In case it's not obvious, I meant to say "It is true that Roller is intended for blog sites, but..."
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > It is true that Roller is intended for blog sites, it is possible within a > single Roller blog to define as many pages as you want and to put any sort > of content that you want in those pages. Since you can use Velocity and > add custom Java "page plugins" you can build just about any sort of website. > > - Dave > > > > On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Glen Mazza <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, no, Apache Roller is for blogs and only blogs. Webpage authoring >> software is outside of its scope. However, when you say "conventional >> website", you're primarily saying static (hardcoded) HTML pages which can >> be placed in a specified location ( dependent on the HTTP Server or servlet >> container you're using) and retrieved directly from a browser. If you're >> using Tomcat, for example, and you place a sample html page in >> TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/roller/**test.html you should be able to retrieve >> the HTML at >> http://localhost:8080/roller/**test.html<http://localhost:8080/roller/test.html>(that >> is, providing you have roller deployed there). The user mailing list >> for whatever server you're using can provide more detailed help. >> >> Glen >> >> >> On 02/12/2013 07:59 PM, Richard O. Hammer wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am a new user. I have installed Roller successfully and created my >>> first test weblog. If you like you can see that test weblog here < >>> rtest.richard-o-hammer.org/r/**>. >>> >>> I imagine that I will use Roller to host a few conventional web sites. >>> By this I mean not a blog, but the typical website of an organization. >>> Such a typical website has a home page (or portal) which is the root of a >>> tree of pages, pages which are mostly static. Is Roller suited for such a >>> website? >>> >>> I imagine that Roller must be suited for use on a conventional website. >>> But I have read through the Roller User Guide and the Template Guide. >>> These seem to be all about blogs, as opposed to conventional websites. So >>> I am not sure. >>> >>> Later on I expect I will use Roller for a website more like a blog. But >>> my first priority is get my webmastering duties out of the 20th century, to >>> stop editing my HTML directly in a text editor. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Rich Hammer >>> Raleigh, N.C. >>> <http://richard-o-hammer.org/> >>> >> >> >
