Hey, folks - --
I'm needing to set up a web site but I need it to be easy for deeply non-technical folks (i.e. my wife and the like) to add content. (And I don't want to write it!)
The site wil mostly media -- pages with sets of photos, embedded YouTube videos, or both. The pages will have very little written content. Most or all of the images will also be posted to Instagram, Facebook, maybe Twitter, etc.
I am starting to do some research on my own, but it always amazes me what you folks know. Suggestions to jump-start this would be deeply appreciated!
Ken
Ken,
1. Squarespace 2. WordPress self-hosted (we use Webfaction) 3. Strikingly - simple, single page sites that can carry a lot of content through embedded content carousels
Options 1 and 3 have free 2 week trials. I would start with those and you don't find a fit, consider option 2.
Malcolm
Also - a friend of mine has used Weebly - and he found it super easy - and he's NOT a techie - he's an artist.
I think there is also a free version of that.
Regards, Kurt Wendt Consultant
Tel. +1-212-747-9100 Email: Kurt_Wendt@GlobeTax.com
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 12:21 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
Thanks so much, Malcolm. I'll add those to me "Lookin' at" list.
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My friend also suggested Wix.
Regards, Kurt Wendt Consultant
Tel. +1-212-747-9100 Email: Kurt_Wendt@GlobeTax.com
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Wendt Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 12:23 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
Also - a friend of mine has used Weebly - and he found it super easy - and he's NOT a techie - he's an artist.
I think there is also a free version of that.
Regards, Kurt Wendt -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) Sent: Monday, February 08, 2016 12:21 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
Thanks so much, Malcolm. I'll add those to me "Lookin' at" list.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Kurt Wendt Kurt_Wendt@globetax.com wrote:
My friend also suggested Wix.
Haha. I was playing with that yesterday. Very strong for visual media, I think.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Kurt Wendt Kurt_Wendt@globetax.com wrote:
Also - a friend of mine has used Weebly - and he found it super easy - and he's NOT a techie - he's an artist.
Funny, I am just playing with that. Thank you.
Thanks, all. I have been playing with WordPress, too. My ISP used to have it as an install -- trying to figure out why it still isn't there (or where they stashed it). I'll look at Blogger -- I forgot about that, too.
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Ted, I am and seem to perpetually be TSFL (too stupid for linux). I still have my Ubuntu box downstairs, but all I use it for is holding family photos/videos/backups/etc. For example, (as my recent thread here or ProLinux said), I can't log in to Linux volumes (through Samba) from my Mac as anything but "Guest." Great security on my part!
Ken
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxhelp@information-architecture.com wrote:
Ted, I am and seem to perpetually be TSFL (too stupid for linux). I still have my Ubuntu box downstairs, but all I use it for is holding family photos/videos/backups/etc. For example, (as my recent thread here or ProLinux said), I can't log in to Linux volumes (through Samba) from my Mac as anything but "Guest." Great security on my part!
Trust me, it's not TSFL. We have plenty of stupid people on our side of the fence, too! <g,d&r>
It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to learn all this *stuff*!" I've had times when I tried to juggle FoxPro and two other databases, and Ruby and PHP all at once, and it is really difficult to keep all the plates spinning. (Reference for you youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404 -- in COLOR!)
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:
Trust me, it's not TSFL. We have plenty of stupid people on our side of the fence, too! <g,d&r>
Thanks for that (sort of). ;-)
It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to
learn all this *stuff*!"
Ahem. Did you really say/think "stuff"?
I've had times when I tried to juggle...difficult to keep all the plates spinning.
My brain cells (all 6 of them) were the spinners.
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Youngsters? In a FoxPro forum, Ted?</grin> I'm guessing AARP members are pretty well represented here.
Mike
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-----Original Message----- From: Ted Roche [mailto:tedroche@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 12:00 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxhelp@information-architecture.com wrote:
Ted, I am and seem to perpetually be TSFL (too stupid for linux). I still have my Ubuntu box downstairs, but all I use it for is holding family photos/videos/backups/etc. For example, (as my recent thread here or ProLinux said), I can't log in to Linux volumes (through Samba) from my Mac as anything but "Guest." Great security on my part!
