There are many great content management systems on the Internet that are free and handle a specific task. Pligg we’ve already stated is great for digg clones and Drupal is great for a general purpose website or e-commerce solution. The big blogging management comes directly from wordpress and their awesome CMS.

Not everyone needs these great content management systems or they’ve got a different direction to go. For instance, a site like pownce is a specialized site that I highly respect because of its simple yet clean design.

What do you do when you just want something simple, yet extensible? Or, perhaps you just want to expand your skills and learn some new stuff without having to use a “crutch” like a full CMS.

The answer is a two pronged attack using Template Lite and EZ SQL. Say what?

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