Easy webmastering?

Hypermart offers free CGI hosting. I think CSS is what you want, so that would make this thread belong in the HTML and Java forums so I will move it there for you.

Actually I can't move it because I am not authorized to, but what you need is CSS.

I thought that css was only for text colors. Does any one know of any link checker poragrams for the mac?

I moved the thread for you : ).

actually, CSS isn't what you need to put content into a template...

Unless you enclose all your content in tags with id's and classes, then you could position the pieces...

I do this for my site (and others) using server-side languages. I've done it with Perl/CGI, ASP, and PHP, but you can use any flavor you want that runs at the server.

Try navigating my site (AtomicPixels.Com), and notice the url for each page. The page always looks like "index.php3?page=blah". Then I use PHP to take the "blah" and insert the appropriate content (from include files).

Does this sound like what you want to do?

Yup, that seem to be what I want, Im not really that sure what your talking about though.
I was basically dreaming about a program, or form in my webrowser, that would just submit some details about a new page added, and put in all the links without to much work, I know logging in, uploading, pasting text into a template, and adding a few links to other pages, is only a 15 minute job, but its annoying for me and my partner.
Thanx

Hi url who's too lazy to type in a sig

As you can see, you are getting very vague answers for a very question. To add to the confusion: you could put your links and content in a dbms and do your updating from that. Or, you could use js files (there's a post by MagB that discusses that). In all cases, updating is going to take 15 minutes or so, and you will always need to upload -- either the page or the data. So, I guess I'm saying the solution really depends on what you wnat to do, why, with how much data/content, and whether or not it is cost effective.

Vinny

Its not the uploading that takes all the time, its connecting, commpressing images, pasteing text into templates, adding links, and then logging in to upload.
The uploading itself only takes a minute at the most.

Can anyone give me a good solution, and save all the technical words, I don't know half of what your talking about. Im used to traditional HTML, and Javascript.

Hi,

Quote:
its connecting, commpressing images, pasteing text into templates, adding links, and then logging in to upload.

The above will take the same amount of time regardless of the language you use. The website's design may effect it some, but not overly much.

You make mention of templates, etc., but have failed to mention what type of server you have, what editor you use, and the site's url so we can take a peek and give you more pointed advice.

Since you are a newbie, I would recommend:

1) O'Reilly's the Webmaster's Reference (it covers a lot of the things mentioned by myself and others)

2) http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com especially the javascript primer

3) http://www.sitepoint.com & http://www.webmonkey.com -- the php/mySql tutorial/articles

Vinny

My server is http://www.crosswinds.net
my website is: http://www.digiology.cjb.net
but Im going to be changing the design soon, not that that should make too much of a difference.
Thanx

Hi,

Unfortunately, you still need to provide some specifics. Is it sections like the home page's "What's New" section you want to update? If so, you can do something like the following:

for (i = 0; i < myNews.length; i++)
{
document.write(myNews[i++] + ": " + myNews[i] + ""
}

and the myNews array (which you would put in a js file) would look like:

var myNews = new Array();
myNews[0] = "11/30/00";
myNews[1] = "www.webmaster-forums.com";
myNews[2] = "Webmaster Forums";
...etc...

In the above example, you would only have to edit the js file when updating the site. The for loop would create the What's New portion of the actual page dependent upon the amount of items in the array.

Vinny