Hi, Firstly don't get me wrong, I love Wordpress and use it for the majority of my sites (even for web applications like http://beatsbase.com) but this and most other CMS's are overkill for many clients. The line for me seems to be whether the clients wants to be able to create *new* content (whether that's pages or posts) as opposed to just updating existing content.
If all they want to do is update a piece of text then a full-blown CMS may be too much work to implement and too much hassle for the client. For example my client has the ability to update the text in the central part of this page: http://www.bestbarbadosvillas.com/rates/ (the stuff in the "Special offers" box) using a simple PHP administration tool I wrote. It strips out all HTML so it allows just plain text in the box (wrapped in <p> elements). That sort of solution is must easier to integrate with an existing site (using include files), even allowing multiple pages to be updated. There are some pretty easy JavaScript WYSIWYG editors available (TinyMCE is my favourite) that produce decent markup if you want to allow clients to use additional styling. And, of course, there's a much lower threshold of education for clients to use such a simple system. Just to reiterate: when the client wants to add new content then there really isn't a choice - you have to use a proper CMS. But for simpler textual updates that isn't always strictly necessary. Any thoughts? Chris ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Ross Sent: 11 July 2007 00:34 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WSG CMS] RE: WSG CMS Digest Thanks, Chris. I am still trying to wrap my head around the concept of how to use a CMS product with my already developed site. That is my issue right now... I guess just delving into the product will clear this up. Thanks for the link. Regards, Kevin. On 7/10/07, Chris Skene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin, I strongly recommend getting yourself a CMS package and learning it. Drupal, Joomla, Textpattern, and Wordpress are all excellent products and the soon to be released Open Source MoveableType is also looking good. Depending on the level of complexity required, these programs will probably do everything you require and more. I would lean towards Wordpress for simple sites and Drupal for bigger community based sites. There is a good intro to Drupal at http://drupal.org/handbook/is-drupal-right-for-you. My own site runs a basic Wordpress installation (though I rarely update it). Chris Skene www.px4p.org _____________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by Land & Water Australia using MessageLabs Email Security System. ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************
