What is Brandy?
Brandy is an open-source web content management system and application framework written in the PHP scripting language. It provides users with a graphical user interface to build and manage dynamic websites without needing advanced coding skills.
Some key features of Brandy include:
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface for adding and arranging content on pages
- Built-in templating system for customizing the design and layout of sites
- User access controls and permissions for managing editorial workflow
- Extendable through modules, extensions, and theming to add advanced functionality
- SEO-friendly URLs, metadata, and sitemaps
- Responsive design capabilities for optimal viewing on mobile devices
Brandy has an active open source community behind it, with hundreds of developers contributing modules, localizations, and bug fixes. Companies use Brandy to reduce development time and costs of building custom web applications. It strikes a balance between power and ease-of-use for moderate to advanced web sites.