WordPress does fit this bill. You can edit user permissions to let the "regular folks" edit the content without seeing all the settings, themes, plugins, etc. If you are handing over projects to a client I recommend giving anyone who updates content on the site an Author or Editor account. The Admin account should be used only for the admin stuff by someone who has an idea of what they're doing.
If you want something lighter yet, I highly recommend http://getkirby.com/ (no affiliation, just a fan). It's very lightweight, runs on a variation of MarkDown, highly flexible, and unlike most of the "static site generators" out there it has a minimal panel for adding and editing content. The $39 per site license is well worth it.
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WordPress does fit this bill. You can edit user permissions to let the "regular folks" edit the content without seeing all the settings, themes, plugins, etc. If you are handing over projects to a client I recommend giving anyone who updates content on the site an Author or Editor account. The Admin account should be used only for the admin stuff by someone who has an idea of what they're doing.
If you want something lighter yet, I highly recommend http://getkirby.com/ (no affiliation, just a fan). It's very lightweight, runs on a variation of MarkDown, highly flexible, and unlike most of the "static site generators" out there it has a minimal panel for adding and editing content. The $39 per site license is well worth it.