I like b2evolution (for blogs) and Joomla (for CMS) - both, like wordpress, are very versatile, easy to learn with lots of good support and easy to find and follow tutorials and how-to's. And FREE. Not saying they are better, just different.
There is a learning curve, but its not too steep! One of the strengths of the open source blog & CMS programs is the forums where you can find lots of answers while on the learning curve.
Dreamweaver is great for being able to do complex and code-intensive tasks relatively easily for a newbie, but it really is worth learning some coding as you go along. It pays off when you want to do customizing or need to do repairs.
Many hosting companies have a utility called "Fantastico De Luxe" - it's an auto-installer for many OpenSource software products that is bundled into a hosting companies CPanel - the control panel for your site hosting controls.
It's usually a very easy way to install some pretty complex (but free) software.
Some of the programs included:
Discussion Boards:
phpBB2 (visit site)
- very popular "forums" or "message board" solution
SMF (visit site)
- another popular choice for a full featured "forums" or "bulletin
board"
Portals/CMS:
PHP-Nuke (visit site)
- a powerful portal solution with many modules, blocks and
addons available
Post-Nuke (visit site)
- another powerful CMS portal site also with many modules,
blocks and addons available
phpWCMS (visit site)
- a CMS system
phpWebSite (visit site)
- a CMS portal site with many modules and addons available
Mambo (visit site)
- a dynamic web content management system (CMS), capable of
building sites from several pages to several thousand
Siteframe (visit site)
Typo3 (visit site)
- a Web content management framework
Xoops (visit site)
- a CMS portal site with many modules and addons available
Drupal (visit site)
Joomla! (visit site)
- a Content Management System (CMS) created by the same
team that brought the Mambo CMS to its current state of stardom
Geeklog (visit site)
eCommerce:
NOTE: In addtion, our cPanel Pro plans also come with "Interchange" and "Agora" shopping carts.
CubeCart (visit site)
- a popular shopping cart system
osCommerce (visit site)
- a powerful highly configurable eCommerce shopping cart solution
ZenCart (visit site)
- another user-friendly open source shopping cart system
Customer Support Systems:
PHP Support Tickets (visit site)
- powerful Support Ticketing System to help you help your visitors
Support-Logic Helpdesk (visit site)
Support Services Manager (visit site)
- a powerful system for providing your visitors and clients with
support services
osTicket (visit site)
Crafty Syntax Live Help (CSLH) (visit site)
Help Center Live (visit site)
F.A.Q.:
FAQMasterFlex (visit site)
- a database-driven application for creating and maintaining
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Blogs:
b2evolution (visit site)
Nucleus (visit site)
WordPress (visit site)
Image Galleries:
4images Gallery (visit site)
- your own online photo gallery
Gallery (visit site)
- probably the most popular image gallery script
Coppermine Photo Gallery (visit site)
- a feature-rich photo gallery script with MySQL database, user
management, private galleries, automatic thumbnail creation,
film strip, and a template system for customization
Website Builder:
Templates Express (visit site)
- a series of static templates which can be installed to start building
a website even if you do not want to learn how to manage a CMS
Polls and Surveys:
Advanced Poll (visit site)
- polling system with multiple polls, templates, IP-Logging,
IP-Locking, cookie support, etc.
phpESP (visit site)
- a PHP/MySQL-driven application to let non-technical users
create surveys
LimeSurvey (visit site)
- surveying tool that allows you to develop, publish, manage
surveys
Mailing List:
PHPlist (visit site)
NOTE: Our plans ALSO come with "Mailman" - an even better mailing list program!
Wiki:
PhpWiki (visit site)
- a PHP clone of WikiWikiWeb, a web site system where anybody
can edit the pages right through the web browser, without any
authentication
Tiki Wiki (visit site)
- Tiki features a Wiki, Image galleries, File galleries, Forums,
Polls, Chat, RSS feeds, Articles, Submissions, Weblogs,
Webmail, Surveys, Trackers, Newsletters and more. Themes
can be created using CSS. Everything is customizable
Project Management:
PHProjekt (visit site)
- a project managing system for tasks and groups
dotProject (visit site)
Other Scripts:
Moodle (visit site)
- Moodle is a course management system designed to help
educators create quality online courses
Noah's Classifieds (visit site)
- run your own Classified ads website!
Dew-NewPHPLinks (visit site)
- Dew-Code is a resource for aspiring coders.
Open-Realty (visit site)
- professional but free tool for real estate agents to put their
offers online
phpAdsNew (visit site)
PHPauction (visit site)
- host your own auctions site!
phpCOIN (visit site)
- phpCOIN is a PHP/MySQL based package for hosting resellers
to manage clients, orders, invoices, etc. phpCOIN supports
"pay links" as the method of billing, and permits returning client
purchases, secure client/admin login, permits client access to
own information (view / print), eMail notifications (template based),
auto-send of due invoices, auto-generate recurring invoices,
language file support, and theme support. Includes following
modules: Articles, Contact forms, FAQ, HelpDesk, Custom
Content Pages, and Search Site function.
phpFormGenerator (visit site)
WebCalendar (visit site)
- a PHP application used to maintain a calendar for one or more
persons