[devtalk] website scripts

[joseph harris]

Violet and Christina,

Thank you both very much for agreeing with Cheryl and trying to get me to do the sensible thing ;-).

I have just started doing a litle bit to a sub-domain, which will run in parallel on a different server and host, and the ease of getting a very basic site started is far simpler than I remember from a while back.

I'm just of to have a look at Moveable Type [maybe Melody] and see if it attracts more than Wordpress. I have tested my sites in the past on my own machine [EasPHP], but maybe was struggling when I turned to Wordpress here. This may be my mental block.

I did get some understanding of coding with PHP, and probably hanker to do it all myself - but I know I just don't have time [or the thought for design at the moment].

I'll probably be crying for help again!

Thanks,

Joseph



From: "Violet Bliss Dietz" 
> Joseph, 
> 
> The obvious would be to use WordPress or Movable Type Open Source.  Both are
> LAMP based and should be no problem for someone like yourself to install.
> Both allow pages (as distinct from a blog) to be set up in a website design
> that is easily maintained by someone who is not particularly techie.  Both
> have good tagging and search functions and lots of plugins for other goodies
> you may want to install down the road. 
> 
> Wordpress is very easy to install. MTOS is also pretty straightforward and
> more secure, IMO.  Both are open source.  
> 
> http://wordpress.org/ 
> 
> http://movabletype.org/ 
> 
> When you get to the Movable Type page, you have a choice of v4.34 or v.5.01.
> They've done a major upgrade in 5.01, really a major paradigm shift from a
> blog management system to a full-blown content management system from which
> you can manage multiple websites, each with multiple blogs (as in hundreds
> of blogs).   V4.34 is a little easier to grasp if you've never played with
> them before.  V5.01 has a lot of potential power if you've got the time and
> inclination to learn it.  You can configure the administrative panels too
> with one of the plugin sets.  
> 
> Not to confuse things but some of the MT development community have taken a
> fork of MTOS and are working developing a new branch called Melody which
> they plan to keep relatively in sync with MT but which will be more focused
> on rapid acquisition and implementation of new features / API's so that a
> lot of the social net stuff can be quickly integrated into a Melody install.
> The SixApart folks (that create MT) get there but they're a little slower
> because they test the hell of out of it before putting it out live because
> they have some very large commercial customers relying on the product.  See
> their showcase:  http://www.movabletype.com/showcase/ 
> 
> At any rate, the first release of Melody should be available shortly.
> Right now it's still in alpha. 
> 
> http://openmelody.org/ 
> 
> Hope this helps.  
> 
> Violet
> 
> Violet Bliss Dietz
> www.tzconsult.com
> 203-243-6658
> @vbdietz 
> vbd at tzconsult.com 
> 
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> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:02 PM
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> Subject: [devtalk] website scripts
> 
> I am setting up a new website for Smile Poet [smilepoet.com] but am out of
> touch with possibilities. initially I am thinking of free scripts or
> templates. It will probably have to be php, and I am not currently very
> aware about xhtml - even though I should be.
> 
> Any advice welcome and any comments. Please be aware I don't have a lot of
> time to spend on the technical. And If there were an intuitive program to
> make page change easy, and possibly to also make easy blog and other entries
> and articles that would be good.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Joseph
> 
> 
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