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Posted by M.L. on June 19, 2008, 7:26 pm
Please log in for more thread options >>>> I'm looking for a free CMS solution that is convenient and
>>>> user-friendly
>>>> for allowing me to incorporate my current website design to include
>>>> features of its CMS. I tried Joomla and, while it is relatively
>>>> easy to
>>>> setup and administer, it seems to be designed more to encourage
>>>> you to design your website around it instead of letting you
>>>> incorporate its features into your current website. Any
>>>> recommendations appreciated. Thanks.
>>>
>>> It depends on your site, but I'd give websitebaker.com a shot. One
>>> of the best open source cms's that suits most not too complex
>>> websites. It's easy to create a template based on your current
>>> design. It uses a simple yet effective template system that uses
>>> simple tags that point to header, content, menu's, news items, etc.
>>> So you probably can use your current code and change the fixed
>>> elements for the appropriate WB tags. Lots of plugins are
>>> available. Highly customizable. I use it for most of my client
>>> sites.
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>> Thanks for the recommendation. I looked at that app before posting
>> and couldn't see how to incorporate my current site with ease. I'll
>> give it a second and deeper look though.
>
> Yes, I think you should :-) Just replace the content and menu of your
> static site with basic tags. The support information is clear and
> comprehensive: http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/advanced-docu.php
> Very friendly user forum as well!
Thanks for that link, it's just the type of porting and conversion
documentation I was looking for. I'll start reading now.
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