Newbie Question

Hi I can design websites with Golive but a client has asked if I can create a site where he can edit the words. I've searched high and low through all sorts of CMS applications but I don't really do much coding.

Can anyone help me here all they need to be able to do is change the words on a page or maybe even substitue a pic.

Any ideas something simple for a humble graphic designers.

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How about WordPress...it is a free open source CMS. Just upload the files and design a template to base the site off of.

Thanks for that really speedy response. With Wordpress are the templates easy to design and plug in. I've looked at things like Xoops and the like but they seem very complex. I'm really not very good at PHP so I'm concerned that any designs I do I wouldn't be able to keep them as fluid with the constraints (or should I say lack of knowledge) when it comes to the code bit.

Well do you know CSS? CSS is a designers language or are you strictly a graphics guy? Ummm, you can easily design and change the sites appearance using CSS and changing out the graphics. You really don't have to know PHP, just basic editing skills.

I've got a wordpress blog and I don't think it was difficult at all. I'm not very good with things like that either. I selected from the many many designs that you can find and edited it here and there from the control panel. Honestly it wasn't that bad. I'd give that a go.

Contribute is always an option, though an expensive one. I assume it still exists?

Check it out anyway, it allwos you to lock certain elements liek the header, navigation, etc. but leave certain parts of the page editable using the software. It's quite clever and useful for smaller sites but it could push up the cost of a simple, low budget site.


Pete.

Thanks guys - very useful.

I think I'm going ot give the wordpress option a go. I've taken a look at it and it looks like (as some of you have stated) it should be quite easy.

I'll report back. I have to say being new to this board I am really chuffed at the response to my question - thanks guys I'm hooked.

Cheers

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Hahaha...no problem, we love to help! Just let us know if you have a problem with the wordpress site, and also post it up for a free critique when it is finished and we will help make it even better!