CodeIgniter and creating a CMS

[eluser]localhost[/eluser]
Is CodeIgniter right for the job? I looks like a good idea if it's a very simple one, with no complex templating needs, but as my requirements amass it frightens me to imagine the mess I'd have using CI.

Am I right in saying CI isn't for complex aplications? Am I better off just doing everything by hand? Or is there a way to only use some CI classes, like the DB and helpers?

[eluser]jjDeveloper[/eluser]
Another suggestion is using Wordpress and bootstrapping codeigniter into your Wordpress theme if you want to use codeigniter to perform tasks.

This worked for me as I saw it like this

MVC design pattern

Wordpress = controller and view
Codeigniter = model

Now you can have a custom app in codeigniter which you can use in your Wordpress themes.

It's a heavy way of doing things but you get the best of both worlds.

<a href="http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/209516/">CodeIgniter App integration with Wordpress</a>

[eluser]vbsaltydog[/eluser]
CMS based on CodeIgniter:

http://www.getfuelcms.com/

[eluser]johnpeace[/eluser]
Better CI based CMS

http://pyrocms.com

[eluser]jjDeveloper[/eluser]
No doubt CI based is better but some clients want things a certain way

[eluser]Aken[/eluser]
You can also integrate Smarty with CI very easily.