which cms

xirokx · 12 Aug 2009 at 13:34

Hi there,

Although I am familiar with HTML and CSS I now need to create my first site from scratch using a CMS....

Which CMS is best and easiest to use.....

Please advise

Time is of the essence as I need to create it A.S.A.P

Please let me know

Cheers

xirokx · 12 Aug 2009 at 13:43

do you have an easy to use guide? Joomla that is

I have seen the video guide they advertise but is there another one to create a site from scratch? its a very simple site...

With CMS its a case of checking the right box so I just wanted to cover all angles...

cheers

P.S. which one is easier to setup for a newb to CMS's? I do understand code btw...its just for someone that doesnt

xirokx · 12 Aug 2009 at 15:54

can i create the same site i.e. menu navigation, good colour scheme and insert pictures as well as add links and a contact email using WORD PRESS?

please clarify

xirokx · 12 Aug 2009 at 17:12

and how does one update WORDPRESS, is it as simple as log in and update easily especially for my newbie friend?

xirokx · 12 Aug 2009 at 18:32

do i need to have the domain and host details to set it up first in Wordpress or can I do a rough copy first then at the end do all the domain and hosting stuff?

in other words will wordpress host locally from my c: ???

xirokx · 13 Aug 2009 at 03:18

am testing joomla and despite knowing html and css its not straight forward as I would have liked...

Do you have to have the annoying joomla sign on your website?

How do you add your own images? I have tried uploading them to my folder in htdocs but no luck keep getting an error "this image is not supported"

Also will a joomla site always say when it was last updated etc???

How do you add links?

How do you add background colour to your webpages or articles?

On a seperate note how easy is WordPress to install?

xirokx · 13 Aug 2009 at 14:28

Edward that is really helpful....if you could help me finish this off I would be greatful....

I have made the majority of changes all I need to do now is:-

- change the header image on home page

- still struggling with the menu, i.e. adding links to it, I assigned an article to lets say "contact us" and still nothing...currently when I preview it says "Warning: Parameter 1 to modMainMenuHelper::buildXML() expected to be a reference, value given in C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla15\libraries\joomla\cache\handler\callback.php on line 99
" ????

- how do I add external links, I highlighted the text and entered the link and a name for it but it still only shows the link

- how do I change the background colour for each page?

this took 10 mins after your above response so I am hoping to having it nailed in the next 5mins after you respond,

cheers mate I owe you a beer

xirokx · 13 Aug 2009 at 16:20

do I need create sections and categories in order for the nav menu to work...

the site I am working on is so easy, its like 5 pages basic content and thats it....

also why when I insert my own image to an article do I get an error msg "image type not supported" when its a JPG???

the background colour I want to change is for each of my 5 webpages...I dont want it white...

xirokx · 13 Aug 2009 at 17:04

thanks,

seperate question, whilst installing joomla one of my options was red, please see below:-

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2883/35474410.jpg

will that make a difference to the functionality of Joomla?

please clarify

thanks

what does this mean:-

Warning: Parameter 1 to modMainMenuHelper::buildXML() expected to be a reference, value given in C:\xampp\htdocs\joomla15\libraries\joomla\cache\handler\callback.php on line 99

it appears under my main menu where the nav menu titles should be....

also take a look at a screenshot from my articlemanager:-

- does that look right? I thought I could change font size and colour etc here?

my menu manager do you see those errors - what could they mean??

example of what my menu displays despite having 2 articles setup one of which is homepage I thought everytime you added a new article you would automatically see a nav link appear under the main menu?

I am beginning to wonder if this has been installed correctly??

xirokx · 13 Aug 2009 at 19:47

which part looks corrupt? please elaborate?

Do I have to install WAMP? because currently I am just using XAMPP and switching it on everytime I login to the Joomla site which is being hosted locally...

xirokx · 16 Aug 2009 at 14:10

thanks guys I went with Joomla and am close to completing my mini project BUT....

I need to make the header fluid so it stretches across any width of browser (or most)

here is the css code:-

div#logo {
position: absolute;
width: 298px;
height: 74px;
background: url(../images/headerlogo2.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;
margin-left: 10px;
margin-top: 10px;
}

I cannot work out what I am doing wrong

Here is how it looks at the moment which is wrong.....

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8782/headerxez.jpg

The orange rectangle needs to replace the white rectangle....Its just something so small as always...

Please could someone help to rectify my css code??

Thanks in advance

Cheers

xirokx · 16 Aug 2009 at 18:33

any ideas how??

im totally lost on this one...

any changes you can make to that code would be appreciated

cheers!!