Juliet, It may depend on the specifics of the site. With most CMS systems out there, I find that they are either nice templates for general web site construction or fit very specific needs such as e-commerce solutions. If a client's needs match the feature set well, then they can be great solutions, but it can often be much more difficult to move beyond the basics, requiring considerable custom work. We've set up a number of different kinds of systems for those types of organizations, from custom solutions we've shoehorned into existing sites, to pre-packaged e-commerce, to our own general purpose CMS (which we designed specifically to deal with the issue of customized and ever-expanding needs in a general solution). If what the client has is basically a straight html site that they just want to be able to edit, there are a lot of solutions you can use. If you want to move beyond that, you really need to compare their needs with the specific solutions that the application provides (including existing plug-ins in the case of solutions like Mambo/Joomla) -Dan -----Original Message----- From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Juliet Jacobson Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:00 AM To: Hidden Tech Discussion List Subject: [Hidden-tech] mambo? ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. Hi I'm redesigning a site for a very non-technical, no-webmaster, non-profit type organization that wants to edit and maintain their site on an ongoing basis. I was thinking of using Contribute (step-child of DreamWeaver) and setting up the site to be as idiot-proof as possible (putting all navigation into includes, controlling all styling with css.) Now I'm thinking maybe I'm reinventing the wheel and I should use Mambo instead. Would Mambo be a good solution for this scenario? Is it difficult for a marginally-technical person such as myself to set up and use Mambo? thanks in advance for advice, Juliet Jacobson _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members