When Webdesigning, Do You ... ?

[Vizuke]

When webdesigning, do you tend to make everything more organize and easier by making some kind of custom management system (CMS)? Let's say you make a photoshop tutorial site, do you tend to make a CMS for easier adding/uploading tutorials where you just fill out a form, and boom its added to your website or do you hard code them? (Same thing with link exchanges, etc.)

[StrangeLife]

Hey
I create photoshop tutorials and I use Wordpress for my CMS, I also have a plugin which automatically resizes the images, a screenshot for example.

All the work is done for me, so no coding is needed.

Check out one of my tutorials:
http://www.lifeofstrange.com/photoshop-tutorials/modern-glossy-style-header/

[silverblade]

Usually I don't even come to the point where I need to think of a CMS :P
Most of the time I keep it simple (x)html with css and I just implement premade scripts :)

[M57]

Even though I use WordPress to manage my site(s), there's still some basic HTML involved when writing posts to keep the code valid. I must say that using a CMS is much more easier and organized than using static pages (or static pages with includes).

[thevenerablez]

I do mine simply, and organize everything by hand. I'm not too much of a back-end programmer.

[Kirtan]

>>M57
Wordpress itself validate code. you don't need to worry about it. Just write tutorial and post.

>> Handcoding coding very thing is tidious process for authors like Photoshop experts. Wordpress is best for personal publishing.

>>life of strange, I like your site very much.

>> vizuke. Word Press and PHP Link Directory. :)

[M57]

Wordpress itself validate code. you don't need to worry about it. Just write tutorial and post. Even if it does validate the code, it won't be a clean code. Besides, i'd rather get more control over the markup of what i'm posting. :)

[halotree]

I have only used CMS once or twice, i preffer to just do it when i like.

[StrangeLife]

>>life of strange, I like your site very much.



Thanks :) version 2 is in process, i will be selling the current design in the future.

Peace!

[eXe]

CMS is if I plan to update the site regularly.

[check]

I too like your site StrangLife...

I use wordpress for everything now-a-days

[Johan007]

Depends on how much the client wants to pay. If they want a Custom Content Management they have to assess if it’s best for them… do they need to add regular articles? If they don’t want a CMS then you can charge them a fixed amount per page change and another slightly higher for a new page. Either way you win.