Nathan,
I really like the idea of "Ajaxified" sites where you don't navigate page
to page, but when you request something its more like it is brought into
where you are. I think that a website built on this could be really
great. The big problem for these types of sites, at least content based
sites, is that search engine indexing of your content is very tricky.
Search engines are getting better at indexing dynamic content, but its no
where near as easy.
Things are moving in that direction, but just not quite as fast... as we
all know on this platform... change takes a long time... even on the web
sometimes.
Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
570-546-4777
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Re: [WEB400] what to use for my web site
From: Jon Paris
I am a huge fan of using RPG to power your web site where it makes sense
(i.e. dynamic pages) but why would you bother reinventing the CMS wheel?
The first thought that came to my mind centered around the message posted
by Scott Klement in the RPG list yesterday about continuous improvement
which was quite inspirational. His message targeted self improvement, how
we do things, and what we create. It could also be applied to improving
any product or service, including CMS. With that in mind I began reviewing
Word Press, Drupal, and Joomla because they have been mentioned quite a
bit in recent discussions. I was considering whether another CMS might
improve upon what's already out there. I came back thinking that would be
a tall order. But there are a few features that we've implemented in our
Web portal which could be considered. One is the idea of leaving a virtual
bread crumb trail as you navigate a site; drilling down deeper. Without a
bread crumb trail it is more difficult to navigate back up to where you've
been or follow the path that got you where you are. Another idea would be
to use more
AJAX to build and update pages rather than traditional page at a time
navigation. Another idea would be to enable multiple sections of a site to
be open at the same time, and a way to toggle between them, rather than
traditional page at a time navigation. I don't know. Maybe you want to
better integrate static content and dynamic content and record management
and transaction processing and reporting and batch procedures all under
one roof. Just some thoughts.
-Nathan
midrange.com
