As always - sound advice from Ted! I'll look at Wordpress. Thanks to all
John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted > Roche > Sent: 28 May 2016 01:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Web-based Database > > Building your own website is an interesting and time-consulting hobby, like > mining and smelting your own metal, but it's gotten so involved, it might > make sense to let someone else do most of the work. Build the software, > setup the database, design the html & css, ensure you haven't allowed any > SQL injection, log intrusion detection, monitor for runaway processes... it can > be pretty consuming. > > I've been doing this for a living for over a decade, and it's not bad for paying > clients to have a consultant on call, and someone monitoring their logs every > day, running their backups, updating their OS. But for a volunteer retiree, it > can be a big obligation... > > WordPress.com gives you a free yourcharityname.wordpress.com site for > free, and there are a HUGE number of add-ons, plugins and themes to make > the site look any way you want and work any way you like. I'm sure you can > find some event listing or calendar control that provides the functions you're > looking for, and did I mention, Free? > > I've recommended this choice to a couple of charities. Many of the big > providers (Google, for example) are happy to provide basic services (like a > 10-user Google Apps account) to registered charities. In the US, it's a > 501(c)(3) tax status you can use a proof; I'm not sure what if the equivalent > UK form is recognized by google.co.uk, but it's worth poking around. A > Google Apps account can give you some email addresses (support, sales, > webmaster, contact, etc.) and some shared web space for documents, > albums, etc. which can either be private or shared. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
