Content Management for HTML site

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Hi,
I have a client that has an HTML website built in Dreamweaver. They want to upload their own content, primarily before and after testimonial images/description on a regular basis. They prefer not to use an HTML editor. Rather they prefer to simply upload the images and descriptions to a template and have them added to the site.

Is there a program or script that does this? They do not want to use Joomla or a system like that since they prefer their existing HTML site.

Thanks again,
Vito
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  • I might not be understanding you right, but based upon what I do understand, you are going to have a slight problem unless your client would be willing to simply change their file extensions from .HTML to .php.

    From what I know (and I am FAR from an expert), you would need server-side code to load in external / dynamic data.
    HOWEVER, if they are willing to change from html to php, then your job is pretty easy, it's just a matter of having the page pull the information you want either from a database or from a text file and they could, otherwise, keep the exact same site that they have grown so fond of.

    Hope this helps.
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    • Thank you and I'll follow up with the Web designer. Your suggestion does make sense and hopefully its not too painful!

      Vito
  • In actuality, it should be an extremely easy fix.

    There are hundreds of ways to read / load the contents of a .txt file into your webpage using php and all that you really will have to do to their original site is change the file extension from .html to .php and then just include the code where you need it.

    If you need more help, just let me know (with more detail as needed), otherwise good luck with the project.
  • Check out CushyCMS - I've used it to backload several html-only sites with a simple CMS.
  • As ori-g said a simple way to do this would be to use server side includes (SSI)...

    You will have to change the html files that you want your client to be able to change easily to php files. This is just a matter of changing the file extension, ie, index.html --> index.php and adding an include into the file.

    Then your client will just create a file with the text they want to include, name it filetoinclude.php (filename must match the file that you set to include) and upload it to the server.

    Then whenever they want to change the text, they just create a new filetoinclude.php and overwrite the old filetoinclude.php on the server.

    There is a nice tutorial showing how to do a basic php ssi for a menu but I can't post the link cos I don't have 15 posts yet. Just google simple php include tutorial and find the tutorial at tiztag .com

    You can use the same concept to include any text, images or even a full section of a webapge (which is how most cms platforms work).

    Hope this helps
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    Content Management for HTML site

    Hi, I have a client that has an HTML website built in Dreamweaver. They want to upload their own content, primarily before and after testimonial images/description on a regular basis. They prefer not to use an HTML editor. Rather they prefer to simply upload the images and descriptions to a template and have them added to the site.