Hi Gilly - I use (and really love Rapidweaver) for my business website. I've also designed a few sites using Wordpress. I like using both, but probably prefer Rapidweaver. I too don't know html or css (keep meaning to learn and then life happens). So - I'm self-taught for both Rapidweaver and Wordpress and proof it can be done. There is lots of excellent online support and tutorials for both RW and WP.
Best wishes Catherine www.catherinehunt.co.uk Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Nov 2015, at 20:48, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rapidweaver's come on in leaps and bounds. There's now a good, easy to set up > CMS that's developing really well and 100s of plugins and add-ons. > > Rob > > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > and 101 Things to do in a Shed > >> On 10 November 2015 at 19:43, Graham Street <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Hacking will be a priority for the website host. It may not affect the >> actual site much but it depends what the hack does. The ones I refer to >> install a plugin that acts as a mailer. Therefore the hacked site starts >> mailing out thousands of junkmails unless its stopped. This has an impact on >> the hosting server and they will close the site and maybe ban you from >> hosting there again. If you're hosting your own WP site(s) you must keep the >> install up to date. >> >> As an aside I know a couple of people using RapidWeaver. It seems like a >> good choice but I've not personally used it. >> >> Graham >> >>> Tony Crooks 10 November 2015 14:34 >>> I'm not sure, Gilly, if you're making s general enquirer or have a specific >>> need. And if you have a need will only one person be responsible for the >>> web site during its lifetime? >>> >>> The advantage of WordPress over Rapidweaver, which I've been using since >>> version 2, is that it is platform agnostic. If you host with WordPress then >>> you just need a web browser. >>> >>> Hacking may be an issue but for a low activity web site it isn't likely to >>> be a major threat, is it? >>> >>> I'm just about to build another web site and last year I'd have >>> automatically turned to Rapidweaver. Now I'll be using WordPress because I >>> will be handing over the admin of the site to another person, as yet >>> unamed, and I have no idea whether they will have a Mac, Windows, Chrome >>> OS, or Linux system. It's expected to be a low activity site with about >>> 25000 web page accesses a year so hacking isn't my first priority. >>> >>> So some context in relation to the query may help to point Gilly in the >>> best direction? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Tony >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Tel: +44 7428 706227 >>> >>> On 10 Nov 2015, at 19:12, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Graham Street 10 November 2015 12:56 >>> Yes, agreed if the site is hosted at wordpress.com >>> >>> The failings for WP sites are that are server-hosted are that everyone >>> knows the admin login page. This therefore has to be protected from attack. >>> We have to keep all WP installs up to date with the latest fixes and latest >>> plugin levels. Customers don't do it as they don't understand the issues >>> involved if they don't. Today's site crept in under the radar. All clients >>> we host are supposed to tell us if they plan to use WP so we can put in the >>> protection measures and daily monitoring to check all the plugins are up to >>> date. This client didn't, and also didn't update the standard WP '2015' >>> theme - only installed 2 months ago. It has a vulnerability that was >>> exploited today, resulting a new unauthorised plugin being installed that >>> then mailed out 3500 junkmails before it was stopped. >>> >>> If you had HTML/CSS skills I'd always use Perch CMS. We have around 35 >>> sites developed in it. If I had my way I'd ban WP from being installed on >>> all servers we host and just have it installed on wordpress.com. Caught me >>> on a bad day with THAT question (LOL). >>> >>> Graham >>> >>> >>> Sam - MacAmbulance 10 November 2015 12:44 >>> I think Gilly’s thinking of a wordpress-hosted site, which is very secure >>> with a complex password. >>> >>> In my experience any website can be hacked, usually only ones that aren’t >>> properly secured, i.e. out of date plugins, lax file permissions, insecure >>> or easy to guess passwords, other accounts on a shared hosting platform >>> being compromised, those sorts of things. >>> >>> There have been vulnerabilities in every CMS out there, Wordpress has a >>> great back-end interface and makes it easy to control your content but yes >>> it’s only as good as the plugins/themes built for it or the server it’s >>> hosted on. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> MacAmbulance Ltd. >>> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >>> >>> Sam Mullen ACMT >>> +44 (0)7747778022 >>> [email protected] >>> www.macambulance.co.uk >>> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration >>> number 8466597 >>> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain >>> privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in >>> error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Graham Street 10 November 2015 12:34 >>> In my opinion, its the worst as a CMS. But (IMO) the best if you want your >>> site hacked. >>> Today's voice of experience, with one of the WP sites we host hacked again. >>> We spend more time protecting servers from the WP sites being hacked or >>> continuously attacked, then we do anything else. I would never develop a >>> site in WP, but some people love it. >>> Depends what you want to do. There are loads of other better alternatives >>> and it depends on your HTML/CSS skill level. >>> Graham >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> Gillian Snoxall 10 November 2015 12:27 >>> According to the internet, WordPress "is an online, open source website >>> creation tool written in PHP. But in non-geek speak, it's probably the >>> easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management system >>> (or CMS) in existence today. “ >>> >>> Is it still the best and easiest (most important!) web-creation tool >>> available, does anyone know? >>> >>> Gilly >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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