[hblug] website set up - offtopic

[Michael Adams]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:06:57 +1300
Daniel Faulknor wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "chris morris" <racepics at paradise.net.nz>
> 
> > Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Just wondering if you can steer to some resources about how to set
> >up a > website.  It's for a relatively small group to keep in
> >contact, but needs > to be visible (ie picked up by google), some
> >sort of moderation to > prevent objectionable material being posted,
> >and maybe a mailing list or > forum board.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Rose
> > I would recommend Wordpress
> > Its a blog - but you can turn of the blogging and just have static
> > pages if you wish.
> > You can assign users ( contributors/editors ) and limit what they
> > can do.
> >
> > really easy to setup and use
> >
> I would agree there, and keeping the blog bit active would mean
> somewhere to post news etc.
> 

wordpress.com have free blog sites available.

If you want a more fully featured site, go Joomla or Mambo. The main
reason i include mambo is kiwiwebhost.co.nz offer it as an add-on for
free with a dollar/week account. When the developers split Joomla got
the more FOSS oriented developers, with Mambo being led by an Ausy
Corporate body. But the difference between the two is still slight in
programming. This difference will increase over time.

Both allow multi level users with contributors, editors, and publishers
in addition to the admins that can set up new accounts. Both have
options for contributed articles from file upload to a choice of online
editors. TinyMCE is a common editor to Wordpress and Joomla/Mambo,
although is does suffer from glitches on pages that have been repeatedly
edited.<b><b><b>Bold</b> text</b>anyone</b>?

-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.