title">templates/basic/home.php</span>
				</div>
				<div class="container editor expander">
					<pre class="line-numbers"><code class="language-php"><?=htmlspecialchars(file_get_contents("../templates/basic/home.php"))?></code></pre>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</section>
	<div class="padded bordered">
		<blockquote class="row">
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-4 desktop-8 max-7 max-push-1">
				<p class="quote"><?=$testimonialDev["quote"]?></p>
			</div>
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-2 desktop-3 desktop-push-1 max-2 max-push-1 author">
				<img src="<?=($testimonialDev["image"] ? $testimonialDev["image"] : STATIC_ROOT."images/placeholder/150x150")?>" />
				<div class="contain">
					<h5><?=$testimonialDev["author"]?></h5>
					<p><?=$testimonialDev["title"]?></p>
				</div>
			</div>
		</blockquote>
	</div>
	<section id="sites" class="padded bordered gray">
		<div class="row sites">
			<div class="mobile-full tablet-full desktop-full">
				<h2>Some Sites Running BigTree</h2>
			</div>
			<? foreach ($sites as $item) { ?>
			<div class="min-full mobile-half tablet-half desktop-4 site">
				<a href="<?=$item["link"]?>" target="_blank">
					<div class="window">
						<img src="<?=$item["image"]?>" />
					</div>
					<p class="secondary"><?=$item["title"]?></p>
				</a>
			</div>
			<? } ?>
		</div>
	</section>
</div>

We love BigTree. Overall, it’s easier to use than Wordpress and our previous CMS, Ektron. It has more flexibility, the developer forum is robust and our programmer/designer has really enjoyed the proactive approach that BigTree offers.

Suzie Kendrick

Advancement Programs Manager, Kenai Peninsula College, UAA