Content Management Career Guide and Counseling

Question: How to apply a content management system to a website made in Dreamweaver? Hello, I've recently put together a simple website (designed in photoshop/ sliced/ dreamweaver) for a local charity, but am unsure how to help them update their site and upload pictures themselves. I've heard of content management systems but have no idea how they work, which one to go for or how to apply them to my designs. Does it have to be designed in a certain way, or built in to the original? Any help would be much appreciated :) xxx

Answer: I had been using both Joomla and Mambo CMS. If you had already designed it on dreamweaver it only needs some small tweaks on your code.. Put all your images in a single folder, all css files in a single folder then you have to create an XML file which lists down all your files with there respective location (images, CSS, HTML, PHP, etc).. Whew! too long to discuss... Just follow this link: http://dev.joomla.org/content/view/1136/79/

Question: What is the best content management system for me? I am planning on launching a website that has Several static pages, a Blog, an art Gallery, and an ongoing series of FAQ pages. I was wondering what the best Open Source Content Management System would be to implement this idea. I'd also like to have a reasonably simple backend. Something that isn't so complex that I have to wade through menus to alter any of it. I find it interesting that nobody else has given it a go. :: Giggles ::

Answer: try joomla.org

Question: What should a good content management system contain? I am planning to have a website built for a new business idea I have developed and would like to know what a good Content Management System (CMS) should contain?

Answer: Check Joomla, Drupal,Vbulletin

Question: How to build a content management system? What is the best way to learn how to build a content management system? Is there a good book to learn how? or should i just use one of the free ones, if so what the best for having users customize their own accounts?

Answer: I assume that you are new at PHP and server side scripting. Therefore we cannot just teach you how to make one. You will need lots of practice with PHP, and I mean LOTS in order to write your own. If you are really set on writing your own, pick up the book called "PHP for the World Wide Web: Visual QuickStart Guide" by Larry Ullman. It will teach you how to make a CMS from the basics of PHP. It also has the complete source code in the book too. However if that seems too much work, Drouple is a VERY powerful and easy to install open source CMS with great support. http://drupal.org/ It is 100% free and great for beginners.

Question: what is the easiest way to set up content management on a website? what is the easiest way to set up content management on a website? I have recently created a business card style website for a client. The client would like to be able to change the content on the pages by themself in the future. What is the easiest way to set this up? I have looked at Joomla but it is too complicated. Is there a simple way to do this or a website that offers this sort of service?

Answer: Depends on the clients experience in Web language. For content moving and uploading i would advise using an FTP client, something like Wise-FTP, however as for content editing like the text i still use the good old fashion way of notepad and on the odd occasion Dreamweaver.

Question: Can anyone recommend a free and good content management system? I freelance by building small websites for local businesses. I build them in HTML because they only have a couple of pages. I'm getting requests to build bigger sites that the owners would like to be able to update and am looking for a free but good Content Management System that I can use. Can anyone recommend one?

Answer: Absolutely - Look into WordPress.... It's not just a blogging system anymore, it's a fully operational content management system which very large sites using it. The template customization is pretty much endless and if you liek, you can deliver the customer a great site with updatable pages plus a onsite blog within the same system. Here is one small example of a WordPress site: http://www.usedcarsavings.com/

Question: Holding email data on a content management system for a marketing website? If i am using a content management system to run my website and decide to hold data in its database in order to run a password protected area, what if any data protection considerations do i need to take into account? The data held will be Email, First Name and Surname, and of course username and password.

Answer: need more information. what country are you in? If in the US what state (39 states have specific privacy laws), what CMS are you using? What DB are you using? I'm guessing MySQL

Question: What Content Management System is the best? What Content Management System do you think is the best in your opinion? Givemme some CMS that you like. Examples: Joomla, currently using it right now, but am trying to see if there's a better CMS. (WP does not count, websites only) Any others that is better than Joomla? thanks!

Answer: CMSMadeSimple.org Drupal

Question: Can anyone recommend software that will allow me to build an on-line database with easy content management? I want to build a website with a database holding text and pictures. It will need to have query and sort functionality as well as 'easy to use' content management. I can do the front end of the site but it's the back end that I need help with.

Answer: Wordpress is excellent and compliant. Mambo is now called Joomla, Joomla is VERY good. Both have extension and mods that you can add for pictures and other things.

Question: Suggest a Business Name for Electronic Content Management Solution & Scanning Bureau Service Provider? We are startingup a business that will provide Document Management/Emectronic Content management solution for solving/improving business process. This will be supported by Scanning services for handling their back logs. If all goes well we will add to this a division that will provide functional website development services as well.

Answer: Business Solutions

Question: what content management system to choose? I have no experience in content management system at all and have the option to use 1.drupal 2.joomla 3.pligg. what one would be good for someone that barely understands what content management system means let alone how to use one? And please try and give some reasons why I should pick this or that one. What makes one better then the other.

Answer: Go to this URL: http://php.opensourcecms.com/ This site lets you test many different CMS packages without installing them.

Question: Best Content Management System for a family site? What would be the best Content Management System for a family site, as a way of communication. Price is an issue. A blog is a necessary, so is a forum(weather it be an ad-don, or an integration[free]) and a chat room or shout box that comes with it. Thanks, jack.

Answer: wordpress is good and easy and yes wordpress is cms if not wordpress try joomla

Question: If I use an open source content management system in website for a private business, do I have to pay someone? I am starting an a social networking-type sight targeting Chinese users. Are business model is based on businesses marketing to users of our social network. I am currently searching for freelancers to build the site for me. If they use an open source content management system or other open source frameworks in the site, will I run into legal problems or have to pay licensing fees to someone?

Answer: Hi No you wont have any problems, open source content managers are free to use, i myself use Drupal. The people who create the content and modules always give it free too, sometimes a site will ask for a donation but you do not have to do. The only thing you have to make sure of is whatever content you use make sure it doesnt say you must include a link to their site etc. Using a theme you must keep the authors name etc on it, its normally at the bottom, you can remove it but may face a few problems , its very rare that they know who is using their content anyway. You should just have to pay the freelancers who create the site for you.

Question: What is a good freeware content management thing? for websites? Are there any good content management things for websites? Freeware? Which is the best one? thanks!

Answer: It depends on how complex the Web site you're trying to manage is. If you need a simple blog with only 1 user: wordpress.org If you are managing a complex site but only have a few "editors": Plone If you have a large site with many users and need workflow management, version control, etc: Drupal, or start paying $$$

Question: What content management system does barack obama's website use? Just curious... B. O.'s site seems very slick... does it use a Content Management System? Joomla? Drupal or something custom?

Answer: I am not 100% on who made that site, but I believe you could mirror it pretty closely with Joomla. If you are looking to start a site like that, you can instantly install Joomla when you get http://www.GotHosting.org/ hosting. The same goes for Drupal. I have a site http://www.WebDevXChange.com that uses drupal if you are looking for comparisons.

Question: Can you use Dreamweaver templates with content management systems? Can they use be used with only specific content management systems?

Answer: As long as you write them correctly, with editable areas that your CMS will understand then you can use them with any CMS at all. Most CMS's won't be able to use an html page though. It's more likely to need the template to be in something like aspx. Dream weaver can still edit/create these templates no problem