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The list of features we currently have in indymedia CMSes

It is assumed this set of features will be the bare minimum we will have to provide in a new solution. That doesn't ofcourse mean it needs to come out-of-the-box from the CMS project we'd choose, but this CMS shouldn't lack too many of them, and it should be fairly easy to add the missing features.

Name	Description
Anonymous open publishing	It should be possible for users to anonymously add content to an indymedia site.
easy mirroring capability	To be able to cope with massive hits it should be possible to host mirrors easily. The requirements for a prospective mirror host sdhould be as low as possible. Also it should be easily set up.
syndication -out/in	most indymedia sites offer rss feeds. some indymedia sites also import rss feeds
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The ability to create multiple instances	It should be possible to host multiple IMCs on a single server
Multimedia handling	It should be possible to post images and videos, as these are used frequently by our user base
Categories	It should be possible to organise content (i.e. postings) by category, region, type, etc
Good performence on affordable hardware	Our often improvised equipment should be able to host the IMC sites
Customisability	The CMS should allow different IMCs to tailor the organization of their site
internationalisation	The ability to present the navigation of an IMC site in multiple languages / the ability to easily add suported languages
translation	The ability to allow users to anonymously translate postings
comments	The ability to comment / add clarification / updates to an article is an essential feature on most IMC sites
anti-abuse measures	Unfortunately, a lot of IMC's have to deal with a lot of abuse: spam, trolling, ddos attacks. The CMS should offer the tools to deal with this.
easy moderation	moderation of open postings is one of the least favourite tasks in indymedia collectives. This should be as easy as possible. Think about removing spam postings, hiding racist postings entirely from sight (as is required in some countries)
calendar	A lot of IMC sites have a calendar where people can post there activism events on
features	Most IMCs work with an open newswire and a middle (feature) column with postings by the editorial collective.
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