How to edit your web pages online?

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How to edit your web pages online?

Hi,

I created a web site for a friend and I would like her to be able edit the content online. She's does not know HTML. Is there a simple software possibly freeware to do that (edit text content only)?

I know there is Contribute but it's not free and I find the interface confusing. What would you recommend?

Cheers.

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http://cushycms.com is my favorite. You define what areas they can edit by giving an element the class cushycms.

Catfish 2010-09-24 16:24:30

Sounds like you want a content management system (CMS). If you don't want to set up and maintain the CMS software yourself, look into an online CMS service. An example is CushyCMS.

You'll have to do some setup work (specifically, add a CSS class of cushycms to the elements you want her to be able to edit). But it's very straightforward and easy to use.

Jeff 2010-09-24 16:25:41

The website is already created and online so I do not want a CMS because I would have to rethink everything from the ground up.

jean-guy 2010-09-24 17:29:35

You don't have to rethink everything from the ground up. Read the documentation and watch the video tutorial on the CushyCMS site. All you have to do is add `class="cushycms"` to all the tags that you want your friend to be able to edit. For example, if there's a `<h1>` tag you want her to be able to change, all you have to do is update it to `<h1 class="cushycms">`. That tells CushyCMS the text inside the `<h1>` is editable.

Jeff 2010-09-24 18:52:01

CushyCMS seems nice and simple enough. The only thing is that I prefer to keep my FPT data private. I have become a bit paranoid...

jean-guy 2010-09-25 08:06:21

Your concern is valid. If it's possible, you could set up a FTP account that only has access to that specific website's files. As John said, you could set up a CMS like WordPress or Radiant, but unfortunately this would require some refactoring of your site. Dreamweaver has a templating system where your client can edit specific parts of a web page then upload it herself, but it's not free. I've never heard of any free apps that do this.

Jeff 2010-09-27 17:13:09

Try integrating some free wysiwyg editor like tinyMCE or FCKEditor. I have personally used tinyMCE a lot so i would recommend that.

sushil bharwani 2010-09-24 16:25:59

I am not sure I can integrate tinyMCE into my already existing website.

jean-guy 2010-09-24 17:30:41

Its simple to integrate tinyMCE into your site. http://wiki.moxiecode.com/index.php/TinyMCE:Installation follow the link its easy and you will find it a very use fool tool for creating a small CMS for yourself

sushil bharwani 2010-09-24 17:32:58

I'm still confused after reading some page of the wiki. WHat can you really do with TinyMCE? Can you use it on an existing website to change all the textual content of pages? Can you hide it from visitors and only show it to the people you defined as users?

jean-guy 2010-09-25 08:09:38

Here is a explanation of what i did with tinyMCE. I constructed a page which is available to limited no of users (admin) users. This page allows users to create Web Content via TinyMCE. and tag it to a particular location in site. When a genreral user goes to that location he is able to see the content created by admins. In this way tinyMCE gives me a Web Editor which i can use flexibly accross various areas of my site to show Web Content to users.

sushil bharwani 2010-09-25 08:31:06

So TinyMCE in itself does not have security rules etc. But its a samll utitlitly which you can integrate on your content entry forms and allow content editors to add content. Which is visible to all other normal users.

sushil bharwani 2010-09-25 08:32:42

So when people are suggesting you to use CMS like Wordpress or cushyCMS or drupal or joomla or lifeRay to name a few.These CMS integrate tinyMCE as a WYSWIG editor in there content entry forms and have some other functionalities small or big based on the type of complexity a CMS supports to create Content for their Sites.

sushil bharwani 2010-09-25 08:35:36

what about a -1??

sushil bharwani 2010-09-25 13:40:01

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Have you looked at: http://www.zimplit.com/index.html Small changes to the web page code to enable editing ... and the client uses a browser to do simple editing ...and it is free

Arina Winkelman 2010-09-24 16:26:24

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Hmmm ... I don't find Wordpress to be that complicated. It has a WYSIWYG editor, and you can adjust the permissions so that it doesn't expose all of the bells and whistles. That, and it allows room for growth if (when) that happens.

John at CashCommons 2010-09-24 16:31:12

Yes but the website is already created and online.

jean-guy 2010-09-24 17:15:10

Gotcha. In that case it looks like CushyCMS is a better fit for what you want than WP.

John at CashCommons 2010-09-24 17:21:59

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