I found templates I like online using Joomla. It needs to be a system that multiple people in the church, with different skill levels can be trained on for updates. Any thoughts?
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4 Comments Received
January 8th, 2010 @2:46 pm
Free Content Management Systems:
File Thingie?(small web-based file manager written in PHP. It is intended for those who need to give others access to a part of their server’s file system when FTP is not practical):
Ron
January 9th, 2010 @9:16 pm
You need a web host supporting joomla. Just refer to:
Hope this helps.
January 12th, 2010 @7:40 am
If you just need a simple CMS to run a few areas of the Church site you might consider using something like CushyCMS. Here’s an article on what it can do:
January 12th, 2010 @8:09 pm
Before you settle on Joomla, be aware that you will have to train church members on how to use it. It will take some training.
The biggest problem is that CMS offerings have become so bloated and gadget-riddled and so full of confusing terms and options that the CMS itself is hard to get users to understand and use correctly.
I now use and strongly recommend a simple content editing system called Unify. It is not a CMS- it’s a content editor, and this is what gives it impressive advantages over CMS systems.
It is trivial to implement on any HTML web page. It does not require a special template of any kind, and it is exceedingly simple for users to learn and actually use.
When users want to edit their web page content (text, pictures, videos) they log on, but they do not see a CMS interface- they see their own web pages. They click a small icon to edit the content they want on their own page, and they’re done in seconds. Practically no training or effort is needed.
If you use the link below, you can watch a video that shows how in 60-seconds you can use Unify to make a web page editable, and then actually begin editing it. Amazing!
There is a plan B. If you want a light-weight CMS system that can be added to a website, I suggest Sky Blue Canvas. It has more features then Unify, but is more complicated. However, it is far less complicated than Joomla, WordPress (which really is not a CMS) and the others. Try the second link, below to find out about the Sky Blue Canvas CMS.
Hope this helps!
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