thin wrote: > And the Velda worte [among other things], about Word Press: > > "Best of all.. - As long as you mod it properly, it is a piece of cake > to keep updated" > > Anyone [Velda and/or others] wanna expound on this notion of > "properly"? Examples/Pointers/Tuts? I've intentionally steered clear > of WP, but have decided to reconsider it. :) >
http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin If you use the plugin route rather than manual code edits, the automated update tool works quite well and can save you oodles of time. At worst, you may have to temporarily disable a plugin after an upgrade until you can figure out a fix, but at least you /can/ do that quite easily. -V > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Velda <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pardon my snipping.. and sorry for the duplicate, Chris >> >> Chris Wood wrote: >> >>> so that marketing can update the site without my assistance. [...] I've >>> determined Joomla and Droople are overkill... >>> >> Training your marketing team on the back end of those programs can be a >> nightmare. >> >> >>> I'm curious what opinions people may have about free, easy-to-use CMS >>> options such as CMSms and MODx. >>> >>> >> Use WordPress or WPMU with a CMS template. Here's why: >> - Your marketing team will find it easier to use than most of the free >> systems out there >> - It won't come pre-loaded with tons of functionality you won't need, >> but you can easily add more functionality via new modules (whether you >> get them online or write them yourself) >> - It's well supported and has plenty of good modules and templates >> already written for it. >> - Between said modules, templates, and the WP core, it does everything a >> CMS should do >> >> Best of all.. >> - As long as you mod it properly, it is a piece of cake to keep updated >> >> >> FWIW, >> >> Velda >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> UPHPU mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu >> IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net >> >> > > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
