Rather than muck around with CMS systems for content sites, we get our clients to use Adobe Contribute:
http://www.adobe.com/products/contribute/ Essentially provides them a WYSIWYG interface to edit pages on their site, preview them, etc. Works with Dreamweaver templates for editable regions, repeating regions, etc - but these are just special "comments" in the HTML, so you could add them without Dreamweaver. With the right combination of editable regions etc you can even have non-technical users editing dynamic sites, as you just don't give them access to edit the parts that generate code. It's not free, but you're going to save time compared to setting up a server-side CMS and moving the site into it, etc. Also supports posting to blogs and things like that. Might not be the best solution for a 10,000+ page Intranet that needs complex workflow etc, but most sites aren't that sort of size. Regards, Marcin Szczepanski Senior Web Developer webqem pty ltd -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Ross Sent: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 2:16 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Content Management issue ? Hi: I have a question which has surfaced due to an upcoming requirement. I have built a web site for a client who now wants to be able to manage the site on her own. She is computer literate, but not a web designer, by any means. I am new to the idea of Content Management systems and am really trying to wrap my brain around what they really do and how to set one up. I guess I am wondering how other designers handle this type of issue? How do you setup clients to manage their own site so they are not having to take a detailed course in Web Design. I hope my concern is understood, as I have been thinking about this issue for a while and have investigated certain software... Joomla, Wordpress... Can anyone lend a hand? Thanks very much... Regards, Kevin. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
