On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 03:47:47PM +0800, Simon Chan wrote: > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 15:42, Sergei Dolmatov wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 03:28:14PM +0800, Simon Chan wrote: > > > Dear, > > > > > > I suddenly think one question on CMS, why need to use CMS or Midgard to > > > build website?? I am Midgard beginner and need to change existing > > > website using CMS; however, I think midgard is so difficult and complex > > > to use. Anyone can tell me what is the advantage of using CMS or > > > Midgard?? Use CMS or Midgard no need to write code when build website?? > > > > Well, when your site contains less than 10 pages, you can make it without > > any CMS, just plain HTML in your lovely text editor. > > > > But when your site is very complex, and contains materials in hundreds > > topics, articles and so on - maintaining such site in plain HTML > > is very difficult (I know ;). > > > > With CMS you can _manage_ your content more easily way. > > > > It doesn't mean that you no need to write code - you have to write it. But > > when you wrote small script in 20-30 rows that manages all your news, says, > > you can leave it for years without touching. All new news (good sentence! ;) > > shows up on your site in right position and right pages. Automagically :) > > > > Just let designers make layout, editors - make content, programmer - make > > code for site. And everyone works independently (mostly). > > I want to know layout = template ?? also, midgard has some loayout > provided?? >
Well, I don't know exactly, are they equal or not :) But more or less (I think) - yes. Midgard, basically, doesn't provides any layout. It's just API for easy access to objects in DB (create, update, delete and so on). And many administrative interfaces for working with these objects. Bulding site with Midgard is enough simple. Especially when you have more than 10 sites builded by yourself already ;) Usually they used more or less equal components (news system, products catalog, feedback and so on), so you can just make snippets and use them in your next sites. Or use such snippets shipped with admin interfaces (as far as I know, Aegir, former Nadmin, have a lot of them). It's quite as simple as building home from Lego (with small file - look at non-computer meaning of this word :) > > > > > Before I use CMS, I guess no need to write so much code when building > > > website; however, when I learn how to use it recently, I think the > > > structure is so complicated. -- Regards, Sergei Dolmatov. --- In the future, you're going to get computers as prizes in breakfast cereals. You'll throw them out because your house will be littered with them. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
