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Pooky

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I have been commissioned to make a website for someone.
I need some help. :)

Firstly, they want a website that is a source of information about their organisation. They also want to be able to update the website themselves with pictures and info about regular events etc.

Now I'm not a qualified web designer or anything, so from my side I need to be able to work with something that looks professional, but is also easy to use for me.

Thanks for your help in advance.
 
Setup something like a blog up? Wordpress or Joomla?

You can get really nice Joomla templates that does not even look like a blog.

But I am not too familiar with these technologies myself!
 
How big of a 'site are we talking? A few pages? A 100 pages? Thousands of pages?

What do they want to edit?

Is an existing CMS OK, or do they want a custom job?

Whilst some people will write them off, flat file databases are fine for small applications, IMO.

I'm mostly a Front End person though, so I'm sure some others here can help with more info'.
 
I would suggest WordPress, even my mother can use it. It is that simple!
 
Okay, so you will always receive conflicting advice.
Joomla is great for the more technical-minded designers and users, see their web at joomla.org
WordPress is less powerful, but more user-friendly, and their web is at wordpress.org
Both are free, and have stacks of free templates from which you can choose.
Drop me a pm if you want more info - I've used both solutions at varying times.
 
The site will be about 10 sections or so (pages), plus then also a contact form, and then the person want to update it themselves with events and pictures from time to time, so I guess that can go into a type of blog thing, but I don't want the website to look like a blog.
 
alphabyte said:
Okay, so you will always receive conflicting advice.
Joomla is great for the more technical-minded designers and users, see their web at joomla.org
WordPress is less powerful, but more user-friendly, and their web is at wordpress.org
Both are free, and have stacks of free templates from which you can choose.
Drop me a pm if you want more info - I've used both solutions at varying times.
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Yeah, there are always different options you can go with. I recommend playing around with both and getting a bit of a feel for what they can do. Then you can make your own decision for whatever works best for you. Both are good options, but Joomla is much more powerful and if the site needs to be enhanced, Joomla will certainly cater for just about anything.
 
Can Joomla be configured to allow a user to put up a 'post' or some pictures very simply?
 
Pooky said:
Can Joomla be configured to allow a user to put up a 'post' or some pictures very simply?
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Yes. Of course, he will need to learn the basics of the Joomla Backend. But it's as simple as creating a new article, writing the text in a WYSIWYG editor, clicking upload for the pictures, and done. More advanced tasks are not as easy, but for something like that, it's very simple.
 
mcryan said:
Yes. Of course, he will need to learn the basics of the Joomla Backend. But it's as simple as creating a new article, writing the text in a WYSIWYG editor, clicking upload for the pictures, and done. More advanced tasks are not as easy, but for something like that, it's very simple.
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...and with WordPress it is just as easy, if not easier!
 
WordPress. Good for Beginners, good for users. WordPress 3.0 has all you need and more, and is easier to get up and running (including plugins, which are waaaay easier to install) than Joomla.

Of course, I would use SilverStripe - but I don't recommend you try it, seeing as you're just getting started. :)
 
Raithlin said:
and is easier to get up and running (including plugins, which are waaaay easier to install) than Joomla.
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Click Install > Select plugin to upload > Confirm > Enable Plugin - Thats too hard? :P

I do believe that WP is easier though
 
Pooky,

If it's a straight forward basic website go with Wordpress, if you want a more flexible feature rich website go with Joomla. Remember, the nice thing about websites is that they aren't set in stone, so if one solution doesn't seem to fit your needs, there's always the option (might be a bit costly depending on how complex / big the website has become) to switch to another solution.

Just for interest sake, why do you / they not appoint a professional to get the job done?
 
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