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  • 13-12-2006 9:25pm
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    sinus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭


    I have a site completed but now i would rather have a cms to update the content on the go..
    Whats the best way i could do this. Is it possible to set up wordpress and use it within my site, not have it as a blog but to use it for updating news etc? I dont want to go down the route of setting up a template for wordpress, just using parts of it to display on a site

    or is there an easier way?


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    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Is it just one small news section? Write a little serverside language app (php, asp etc.), its an easy job if you know how. If not, ask someone to do it for you!


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    squibs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭squibs


    I second Mirror's suggestion that you write it yourself with php. You can customise it to your exact requirements, and you needn't bother with a mySQL database if you only have one small cms area - just write to a flat text file instead.


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    sinus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭sinus


    well there is no prob with sql, i have access to 2 dbs on the site. I just need a quick easy solution.

    Back to the other question...is it possible i could do this with wordpress??


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    I'm sure it would be possible, but the amount of hacking you'd need to do would mean it'll probably be easier just to write a simple app yourself. Depending on your needs anyway - i.e. if it's just a simple news update you're after.

    Wordpress will likely come with a whole lot of junk you just don't need.


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    sinus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 293 ✭✭sinus


    unfortunatly i aint an sql/php person so writing my own app it out of the question. Was gonna use some of the scripts provided with the hosting pack but they all seem to create pages ala blog style templates. I have an existing site and all i want is something to just give me a way to update my site. Is there anyway to just use the code from the likes of drupal or coranto etc there tech documentation just seems to go round in circles for me


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    axer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭axer


    What about using a script like the ones here:
    http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/News_Publishing/index.html


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    daveyjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭daveyjoe


    If you want to go the CMS route then I can reccommend Textpattern or Movable Type. You could probably do it with wordpress too but I'm not too familiar with the system (outside of using it for blogging).


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