Welcome to the web site and blog of Wheelhouse, a brand new Ruby on Rails CMS that I'm hoping will change the lives of web designers and developers for the better.

I started building Wheelhouse primarily to scratch my own itch. I found the current crop of content management systems leave a huge amount to be desired - either they're immensely painful to build web sites with, or they're difficult for ordinary clients (as well as myself) to use.

Wheelhouse was born out of this frustration, and I've found I'm not the only one to have this problem - the seemingly impossible quest to find a CMS that is both powerful and enjoyable to develop with, and which will empower my clients to manage their sites with minimal help and guidance.

After many months in development, Wheelhouse has finally matured to the point where it achieves exactly this. Thanks to the companies participating in the Wheelhouse beta, Wheelhouse is now powering 11 production sites, with at least 5 more to be released soon.

In just a few months time, Wheelhouse will also be able to power your web site and those of your clients. Keep checking this blog or subscribe to be notified of updates.

I'll also be posting up some screencasts and tips for existing Wheelhouse users, so stay tuned.