[hblug] website set up - offtopic

[Rose McGillicuddy]

Michael Adams wrote:
> 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>?
> 
OK - thanks all.  Some reading and thinking to do.
cheers Rose

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