pageoneresults - 4:23 pm on May 14, 2007 (gmt 0)

So, is there any wisdom in getting out of a CMS system that few know how to work with and redo my site in FrontPage?

Sure there is. You've used FrontPage in the past to manage the site so you are familiar with its workings.

What is it that you are doing that required moving away from FrontPage and into another CMS package?

I do believe that most of the major WYSIWYG Editors have the capability of fulfilling a CMS role. It all comes down to how your web is built.

For example, with FP you can use DWT's (Dynamic Web Templates) and create master pages that contain "Editable Regions". These regions are the areas that are open for editing by the various site editors. In some instances, the Editable Region allows the user to change the surrounding html element. In others, they cannot change the element, only modify the content between the opening and closing element.

The only drawback I see so far is that you'll need a copy of FP on the machine where edits are being performed. Unlike a CMS which allows you to login from an browser with a Internet connection. But, there are some neat third party plugins that allow you to do this. ;)