Using Plone to edit webpages...really?

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pklose () Using Plone to edit webpages...really?
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Hello,

I'm [an amateur] web developer for a few different sites, including http://www.coterc.org. I use Macromedia and CuteHTML to develop the sites and CuteFTP to upload. I was hoping to use Plone so that members of the Board of Directors could easily update the website. I downloaded Plone and after a few hours of research... I have no idea how to go about this. I'm completely lost! Can someone point me in the right direction?

Kind regards,

Peter
erik kulvinskas () Re: Using Plone to edit webpages...really?
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pklose wrote:
Hello,

I'm [an amateur] web developer for a few different sites, including http://www.coterc.org. I use Macromedia and CuteHTML to develop the sites and CuteFTP to upload. I was hoping to use Plone so that members of the Board of Directors could easily update the website. I downloaded Plone and after a few hours of research... I have no idea how to go about this. I'm completely lost! Can someone point me in the right direction?

Kind regards,

Peter
Peter,

Welcome to the Plone community. I just wanted to clarify. You are looking at Plone for a full web content management solution? Its a bit more than just updating web pages. Plone does a TON more than just that! :)

-Erik
vedaw () Re: Using Plone to edit webpages...really?
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Peter,

If you're new to Plone (and I'm going to sound like a broken record recommending this), but the new Practical Plone book is intended for people who are new to Plone. It walks you through all kinds of things that you'll need to know to work on your site, from installing Plone, editing content, managing workflow, customizing it, and deploying it:

http://www.packtpub.com/practical-plone-3-beginners-guide-to-building-powerful-websites/

It's only been out for a week or two, so it's hot off the presses and well worth the money.

If you don't want to buy a book, can you clarify what exactly you are trying to achieve (Theming? Editing? Setting up new users?) and we'll try to help. Generally speaking, this list is for UI people, so I assume you are looking for information on how to theme for Plone. You can find some great documentation here:

http://plone.org/documentation/phc_topic_area?topic=Visual+Design#creating-theme-products

Pretty much anything with a star is worth looking at.

Best,

- Veda


pklose wrote:
Hello,

I'm [an amateur] web developer for a few different sites, including http://www.coterc.org. I use Macromedia and CuteHTML to develop the sites and CuteFTP to upload. I was hoping to use Plone so that members of the Board of Directors could easily update the website. I downloaded Plone and after a few hours of research... I have no idea how to go about this. I'm completely lost! Can someone point me in the right direction?

Kind regards,

Peter