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"about" page advice

by phsims
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I have a client who has a arround 5-10 different sites that all display the pretty mucht he same conte

she has asked that they all be updated with tour dates ever few months which should be an easy copy/past job if not for the fact that some are in WP, some are in Drupal (which I hate using at the best of times) and others are in plain html/css (they are a major pain to work with, the code is practically archaic)

does anyone have any good advice on the best way to standardise the lot so they dont have to be manually updated?
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  • Profile picture of the author JulioMedina
    What about just putting all the info in a .png that is designed in a format where all you have to do is change the text on it and then every month just upload each .png like october.png and november.png that are optimized every month? easy to update across all sites and platforms. Just a thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Keith
    i would certainly think you could get something programmed to do it via php. but if your only updating a small amount of content on 5-10 sites every couple of months, it may not be worth it.
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    • Profile picture of the author absolutelee
      Agreed! You could get a php programmer to do this, but I don't think it would be worth it. I would just make sure I charged the client plenty for my time. OR...tell them there's a cheaper route over the longhaul, which is to have all the sites redone in WordPress.

      Originally Posted by owslaw123 View Post

      i would certainly think you could get something programmed to do it via php. but if your only updating a small amount of content on 5-10 sites every couple of months, it may not be worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author RayWhittaker
    You really need to bite the bullet and get all of the sites onto one platform; Wordpress would probably be the best one.

    To get someone to write a script or program to make the changes automatically would be costly, time consuming and prone to errors if you ever change the format.
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  • Profile picture of the author phsims
    I agree that it all needs to be on WP but the client doesnt want to pay to have it all changed over :/
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Unless code scares the bejeebers out of you, spend a little time reading up on these two subjects:

      > php includes
      > SSI includes

      Once implemented, each site would draw the tour information from one standard file. Update that file as necessary, and all sites have the updated information.

      The reason I suggest reading up on the two is that you may decide you can tackle this on your own, or if you decide to hire a programmer to help you, you'll know what to ask for. It shouldn't cost much to set up, then you're home free.
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      • Profile picture of the author phsims
        Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

        Unless code scares the bejeebers out of you, spend a little time reading up on these two subjects:

        > php includes
        > SSI includes
        Thanx for that. I am not a programmer but i can do a bit of hack and slash when needed

        I have used php includes before but only for pages on the same site, never for pages on different sites

        I will give it a go ty
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