Ok, so i am very new to web design. This is what i am wanting to put on my site. A. I am wanting users to be able to send me paragraphs of information. i was thinking of having a way for them to just upload a WORD document instead of typing it all in and submitting it. Which one do you whink would be better and how would i do this. B. I would then post this on a page, But i want users to be able to leave comments on this. I was thinking about using a guestbook code to do this. Does anyone know a better way. Any help would be appreciated Thanks!
What you want to do is very unclear Are you talking about users submitting articles and allowing comments on them?
You can use wordpress and allow members to submit articles. http://wordpress.org You will need this plugin: http://thedeadone.net/software/tdo-mini-forms-wordpress-plugin/
Yes thats what i want. For users to be able to submit something, and then other users able to comment on it. But i dont want them to have to log in or anything like that.
Then you can just set the default user value to author I think. There might be a way to allow people to post without having to sign up. Another way, is a custom coded wp addon like I use for site submissions on csscharm.com. It allows users to send up information, and it creates a post pending-review automatically out of the fields they enter.
Set your domain up with a host like bluehost.com and look in cpanel where (near the bottom) you will find a smiling face with the name of FANTASTICO. Inside you will find at least eight different programs that will do what you have asked for here, and much more. Best of all, there is no extra cost. Once you see what all is offered for free you may well widen your horizons and provide a bigger array of services for your visitors.