[Hidden-tech] How can clueless client update website

[Dan Gronwald]

Hi Bobbi,

I think Wordpress is the solution. It's not just a "blog" anymore. It's
progressed to being a full CMS (content management system). There certainly
can be a blog area (on the homepage, or not) for current updates, etc., but
the majority of the website can be "pages" which can be just as easy to
update as a blog post. The "page" is more static. You can also use widgets
to update sidebar info, etc. or to include feeds from other sites such as
social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook... I've been using
Wordpress a lot and have created several sites to function and look like a
website and not just a blog. I've created blogs too. There are other CMS's
out there like Joomla and Drupal but I think Wordpress is more
user-friendly. Just keep in mind that it takes a little technical know-how
to set it up at first. Once set up it then takes minimal training for
non-technical people to learn how to update it. I like to say it's like
creating a brochure in Word - with pictures and text. You just need to know
how to login, find the area you want to update and know how to add text,
pictures, and then bold, italicize and change fonts to your hearts
content... I'm happy to consult with you if you want help moving forward
with Wordpress. Here are some examples of sites I've done in Wordpress:

http://www.fancytrash.com
http://www.danielmgronwald.com
http://www.daughterofthedailyspecial.com
http://www.mythicdreams.org

Kindly,

Dan Gronwald
www.danielmgronwald.com
415-235-7098


On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:12 PM, B. Melville <bobbimelville at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I have a small theatrical group that wants me to rewrite their
> website so that they can easily change information and add photos by
> themselves on the fly. However, and it seems to be a big however,
> nobody in their group knows anything about html, php, etc. Although
> brilliant at what they do, they are completely and totally helpless
> when it comes to code.
>
> I've considered doing something with Wordpress. However, there are
> many places on their website that they want to be able to change and
> you can only have one blog associated with a Wordpress website. I've
> been thinking about having several blogs that each feed into a
> separate iframe on separate pages of their standard html
> (non-wordpress) website. This seems cumbersome.
>
> I've also considered doing editable regions on their website. The
> problem with this is that they do not have Dreamweaver. They need to
> be able to make changes without using an expensive program.
>
> Does anybody have any ideas about how I could set up this site for them?
>
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