Client self updates

[Benjamin]

Hi guys,

Anyone have any good solutions they use for content management, allowing the client to update certain areas on their site like news page or whatever? Presumably there are some off-the-shelf systems around - anyone use any? (I'm thinking of something they access from the browser)

Thanks

http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/
Om Namah Shivaya

[Ryan8720]

I used to use a nice little news thing for a site. It uses PHP: http://web.langame.net/air/

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

Quick! There is time to waste, hurry up and wait!

[Silence04]

i know that alot of companys around this area that usually write there own program for the clients to use that allows them to update thier site at easy as 1-2-3...

we usually offer a discounted rate for updating sites we've made for clients


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[Driliquid]

Alot of clients are demanding to update the content on their sites now. This involves creating aContent Management System (CMS) . Many design studios/firms create their own CMS, just becuase they're familiar with their own system, and it'll be easier to modify it for each client that requests to manage their own content or images on their site.

There are many CMS out there even open source such as Mambo CMS(http://www.mamboserver.com/) but does it meet the client's expectations can you modify this system or sometimes its just too much just to try to under stand someone elses coding.

For graphic designers its best to find a programmer to code a simple CMS to meet their client's expectations.



Driliquid Studio (http://www.driliquid.com)- IdeasToReality
Kaizen Content Management System (http://www.driliquid.com/products_kaizen.php)
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Post Edited (Driliquid) : 6/19/2004 1:42:38 AM GMT

[Benjamin]

OK thanks. I looked at cutenews and it seems pretty good. Only thing is I think the clients may want to be able to change things from a few different areas of the site, not only a 'news' area. So I might need a fuller CMS. I am checking out Mambo now. I think eventually I want to try making my own as you suggest. Seems like a fun idea.

http://www.jackfruitdesign.com/
Om Namah Shivaya

[Ryan8720]

For news, CuteNews is great. You can even modify the templates to use it for articles and stuff. But for anything more you will probably have to go with Mambo.

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

Quick! There is time to waste, hurry up and wait!

[axoi]

If only content changes to the page are required check out contribute:

www.macromedia.com/software/contribute/?promoid=home_prod_contribute_082403 (http://www.macromedia.com/software/contribute/?promoid=home_prod_contribute_082403)

It allows the end user to change all the content they want but not to mess with the design of the page. They can't even see the HTML code.

- Bill