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iBrightDev
October 2nd, 2005, 23:50
I am not sure is anyone here has ever been on myspace.com, but if you have, then you will know what I am talking about. I am looking for a way to have a user log into their site and edit text for one specific part of the site and click a button that will say update, and then whatever he/she typed will be displayed on the desired page. i know this can bee accomplished with CMS, but i do not want to make the whole site revolving around the cms. i only want the user to go to a login link that is somewhat hidden in the upper left hand corner of the page. to see what i am talking about as far as the login page you can visit http://www.sagegentle-wing.org to see the site i want to put this on. right now i am using a script for a guestbook that i have edited so that only the user may use the login page and enter new postings, but anyone can view what he has posted. if you click the show schedule link to the right sied of the page, you can view what it looks like right now. i need the page to display in a <div> so that it will maintain the same backgroud throughout the whole site and not be how it is right now. if there is a way to use what i have right now and just make it so that i can actually edit the text instead of replying to the post that was previously made or reposting completely and then deleating the previous post, that would be the best. please help. this sorum is a perfect example of what i am trying to accomplish. you see how you can go into the text you have typed and edit what you want, and then save the changes. but like i said, i dont want to build the whole site around the cms. i already created the whole site, so i dont want to re-creat it. i also DONT want people to be able to reply or make comments about the info posted. i only want them to be able to read what the user has posted.

thanks,
Justin St. Germain

alley
October 10th, 2005, 19:07
Wouldn't any php blogging script do the job for that? .. Basically a blog is a one man news script that only one person has permissions to post new articles.

I recommend www.nucleuscms.org
It would look much nicer than what you are currently using I think. But their are hundreds of open source blog scripts, and free remotely hosted blog scripts for that matter that you can choose from like www.blogger.com, or www.livejournal.com.

Just inclose it in an iframe if you don't want it to change the backgound or your site design. Just like you did on your "Show Schedules" page.

iBrightDev
October 10th, 2005, 23:16
i guess it is sort of a blog, but i dont want anyone else to have access to edit it or even see a login link or page. the login page will obviously will not be linked to the direct site, but i am not sure how to work this. i have a few ideas that i will try, but would still like advise if anyone has some. thanks