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CMS suggestions?

looking for a way for my client to update their site w/o code

         

orangetwist

6:23 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hellooo everyone!

I've built a site for my client who wants to be able to do the updates themselves without having to delve into code or purchase software (it's a small operation). Cut and paste, highlight to edit text, etc. I think there is a way to set it up (php?) but not sure how. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance
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NeedScripts

6:38 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Check out Mambo, it is not only easy to use, but also has good features.

Hope this helps.

NS

orangetwist

7:26 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0)

10+ Year Member



Hey, thanks NS I'll check it out

pmkpmk

8:06 pm on Aug 10, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Typo3 has just been released in version 3.6 which produces (almost) clean XHTML.

Typo3 - an open source CMS - is not the easiest system you can get. But I'm pretty sure it's the most powerful and expandeable out there (as far as open source is concerned).

Switching a 400+ pages site to Typo3 took me and my team (3 persons) and an external contractor 2 months - however we extended the site during the same process and added a 3rd language to it.

If you are a tech savy person and have some time at your hands, you should be able to switch to Typo3 in a week or two for a small site.

I still don't regret to have switched to it. It has ALL I needed and much more I might need in the long run.

The only bad thing I found so far is handling of complex forms. Well, actually it's not the handling - that works fine - but the design of long forms. But I'm sure sooner or later a Typo3 user writes an extension for it.

henry0

12:15 pm on Aug 11, 2004 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



I have done the following:
Transforming my own news site CMS in a regular CMS
So the idea might be: Use an open source news CMS and adapt.
Or
Get (very affordable) WysiwygPRO
Do not use their pic thumb/loader ( new version will soon be more flexible)
And instead use from our WebmasterWorld’s bag o'trick
the Birdman's thumb/load app that can be adapted to any DB needs