Authoring tool recommendation

> I am a parent volunteer for a swim team website (makoswim.org) and am
> looking for a recommendation for a new web authoring tool .

> I am a parent volunteer for a swim team website (makoswim.org) and
> am looking for a recommendation for a new web authoring tool .

> While I am technically oriented and have somehave some knowledge of
> HTML but not a deep techie. I want to give this site an extreme
> makeover. The tool I've been using has probably outlived it's
> usefulness (IBM Websphere Home Page Builder
> - out of support).
>
> I need something easy to use. I'd like to add multilevel menus,
> perhaps a secure page for members, create surveys etc. Online
> tutorials or education would be a plus however I don't have alot of
> disposable time for a steep learning curve.

> I played around with an older version of NetObjects Fusion V7 but
> found it cumbersome. I am tempted to buy Dreamweaver but I'd like to
> hear what this forum might recommend.

> Lastly the other consideration is that I may only do this for
> another year or
> two and someone without any technical background may inherit.

> dmarrese@gmail.com wrote in
> > I am a parent volunteer for a swim team website (makoswim.org) and
> > am looking for a recommendation for a new web authoring tool .
> Any text editor.
> > While I am technically oriented and have somehave some knowledge of
> > HTML but not a deep techie. I want to give this site an extreme
> > makeover. The tool I've been using has probably outlived it's
> > usefulness (IBM Websphere Home Page Builder
> > - out of support).
> > I need something easy to use. I'd like to add multilevel menus,
> > perhaps a secure page for members, create surveys etc. Online
> > tutorials or education would be a plus however I don't have alot of
> > disposable time for a steep learning curve.
> Then you should hire someone to do the pages. You are talking about
> dynamic pages which will also require some programming. A good
> question to ask a prospective developer would be "What doctype will
> you use to create the pages?" If the person does not know what a
> doctype is, run away. If you get any other answer rather than "HTML
> 4.01 strict", run away. The programming portion might be Perl, PHP or
> some other server side language. If the prospective developer says
> "javascript", "ASP", or some other client side language, run away.
> Not knowing all of the languages available, simply ask whether it is
> server side or client side. You need a server side language.
> > I played around with an older version of NetObjects Fusion V7 but
> > found it cumbersome. I am tempted to buy Dreamweaver but I'd like to
> > hear what this forum might recommend.
> A text editor.
> > Lastly the other consideration is that I may only do this for
> > another year or
> > two and someone without any technical background may inherit.
> There are no "good" WYSIWYMG editors. You wouldn't want to tearing
> your car's engine apart with no knowledge of the mechanics involved;
> so why would you (anyone) think that creating/editing/maintaining web
> pages can be done with no knowledge of the languages and
> specifications used.
> Please don't multi-post. One post is enough, you don't need to post
> the same message with multiple topics.
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> Thanks for suggestion. Nothing is easy. I 'll need to either need
> outsource or dig in and learn. Forgive the question but why the
> aversion to client side languages?

> ps... Thought I was posting to two separate forums?

David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me.uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>