Automatic updates on blog

[leehughes]

Hi,

am halfway through designing my website. I have a column on the right that will contain the following titles. Latest blog entries and latest photos. I have set up a blog on photography on different pages. So, when I put a new blog in or photo is it possible to link these two so that it automatically updates with the headings and new photos without me having to do it the long way and and it all on the front page etc etc

Thanks

[JavaServlet]

Hi,

am halfway through designing my website. I have a column on the right that will contain the following titles. Latest blog entries and latest photos. I have set up a blog on photography on different pages. So, when I put a new blog in or photo is it possible to link these two so that it automatically updates with the headings and new photos without me having to do it the long way and and it all on the front page etc etc

Thanks


Yes, the front page is just presentation that is just one view pulling from database. The database will show updates on as many pages as you like and you can manipulate and change the view etc.

[leehughes]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply although I am not sure what you meant...

I also feel i didn't explain myself that clearly, so I will rewrite what I meant as I was in a rush last time. I have made a banner which goes across the top (header part).. that's done with all working links etc... Now I have a column on the right hand side of my page, this just gives extra links and such. There is also a part in the section under the heading latest blog and latest photos...

In this part my aim is to write my blog on a different page and upload photos on my photography page and hopefully this will update automatically on my main page.

My main page is basically a template that I will use throughout my site for other pages, it is only the left part below the header that will change with content regarding what particular page this is..

Is it possible to do this rather than going the hard route and changing everything one by one?

Thanks

[aj_nsc]

Sure it's possible, but some experience in server side languages and databases is necessary (php and mysql are the standard for this kind of thing). You might want to google something like 'blog tutorial php mysql'. Even as something as simple as a blog takes a bit of work if you want to do the backend custom.

On the other hand, you might look into some of the opensource blog systems out there (e.g. wordpress). I personally do all my backend coding myself and never use opensource (as stupid as that is and as stubborn as I am!!)...but I'm sure some of the software out there will allow you to build your own design.

[leehughes]

thanks....

I did use wordpress for a while but gave up on it and started using dreamweaver instead as I have no knowledge of coding I thought it would be the easier route, I was wrong..

Now am too stubborn and too far into it to change it..

I shall have a google though :D