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Website Creation by High Speed Chaser on 08-20-2010 at 02:50 PM

Hey All,
I have designed a html website for a non-profit organisation and they like it however they have set some requirements that they would like me to meet. I need some help with these and I looked through google however nothing is that clear to me.

Some requirements are a

  • The use of a CMS tool (they listed an example of Joomla!)
  • A password protected members area
  • free/low cost host

What's the best way to go about using a CMS tool? is it server side script?
Now what's the best way to create a secure Password protected area?
As this is a non-profit group, what's the best place to look for web-hosting/domain names?

Any help would be greatly appreciated by me and the group.
Thanks in advance,
HSC
RE: Website Creation by prashker on 08-20-2010 at 03:14 PM

WordPress

wp-admin is password protected, or you can password protect frontend pages based on user registration level (very customizable with plugins, look at the plugin database for what you need). Can be done manually, donations, etc.

Vexxhost has $30/year hosting including domain.

Joomla is annoying. I've worked for multiple people in the past who required Joomla site creations and if I was given the opportunity I would have gone with WordPress every time.

RE: Website Creation by Chrissy on 08-22-2010 at 01:15 AM

Much better than WordPress:

http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/

RE: RE: Website Creation by High Speed Chaser on 08-22-2010 at 09:10 AM

Thanks

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
WordPress

wp-admin is password protected, or you can password protect frontend pages based on user registration level (very customizable with plugins, look at the plugin database for what you need). Can be done manually, donations, etc.

Is there a way I can test it out without having to upload it to a server? If so what's the best way to do this?
RE: Website Creation by prashker on 08-22-2010 at 09:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Thanks

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
WordPress

wp-admin is password protected, or you can password protect frontend pages based on user registration level (very customizable with plugins, look at the plugin database for what you need). Can be done manually, donations, etc.

Is there a way I can test it out without having to upload it to a server? If so what's the best way to do this?

Install a local WAMP server such as XAMPP

Install WordPress on that.
RE: Website Creation by Lou on 08-23-2010 at 02:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Chrissy
Much better than WordPress:

http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/
Care to explain this opinion with reasons? I'm not familiar with this CMS myself and I doubt High Speed Chaser is either.
RE: Website Creation by prashker on 08-23-2010 at 03:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Lou
quote:
Originally posted by Chrissy
Much better than WordPress:

http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/
Care to explain this opinion with reasons? I'm not familiar with this CMS myself and I doubt High Speed Chaser is either.
I agree. I've yet to work with someone who required this.

Looking at it it seems that it could be fairly popular, however for something tailed to High Speed Chasers needs, WordPress and plugins/themes should do him well.
RE: Website Creation by High Speed Chaser on 08-23-2010 at 11:34 AM

Ok I have wp installed on XAMPP, now what's my next step? As I said, I already have all the webstie coded, I just need to be able to set up a login screen for members and a section with members pages.

Thanks to all who have helped so far

RE: Website Creation by prashker on 08-23-2010 at 05:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Ok I have wp installed on XAMPP, now what's my next step? As I said, I already have all the webstie coded, I just need to be able to set up a login screen for members and a section with members pages.

Thanks to all who have helped so far
I believe when creating pages/posts via wp-admin, you can select on the sidebar

"Public"
"Private"
"Password Protected"

Obviously you know what you want for that. I'd say select what you want and go.

If you need something more complicated this is where you'd start googling as I will be unable to help anymore :p
RE: Website Creation by Chrissy on 08-23-2010 at 11:39 PM

Well CMSMS can be like wordpress, it allows you to make a website with the exact same features as wordpress but doesn't follow the 'blog theme'.

http://phpdirector.co.uk/ using cmsms..

RE: RE: Website Creation by Vilkku on 08-24-2010 at 09:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Ok I have wp installed on XAMPP, now what's my next step? As I said, I already have all the webstie coded, I just need to be able to set up a login screen for members and a section with members pages.

Thanks to all who have helped so far

I doubt you will be able to use the website you made together with wordpress. You will have to look at making a wordpress theme out of what you have.
RE: Website Creation by prashker on 08-24-2010 at 12:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Vilkku
quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Ok I have wp installed on XAMPP, now what's my next step? As I said, I already have all the webstie coded, I just need to be able to set up a login screen for members and a section with members pages.

Thanks to all who have helped so far

I doubt you will be able to use the website you made together with wordpress. You will have to look at making a wordpress theme out of what you have.
I know if it's just PHP code you need executed then there's the PHP-Exec plugin for WordPress, however I still agree with Vilkku and wouldn't recommend external code inside a WordPress setup.
RE: Website Creation by High Speed Chaser on 08-25-2010 at 10:10 AM

Thanks Vilkku, can you (or anyone else) please recommend any CMS that I can use for an almost fully coded website,

RE: Website Creation by user27089 on 08-25-2010 at 12:20 PM

quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Thanks Vilkku, can you (or anyone else) please recommend any CMS that I can use for an almost fully coded website,

I highly doubt that you're going to be able to just import code that you already have to use as a CMS, you're going to need to modify it a little so you can use it as a template. It's not as hard as you may think and I'd say that WordPress is your best bet. I second Sam's opinion there... It's a very easy content management system to implement and use. Just make sure you read through the WordPress Codex carefully and follow the instructions - that will help you loads.

:)
RE: RE: Website Creation by High Speed Chaser on 08-25-2010 at 12:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by traxor
quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
Thanks Vilkku, can you (or anyone else) please recommend any CMS that I can use for an almost fully coded website,

I highly doubt that you're going to be able to just import code that you already have to use as a CMS, you're going to need to modify it a little so you can use it as a template. It's not as hard as you may think and I'd say that WordPress is your best bet. I second Sam's opinion there... It's a very easy content management system to implement and use. Just make sure you read through the WordPress Codex carefully and follow the instructions - that will help you loads.

:)

Ok thanks Traxor,

MY current site is coded to have a left/right/top/bottom frames so that links (both internal/external) are opened up in the middle, it's more important that the frames are there for the external site. Is this possible using the templates in word press? would that make traxor's idea, slightly harder for me to code?
RE: Website Creation by Matti on 08-25-2010 at 02:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by High Speed Chaser
MY current site is coded to have a left/right/top/bottom frames so that links (both internal/external) are opened up in the middle, it's more important that the frames are there for the external site. Is this possible using the templates in word press? would that make traxor's idea, slightly harder for me to code?
Frames? Seriously?! We're no longer in the middle ages, you know? :-/
I doubt you'd find a CMS which works with HTML framesets.