There are hundreds of sites out there that are devoted to inspiration for CMS (Content Management Systems), blog platforms, and the technologies that help power them. However, I wanted to showcase a small, but ever-growing number of sites that specialize on one platform. As the number of users of each grows and new platforms evolve, I think more of these sites will crop up, offering inspiration to those who use them to host their sites or expand upon different ways to manage your content.

Enjoy the showcase. Remember, it isn’t for all “showcases” or “galleries” but instead focused on the ones that have specialized. If you any others or can recommend sites powered by any of the services mentioned, please leave a comment.

You can also submit your site for consideration to any of the sites should you feel it is a candidate.

WordPress

WPInspiration – A new showcase of WP-powered blogs.

We Love WP – A showcase of WordPress-powered sites.

WordPress.org Showcase – A collection of “featured” sites powered by WordPress.

WP-Premiums – The premium WordPress themes showcase.

Joomla!

Joomla! Case Showcase

CSS Platform’s Joomla Showcase

Joomlabased – a Showcase for Joomla powered sites.

Blogger

Blogger Showcase – The best of Blogger-powered sites.

We Love Blogger – A design gallery and news portal for everything Blogger.

Movable Type

Movable Type [Showcase] – The official showcase for Movable Type. It is primarily for their clients, however.

Movable Love – A showcase of interesting and beautiful sites powerd by Movable Type, published by 601am.

Movable Type Design Showcase – A collection of web designs based on CSS which has been coded on the Movable Type (MT) platform.

ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine [Showcase] – From the official ExpressionEngine site, this showcase features sites that are powered by the platform.

Drupal

Drupalbased – A showcase of sites powered by Drupal, all in a quite simple fashion.

General

These showcases are for “general” meaning that they are still for CMS systems, but not specifically for technologies like CSS, Flash, or AJAX (etc.).

CMS Showcase – Simplified, websites sorted by system powering it.

Buzz CMS Showcase – Various content management systems are included, including Joomla!, WordPress, and Drupal.

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