Adding blog functionality to static html site

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    I purchased a template to tweak and though it included a blog but in reality the pages just had dummy blog text with no back end. Any suggestions to a blog engine that would work and match my site? Or any other suggestions on an easy way to hook a blog up to an html site? Thanks!
     
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    NextGe Active Member

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    WordPress.
     
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  3. eidna22

    eidna22 Greenhorn

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    Ugh I don't want to deal with wordpress. It just doesn't look the same. I was hoping I wouldn't have to go there but I guess I may end up doing it that way.
     
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    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

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    Probably have to see what you have already -- though I hear you on turdpress; it's bloated insecure halfwit codebase is pretty far down my list of 'things I allow on a website'.

    If you don't mind editing via markup, you could use a poor man's system (basically using PHP to quickly glue things together), leverage directory sorting for your blog entries (making files like "/blog/10042014_Test+Blog+Post.article.php") to include from something like a 'one index to rule them all" for the template bits and pieces that are the same on every page, then add something like disqus or FB comments to allow people to post comments on the pages.

    I've been leaning towards this on my future sites because it gives me better control of what's output for markup, adds no database overhead on my server (since it leverages someone else's), and makes building sites far simpler (for me).

    It's really not as difficult as it sounds, even if it is "poor man's" approach and not a 'real' CMS.

    I also like that since said approach is file-based, I can local test instead of typing the article in on the 'live' copy.
     
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  5. eidna22

    eidna22 Greenhorn

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    This is my URL guidetonc.com I commented out the fake blog stuff on the news pages. Let me know what you think I can do. I'm open to ideas.
     
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    eidna22 Greenhorn

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    Also is there any type of tutorial out there for something like this? I'm more of a graphic artist and SEO.
     
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    winnerdomains Active Member

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    Well you can't add a blog to a "Static HTML Site," because then it would not be "Static HTML." If you added a blog it would have to be a Dynamic web page, because a blog would have to generate content and interact with a Database.
     
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    Thanks I think I'll probably end up using WP. My php is just not up to snuff to try and figure out what was suggested above. Thanks for all the replies :)
     
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