TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
I am webmaster of a smaller website for a non-commercial organization.
The first version of the website was hand-made, in a text editor. First of all, you would need quite a lot HTML and CSS knowledge to do this, second, updating links is a pain in the ass, third, this approach does not work if multiple people are involved.
Now, I am using a Joomla! (open source CMS) based site, and I think this is a great CMS for smaller or medium websites. I made my own design template from scratch, but you will find plenty of free templates that you might be able to customize a bit. There are hundreds of plugins that enable you to add new features such as a calendar, a blog, or an image database. You can assign user rights such as the permission to edit pages or to create new pages. Of course, it needs some time to get into it and set up the website, but I think it is worth the effort and saves time for maintenance.
In our company, we use Typo3, but I cannot recommend this for smaller or medium websites. The UI is a bit old-fashioned and it is quite complicated to use.
Best regards, Christine
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: techwr-l-bounces+christine -dot- leisgen=gmgcolor -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+christine -dot- leisgen=gmgcolor -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] Im
> Auftrag von Rob Hudson
> Gesendet: Montag, 15. März 2010 22:11
> An: techwr-l List
> Betreff: CMS? Web site? WordPress?
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm putting together a plan for a small organization to create a
> public-facing website that includes things like event calendars, content
> sections that only particular people can update, blogs, pictures from
> events, etc. Someone told me I should use a CMS; another person said
> "WordPress." Yet another said "custom website."
>
> What is the best option? I just want people to be able to update their own
> areas and to be able to have a nice design/skin. The site, btw, is
> www.dutchlandrollers.com.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Use Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML and
> produce desktop, Web, or print deliverables. Just write (or import)
> and Doc-To-Help does the rest. Free trial: http://www.doctohelp.com
>
> Explore CAREER options and paths related to Technical Writing,
> learn to create SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS documents, and
> get tips on FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION best practices. Free at:
>http://www.ModernAnalyst.com
>
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as christine -dot- leisgen -at- gmgcolor -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-
> l/christine.leisgen%40gmgcolor.com
>
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.
>
> Please move off-topic discussions to the Chat list, at:
>http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/listinfo/techwr-l-chat
Use Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word, or HTML and
produce desktop, Web, or print deliverables. Just write (or import)
and Doc-To-Help does the rest. Free trial: http://www.doctohelp.com
Explore CAREER options and paths related to Technical Writing,
learn to create SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS documents, and
get tips on FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION best practices. Free at: http://www.ModernAnalyst.com
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-
