[HacktionLab] Workshop proposal for BarnCamp: How static HTML saved my marriage

[Mike Harris]

On 22/03/2013 08:20, Mick Fuzz wrote:
> On 22/03/13 08:03, Mike Harris wrote:
>> p.s.  so my 'static' site might have the following files:
>>
>> header.html, footer.html, sidebar.html, menu.html, styles.css
>> index.php, page-content-1.html, page-content-2.html ... page-content-6.htm
> Hi there,
>
> I would never propose such a solution to someone that wasn't used to
> writing code. I would get them to use wordpress probably.
>
> However, I wanted to help out at the local garden centre and some one
> from the MMU's programme digital angels had helpfully set up a similar
> system using simple php includes. But unhelpfully didn't train people
> how to update it!
>
> Now, I took about a day teaching HTML skills to the person who was due
> to update this website who was totally confused about how to do it.
> We used Komposer to alter the main files
> The really tricky bit was teaching them to update the php includes for
> the header and sidebar, but after going back to teach them that a couple
> of times it stuck.
>
> Here's the website
> http://www.hulmegardencentre.org.uk/
>
> I think this is only website created as part of the web angles programme
> that still exists. They would have been much better setting up a
> wordpress multi user network, the Nerds!
nice pictures, site is very 90s. :)

I'm beginning to think a session on using Wordpress might be more apt
and accessible to everyone, more useful, and more applicable to networks
and collaboration Mick?

I can stick to ranting about how I hate Drupal either round the fire or
on my own in the corner of a field somewhere; others are welcome to join me!
>
> nice one
> Mick
>
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