Using CMSs for one's Design Template

[ep2002]

Hi there,

My web designer wanted me to start using typo3 as a CMS, but now I'm not sure if I should use it. Yes, it seems like a great program, but it's really a hog. Second, I'm getting the feeling that once I start to use typo3 w/ the template, I can't go & use something else like another CMS or DW. Is that correct?

I was using DW b4, but I've been having nothing but problems with it since I started w/ the newer version & using .phtml as an extension.

Do all CMSs manipulate the template so you have to continue using it till the end of that template's lifespan?

Can anyone recommend a good CMS that isn't a hog & does the following...

1. change web copy
2. Create new pages from the design template
3. Add menu titles to the left nav
4. Add in more testimonials to the flash area

Thanks so much & have a great day !


Michelle :)

[Stephen Philbin]

No CMS should have any adverse effects on how you manage your server and site. I honestly can't imagine how it could. No idea what DW b4 is either, so I can't help you there. I should imagine most of us here have built a CMS though. I'm sure someone here'll let you use one if you wait around for a while. I'd give you a version of mine, but it's currently completely screwed and not even half built thanks to all the hassle I've been having with an FTP server. :/

Just hang around and someone'll give you one I should think.

[ray326]

The whole point of using a CMS is to separate the style into one or more templates where special CMS tags represent various "fields" of content information. You might use DW to create a design but you'll generally have to rework/tweak the DW output because it's more a "page editor" than a "template editor." In general changing from one CMS to another can be a big job because they almost never use the same database schemas for content storage.