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Okay, I've settled on Wordpress because it is the simplest option technically - and well supported. I have also gone for a rather clunky theme - Typograph.

I want to add a daily fact and there is a convenient tabbed box on the right, and I am adapting the 'about' tab. Below is the script for that.

I will need to have a script to pick up the day's info from tables - that much I remember! But I have no easy recall of how to get from here to what I'm aiming for.

I plan a second part to it to pick up a saying or one liner from a table too, possibly randomly.

I'm not sure if there might be a chron way to this, or whether I'd need a chron set up anyway! All advice welcome.

Joseph


Here is the script:

</div>
   <div id="categories" class="content">
    <ul>
     <?php list_cats(); ?>
    </ul>
   </div>
   <div id="about" class="content">
    <h4>today is Typograph wpTheme</h4>
    <p><a href="http://blog.pinkandyellow.com/free-wordpress-themes/typograph/" title="Typograph theme home">Typograph</a> is a standards compliant theme with a JQuery powered tabbed sidebar box and an ad under the first post on the index page. This theme has no images and is purely based on CSS elements and typography. Ideal for future customization. Typograph was styled "from the ground up" on a highly customized version of the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/sandbox#post-35">Sandbox theme</a>.</p>
       <p>Designed by Morten Rand-Hendriksen - designer, information philosopher and author based out of Burnaby, BC.</p> 
    <p>And presumable take in thought for th dayYou can change the contents of the tabbed box by editing the tabbedBox.php file located in the Typograph theme directory.</p>
   </div>
   <div id="rss" class="content">
    <h1><a href="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/rss" title="Subscribe to the <?php bloginfo('name') ?> RSS Feed" rel="rss">Subscribe to my feed</a></h1>    
   </div>
   <div id="search" class="content">

And here the change to the box name ['Cats' is a shortening to stop the tabs turning]:

<div id="tabContainer">
  <div id="tabMenu">
   <ul>
    <li><a href="menu" class="active">Menu</a></li>
    <li><a href="categories">Cats</a></li>
    <li><a href="about">This Day</a></li>
    <li><a href="rss">RSS</a></li>
    <li><a href="search">Search</a></li>
   </ul>
  </div>


[soon I'll need to understand RSS! and other feeds]

Joseph Harris