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feistycharley
msg:3898701 | 3:30 pm on Apr 23, 2009 (gmt 0) |
I started working for a small non-profit in another capacity, but since I have a lot of hmtl experience I've been conscripted into maintaining the website. Unfortunately, the original web designer is very unreasonable cost wise, and since I don't have php experience it's very difficult for me to change up the site. I need to add tabs and rearrange links in the navigation.php page, but since they've designed their own CMS, I can't figure out how to do it. The static nav page is different than the current nav page due to changes made in the CMS. I do have full ftp access. How do I get started? Any ideas on how I can edit the page with another CMS? Thank you in advance for your help!
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brotherhood of LAN
msg:3898769 | 4:45 pm on Apr 23, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Understandably, you wouldn't want to learn PHP purely because the navigation is embedded in PHP. I'd suggest getting a colour coded PHP editor. The colour coding should make the editing much less daunting. It'd be worth making a backup 'just in case' you accidentally edit some of the PHP syntax. If the nav is a block of HTML in navigation.php it should be quite simple to do, otherwise if you have a fair idea of what the PHP 'does' to the navigation then that may help getting round the problem. Just replacing navigation.php with a block of HTML may also be a workaround for you.
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feistycharley
msg:3899881 | 6:34 pm on Apr 24, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Replacing the navigation.php would be a fantastic workaround for the time being! What way I can edit the php until I get it like I want it without having to wait...or ruining the site. Thanks!
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