> > I suddenly think one question on CMS, why need to use CMS or Midgard to > build website?? >
Maintenance and Content Management. Using CMS allows easier maintenance and helps keeping the content up to date. For less than 10 pages which are updated once a year there is absolutely no point in setting up CMS, it's only sensible when you either have lot's of content or it's frequently updated. > I am Midgard beginner and need to change existing > website using CMS; however, I think midgard is so difficult and complex > to use. > The basic functionality is very simple (if you only use style and pages), but since is very powerfull it's also quite complex when going below the surface. If you send me an account and address of your test server I can make you a very simple example style. > > Use CMS or Midgard no need to write code when build website?? > By code I assume you mean PHP scripts, not HTML. There is no inherent need to write code when building a (simple) website with midgard (but then the only advantage of using midgard compared to SSI or similar is that you don't need to access the filesystem), however for dynamic navigation (links to sub/parent pages are automatically generated on the fly, removing one manual phase from page updates) you need to write (or copy) code for that (A simple one would be something like 20 lines with short comments) Same goes for "LAtest news" -scripts etc, you could keep all this updated by hand and never had to write a single line of code, but writing the code once will save a lot of time in the future. > 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. > Ignore the features you don't need, start a few pages and just concentrate on the styles and page structure, should not take more than an afternoon of reading the manual and experimenting the get something running. Then add news archive functionality (topics/articles), after this is done you can start thinking of the automatic navigation (it can also be very simple to do but usually more usefull implementations [showing the current page tree, not just subpages] tend to be more complex than just showing X news items). -- Eero af Heurlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consultant Partner Tel: +358 (0)20 198 6035 Nemein Solutions Oy http://www.nemein.com/ Nadmin Studio and Midgard support at +358-20-198 6050 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
