Hi Guys, Thank your for your insights and assistance on this topic.
I am taking everyone's opinion into consideration and have received very usefull help and templates from several people. James 2008/11/3 Susan Grossman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:53 AM, James Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Hi Guys, >> >> A client wants to use Adobe Contribute for content management. >> >> Is there any point writing standards complient code or will contribute >> butcher the code anyway? >> >> Can I use php at all with contribute? Would love to be able to include >> html files using php to avoid having to change loads of pages everytime >> navigation changes etc. >> >> James > > > I do free work for non-profits, and many of them ask about using > Contribute. A CMS won't work for them because most of them have a small > existing website that they got someone to do at some point in the last few > years and they're trying to change it/add to it/figure out how to do > anything to it. They aren't willing to start from scratch and have a CMS > set up for them, nor do the volunteers want to learn all about editing in a > role based application, no matter how easy it is. These are the people who > Contribute is a lifesaver for. I go in and clean up their stuff, make it > into PHP and design includes they can't accidently edit and show them how to > use Contribute by surfing to their web site and clicking the Contribute > button. TaDa - they can edit, sans butchering. > > Yes there are better solutions out there, but there's nothing wrong with > this solution. I don't feel it's my job to tell them that I won't help them > unless they get on board with the latest and greatest. I'm here to help > them make sure their web site is accessible and that they can change text on > the few pages they'll update. > > For me, the client is always right. They know their business, their > people, their limitations. That doesn't mean I can't say, "Yes, though we > could also do that by XXXX" but in the end, they make the final decisions > and a lot of the time I don't agree on everything, but they call the shots, > and we have to be gracious. I try to teach as I go , but I don't force my > clients to learn if they don't want to. And you might be surprised how many > don't want to. > > > > -- > Susan R. Grossman > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
