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Author Leightweight CMS with multiple content regions and WYSIWYG editor?
David Winter

2005-09-10, 7:24 am

I sometimes build (static) web sites for customers. Sooner or later,
they want the option to edit the site (content) on their own. At this
point, I already have a complete, XHTML compliant layout, normally with
several content regions (main content, sidebar).

Alas, many of them are on a shoestring budget and can't afford a
commercial solution like Macromedia Contribute.

So what I need is a really leightweight, PHP-based CMS that:

- allows me to use my own templates (without the CMS adding to the
code)

- allows me to define several editable regions (content, sidebar)

- integrates a (preferrably visual) editor for my non-HTML-speaking
clients.

Nothing more than that.

I have fiddled around with Wordpress, but even when "stripping it
down", there is too much Weblog-related stuff for the end user.

I am thinking of something like Macromedia's Contribute approach: Just
editable content in a pre-defined template, not dozens of dashboards
and menus.

Any idea?

ndsg_mmii@yahoo.co.uk

2005-09-11, 7:31 pm


David Winter wrote:

> I am thinking of something like Macromedia's Contribute approach: Just
> editable content in a pre-defined template, not dozens of dashboards
> and menus.
>
> Any idea?


Not sure if this is suitable, but it's good for basic HTML & editing:

http://www.webwriter.dk/english/index.htm

Nigel

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