How do I get my visitors to create mini-pages?

[lawboy]

I want our visitors to be able to input data onto a page and then have my website create the page. I am trying to create a "community" and would like visitors to be able to promote themselves via our site.

So, is there any software that I can buy to add this feature to my website?

[edited by: engine at 7:55 am (utc) on Oct. 13, 2003]
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[engine]

Take a look through this for a content management system [dmoz.org] that is forms-based.

[lawboy]

Thanks for the link. However I am still having trouble finding what I need mainly because I do not know what it is called. I want a website visitor to my site to be able create a page - with bios, a link to their sites, etc. - on my site. What is that called? "Forms" doesn't seem to give me relevant results, neither does a search under "templates."

Thanks.

[rogerd]

Lawboy, yours is a special case of content management. Usually, CMS systems do use templates and forms, but they tend to have a defined set of users with varying rights. In your case, each visitor or registered guest will be able to create and edit a single page; you probably don't want to hand-create a new user and assign rights each time someone registers.

Sounds like a custom coding job, but perhaps there's a CMS or blog that could be hammered into what you need. You might look at wiki software, too, but they usually operate differently than you need.

[Marcia]

There are some scripts for that at Hotscripts and CGI-Resources.

[divaone]

hi there,

if you're looking solely for a script to allow visitors to create a sort of 'about me' slash 'profile' page, there are two by the same author at [interlogy.com...] i've used both profile manager and profile manager premium. if you are fluent in html you can adjust the (many) templates to suit your site. if you are fluent in perl, you can edit the scripts included for added functionality. beware, though, the instructions are not perfectly clear (so you do need some experience with scripts) and you will have to constantly 'restart' your flatfile database while testing.. until you get user entry fields and templates just like you want them.

you can also try a favorite.. web-app ( [web-app.org...] ) which is a constantly improved and growing clone of the flatfile CMS called YAWP (yet another web portal). the latest version comes with extended profiles. delete and remove references to any parts you don't need (like forums, instant messenger, etc).

good luck, and please write if you find any others!