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Spent the last few weeks trying out various CMS's in order to get a website up. Also looked at static HTML website route but for me I think CMS is the way to go.
So having settled on 2 few front runners for now, WordPress, Cement5, Im finding the more I learn about each one the more questions I'm asking and it's getting so I'm spending more time researching than doing. Spent most time on WordPress and have had a few test sites that I've put up and played about with. So a few questions if I may.
1 I want to go website and not Blog. Have made the basic settings re static page and turned off comments etc, so pages look clean. Thing is when I do a "search" and along with test content, I get name of (me) who put up the content, and a meta tag "login" that I do not wish to show! I have changed user name from admin but having the new name show up seems to defeat the change of name in first place if that makes sense? Best way to prevent this info on screen please?
2 Have edited footer.php code to remover "Powered By" and am getting to grips with altering other codes. Question is it better to go this route or use plugins? Do pluging make my site less secure but more easily upgradeable via auto upgrade, or is it better to bite the bullet on this and just re edit the code each time I upgrade?
3. Theme? I'm using default theme as I like it and think it will make the site more secure and upgrades won't break anything. Also don't want back links from free themes or worse still any malicious code inserted. I have played with background colours so it doesn't now still look out the box flavour. Is my reasoning sound here?
4 Cement5 seems to offer me a non blog solution, but once again the more research I do the more questions gets raised on this software, Seems very hard to find a review that hasn't started on the home site itself or written by someone trying to push pay for use add ons. Also is there a speed issue with Cement5?
Sorry about all the questions but having read and read page after page on official and other sites, I though I would actually ask my first questions here that may get me a more balanced response.
Thanks
So having settled on 2 few front runners for now, WordPress, Cement5, Im finding the more I learn about each one the more questions I'm asking and it's getting so I'm spending more time researching than doing. Spent most time on WordPress and have had a few test sites that I've put up and played about with. So a few questions if I may.
1 I want to go website and not Blog. Have made the basic settings re static page and turned off comments etc, so pages look clean. Thing is when I do a "search" and along with test content, I get name of (me) who put up the content, and a meta tag "login" that I do not wish to show! I have changed user name from admin but having the new name show up seems to defeat the change of name in first place if that makes sense? Best way to prevent this info on screen please?
2 Have edited footer.php code to remover "Powered By" and am getting to grips with altering other codes. Question is it better to go this route or use plugins? Do pluging make my site less secure but more easily upgradeable via auto upgrade, or is it better to bite the bullet on this and just re edit the code each time I upgrade?
3. Theme? I'm using default theme as I like it and think it will make the site more secure and upgrades won't break anything. Also don't want back links from free themes or worse still any malicious code inserted. I have played with background colours so it doesn't now still look out the box flavour. Is my reasoning sound here?
4 Cement5 seems to offer me a non blog solution, but once again the more research I do the more questions gets raised on this software, Seems very hard to find a review that hasn't started on the home site itself or written by someone trying to push pay for use add ons. Also is there a speed issue with Cement5?
Sorry about all the questions but having read and read page after page on official and other sites, I though I would actually ask my first questions here that may get me a more balanced response.
Thanks
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