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Marek Smidl
2,387 PointsHow to make a website editable by other user.
Hi, well I am at the point where I am able to build a basic web page, but I have no idea how to show someone without any coding skills how to edit that site. Example: Someone wants me to build a website for him, so I build it. Afterwards, he wants to edit some content (articles, etc). Do I have to be that person who will jump into code and edit, or is there some easy way how the user can edit his page? Some kind of cms or something.... Or how do you guys do it when building sites for someone?
4 Answers
Patrick Koch
40,501 PointsHi Marek, check out the wordpress courses, and see if its something for you. CMS - Content Managing System, is that what you are looking for.
greeting p
dariuszgrzywacz
10,770 PointsThere is no easy way to edit a website that is not written in a proper CMS, like Patrick said :)
Marek Smidl
2,387 PointsSo when I create a website for someone, which is not done in WordPress or alike, there has to be some developer who will be taking care of that website till the end of days? :D
Patrick Koch
40,501 Pointsas far as my knowledge goes yes! or I didnt know another way
dariuszgrzywacz
10,770 PointsWell, basically, CMS'es, like Wordpress for example, were created to make the website easily editable by a person who is not knownledgable on webdev stuff at all. Without them, there is no easy way :)
Marek Smidl
2,387 PointsMarek Smidl
2,387 PointsI have already worked a little in WordPress, but what I more mean, is creating a website by html, css, js,...., and then let someone edit content of this page. It seems to me that in WP I can't be so creative like when actually writing the page.
Patrick Koch
40,501 PointsPatrick Koch
40,501 PointsWell, I don't know if I really understand, but I made WordPress sites where the owner can edit the content ( text , headings etc), but also edit the colors or the Margin of certain elements. On one hand you can use WordPress just to create post and page, on the other if you start to go in theme development you can make the whole page, editable.
Did you also check "wp theme development" courses?