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burningbush
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Posted: 14 April 2012 at 1:52pm |
I was looking for suggestions for what I should use to construct a website documenting the history of PA, its companies and product specs and photos. Would Wordpress or something similar be best to use?
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Chris LDN
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If you can wrap your head around it, I would recommend the Django Web Framework. Otherwise Wordpress or Textpattern would do.
Edited by Chris LDN - 14 April 2012 at 10:13pm |
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infrasound
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Joomla or Drupal are other good alternatives
You will need a CMS if you're thinking big!
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Chris LDN
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Never used it myself as I'm dubious about web software without easy trial methods, but Perch might be worth a look too if you don't mind paying. Although there are plenty good free alternatives to not bother.
Edited by Chris LDN - 14 April 2012 at 10:35pm |
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infrasound
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Are you referring to Joomla or Drupal? Both are nice bits of software. Both got their pros and cons though..
Perch looks nice, never seen that before. £35 pales in the cost of developing / hosting a site
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Chris LDN
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No, I was referring to Perch. I've used both Joomla and Drupal before. I was the one who recommended Django in your web technologies thread, really can't say enough good things about it! My hair has grown back a bit since I gave up trying to make Drupal work for me. Others may have more luck..
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infrasound
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Ahh, I see!
Since then I've learnt both Joomla! and Drupal, definitely know what you mean about the loss of hair. Spent a while on forums getting various parts to talk to each other . Learning Magento now, bit different being e-commerce centric and a commercial product - but a breeze to work with. And I don't have to spend hours in PHP! My Joomla site is nearly live actually, I'll post it up when it's there
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burningbush
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Cheers for all the suggestions, my friend knows Wordpress so might go with that - although I have access to both Joomla and Drupal.
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Chris LDN
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Although Wordpress is good, I would go for a proper CMS if I were you. It will be easier to organise things how you want them - unless your friend is able to utilise Wordpress' custom post types?
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infrasound
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http://www.iconstyles.co.uk/ Not a massive fan of their design direction, but it shows off the capabilities of a Joomla! website. |
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