Content Management

Ok. So after looking at all the post in the CMS section everyone believes that there program works best. It seems to be a split decision for joomla, drupal, or wordpress. Everyone says yeah go try it out but there is no joomla for dummies or any of that. I would love to be directed to a site that explains everything. I mean everything. There seems to be no beginning tutorials on how to get everything working correctly on your local machine first.

Basically what im asking is someone to point me in the direction for extreme beginners. I just need something simple so that i can set it up so clients can update their own 6 page site. I dont need some huge program that you can make Ebay with.

Somebody Help me.

 

If it's only 6 pages use WordPress, but Joomla is still the best CMS

 

What do you want them to be able to update?

If it is just some simple text now and then why not make them a static php based site where the text is pulled from simple text files and formated via css.

If they change the text file then they change the content.

 

Colbyt can you point me to a site that would explain how to do what you are talking about. I only know a tiny bit of asp but i am in the processs of learning php. I think what you speak of is what i have been looking for all along. Also if you know where i can find a good place to learn password protected pages that would be awesome. Thanks guys for posting.

 

Well you don't need to know much php to do what I mentioned. You just need to understand and be able to use the <?php include ("thistextfile.txt") ?> function.

All of the content that is in 10 point type on the main page of ihosto.com is an included text file. The privacy policy, TOS and submission guidelines are done the same way. A text file is included into a template. This entire site uses no database. There is some detailed scripting because it is a directory script. A normal site would be much simpler.

What type of password protection do you need?

 

For example a capital corporation needs a site but only needs one page to be protected by a password for the general public can not see the info. I have done simple passwords before but if they look at the source code they can see the password and username.

 

Not if you use php. You can see the html output of a page but you can not see the scripting. Is this some really sensitive or just moderately so?

Did you get my PM?

 

I wouldn't be using wordpress for a fairly big site.

Wordpress is great for smaller sites, perhaps up to 10 pages, but it has strong SEO - built in blog, RSS, and is easy to manage. The templating system is also easy to understand and to wrap a diffferent one around is fairly straightforward.

I'd be using Joomla or Drupal for bigger stuff.

 

that's incorrect...

you can have as big of a site as you want to with WordPress...my site (see first sig link) is certainly bigger than 6 pages and I'm using WordPress along with some really good plugins.

 

Yes...Joomla rocks there are plenty of extensions available