Trust me, it's not TSFL. We have plenty of stupid people on our side of the fence, too! <g,d&r>
It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to learn all this *stuff*!" I've had times when I tried to juggle FoxPro and two other databases, and Ruby and PHP all at once, and it is really difficult to keep all the plates spinning. (Reference for you youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404 -- in COLOR!)
-- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com
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I thought it might be helpful for the under-50 crowd. Both of them.
With most of my clients, when I say, "Keeping all the plates spinning," they grin and nod.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Michael Glassman MHGlassman@pioneerdrama.com wrote:
Youngsters? In a FoxPro forum, Ted?</grin> I'm guessing AARP members are pretty well represented here.
Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Ted Roche [mailto:tedroche@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 12:00 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what? On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) <foxhelp@information-architecture.com> wrote: > > Ted, I am and seem to perpetually be TSFL (too stupid for linux). I > still have my Ubuntu box downstairs, but all I use it for is holding > family photos/videos/backups/etc. For example, (as my recent thread > here or ProLinux said), I can't log in to Linux volumes (through > Samba) from my Mac as anything but "Guest." Great security on my part! > Trust me, it's not TSFL. We have plenty of stupid people on our side of the fence, too! <g,d&r> It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to learn all this *stuff*!" I've had times when I tried to juggle FoxPro and two other databases, and Ruby and PHP all at once, and it is really difficult to keep all the plates spinning. (Reference for you youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404 -- in COLOR!) -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com
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HA - Good one!
Regards, Kurt Wendt Consultant
Tel. +1-212-747-9100 www.GlobeTax.com
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Glassman Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 1:20 AM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
Youngsters? In a FoxPro forum, Ted?</grin> I'm guessing AARP members are pretty well represented here.
Mike
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-----Original Message----- From: Ted Roche [mailto:tedroche@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 12:00 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Blogging or CMS or what?
On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxhelp@information-architecture.com wrote:
Ted, I am and seem to perpetually be TSFL (too stupid for linux). I still have my Ubuntu box downstairs, but all I use it for is holding family photos/videos/backups/etc. For example, (as my recent thread here or ProLinux said), I can't log in to Linux volumes (through Samba) from my Mac as anything but "Guest." Great security on my part!
Trust me, it's not TSFL. We have plenty of stupid people on our side of the fence, too! <g,d&r>
It's probably much more of a matter of "I don't have enough time to learn all this *stuff*!" I've had times when I tried to juggle FoxPro and two other databases, and Ruby and PHP all at once, and it is really difficult to keep all the plates spinning. (Reference for you youngsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhoos1oY404 -- in COLOR!)
-- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com
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If you're not running your own Linux server now, for some other purpose, I wouldn't recommend starting one just for this. A good admin requires firewalls and intrusion detection and log reviews and keeping the software updated and blah, blah, blah.
I do run several Linux boxes and do just that, but clients pay me to know how to do this :)
WordPress.com lets you host a regular low traffic site for free, on your own domain name for a small price, and provide a lot of the security you ought to be thinking about.
WordPress is an awesome CMS and ought to be the base for a lot of folks "5-page websites" - main page, who we are, what we do, contact us, etc. Latest versions auto-update, which is strongly suggested, as security flaws can be a real issue, and the WP people have an excellent track record on shipping updates that actually work (versus, for example. Microsoft)
But if all you want is to post media, perhaps a Tumblr account or a Pinboard might be more appropriate.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:20 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) foxhelp@information-architecture.com wrote:
Thanks so much, Malcolm. I'll add those to me "Lookin' at" list.
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On 8 February 2016 at 17:34, Ted Roche tedroche@gmail.com wrote:
If you're not running your own Linux server now, for some other purpose, I wouldn't recommend starting one just for this. A good admin requires firewalls and intrusion detection and log reviews and keeping the software updated and blah, blah, blah.
If you want something cheap and low powered I recommend a Raspberry PI. The PI is easily powerful enough to host a wordpress site.
It's about $25 / £30.
It runs a Linux Debian based distro so easy to setup with many guides online.
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