Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Karl Lurman
I would also consider Contribute, but only if the site information architecture is relatively small and unlikely to change. You can create areas within your perfectly crafted html that the customer can edit and update with a desktop application. For the most part, it seems to function well from w

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread James Gollan
It has been mentioned before, but I find Drupal has been great. It has modules for most things, has a fabulous extensible content system where you can define custom content types, a very powerful theming engine, and an incredibly modular approach to core functionality. When you learn how to use t

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Rahul Gonsalves
On 11-Jul-07, at 4:09 AM, Kevin Ross wrote: Now that I have a realization that I need to incorporate some sort of a CMS solution, can anyone lead me to resources that may help to teach me the ropes? I am leaning towards PHP, as I am somewhat familiar with the language. Thanks. Hi Kevin,

RE: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Michael Perrett
[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.123interactive.co.uk -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Collins Sent: 11 July 2007 15:17 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits Funny you should send that one Kevin, I am literally just

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Rahul Gonsalves
On 11-Jul-07, at 4:09 AM, Kevin Ross wrote: Now that I have a realization that I need to incorporate some sort of a CMS solution, can anyone lead me to resources that may help to teach me the ropes? I am leaning towards PHP, as I am somewhat familiar with the language. Thanks. Hi Kevin,

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Ryan Moore
dotnetnuke has some nice functionality, but out of the box is an accessibility nightmare. On 7/11/07, Paul Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Funny you should send that one Kevin, I am literally just scoping around for a similar solution to the site I have just built. I was recommended these tw

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-11 Thread Paul Collins
Funny you should send that one Kevin, I am literally just scoping around for a similar solution to the site I have just built. I was recommended these two aparrently free CMS solutions by another client. http://www.dotnetnuke.com/ http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/ I am only just taking a look now so

RE: [WSG] Client - Site Edits [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2007-07-10 Thread Hede Mathias
CTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Ross Sent: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 8:39 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits I find it very disappointing that very few clients really appreciate the amount of hard work that goes into designing and building a si

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-10 Thread Kevin Ross
I find it very disappointing that very few clients really appreciate the amount of hard work that goes into designing and building a site (in my experience). This particular client wants to save a few bucks by maintaining the site herself. She doesn't seem to realize that her time is valuable as

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-09 Thread Matthew Ohlman
Kevin Ross wrote: Hi all, I am trying to find a solution to a nagging problem. Most of my client's sites are not very dynamic and I update them as the client requires. Because the updates are very infrequent, I have not been charging very much for this ongoing support. However, I have a ne

RE: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-09 Thread Helen Rysavy
sday, 10 July 2007 1:20 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits Kevin Ross wrote: > I am wondering for advice on this situation and I am also wondering > how others handle ongoing updates after the initial design has been > implemented. > > I am also

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-09 Thread Kevin Ross
Thanks guys... I'm going to see what's happening on the CMS List. Regards... On 7/9/07, Jermayn Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In short yes it would probably be best... I had the same problem with a client and so I gave him the website in WordPress, so now I only do major style/ structure c

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-09 Thread Jermayn Parker
In short yes it would probably be best... I had the same problem with a client and so I gave him the website in WordPress, so now I only do major style/ structure changes and he handles the content changes himself >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/07/2007 11:36:34 am >>> I am also wondering if a CMS sys

Re: [WSG] Client - Site Edits

2007-07-09 Thread James Gollan
Kevin Ross wrote: I am wondering for advice on this situation and I am also wondering how others handle ongoing updates after the initial design has been implemented. I am also wondering if a CMS system would, in any way, be a solution to a situation like this. Probably more appropriate for t