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PleaseHelp #1
Can our client make multiple pages from one Contributetemplate?
Can our client make multiple pages from one Contribute template? We are
considering Contribute as a content management system for one of our clients --
we've never used it before -- to enable them to update content themselves on a
specific number of pages. They would give us a list of, say 300 pages on their
current site. We would then convert those pages so the client could edit them
with Contribute. Our fee is based on the number of pages we convert. The
client asked, what if there are several very similar pages? If we convert one
of them, could the client use that as a template in Contribute to prepare the
others? -- or is our work URL-specific, so that we would have to convert (and
they would have to pay for) each page separately? Thanks!
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christina.heikkila #2 Re: Can our client make multiple pages from oneContribute template?
You may not have to 'convert' any pages at all - what format are the client's
pages in now? If they are static pages, they can probably edit them as-is with
Contribute - download the 30-day free trial copy and try it.
But if you do have to redo pages (ie if all your pages are dynamically
generated), then yes, one of the options for creating a new page is to create
it as a copy of another. So they could create all the pages they wanted by
just using one as a template.
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PleaseHelp #3 Re: Can our client make multiple pages from oneContribute template?
Thank you, Christina. Most of the pages are ASP, but I'll be creating new CFM
pages. Please tell me if the following statements are all correct. 1) Both
ASP and CFM pages CAN be set up by us in Contribute so our client can edit
specific parts. 2) Both ASP and CFM pages MUST be set up by us in Contribute so
our client can edit specific parts. 3) Our client can take one of these pages
we have set up and generate other pages from it, with different content and a
different URL. 4) Once our client has created several pages from one page as
per #3, they can subsequently access and edit those new pages themselves in
Contribute without further assistence from us. Thank you!
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cmitchell #4 Re: Can our client make multiple pages from one Contribute template?
#1 - This is from the Contribute Help file:
You can allow users to edit static content within dynamic pages and
protect only the dynamic portions of the page.
Contribute users cannot edit source code, nor can they edit anything
outside the <body> and <title> tags of a page. This protects
initialization scripts and include files from being edited. To protect
dynamic elements in the body of your page, consider the following
precautions:
Use templates to block off dynamic parts of your page. For example, if
you have a page that incorporates dynamically generated content (such
as CFLOOP in ColdFusion or repeating ASP), you can make that page into
a template, ensure that those regions of the template are locked, and
create an instance of the template. Contribute users can edit only
within the specified regions.
You may not want users to create new pages from these templates, or
copy those pages. To learn how to restrict users from creating new
pages from your templates or copying those pages, see Settings for new
web pages.
By default, Contribute is set to allow unrestricted editing of
non-template pages and to protect scripts and forms from being edited.
If you deselect the option that protects forms and scripts, users can
modify code embedded in your pages, such as SCRIPT tags, server-side
includes, ASP, JSP, ColdFusion, and PHP. This option also protects any
tag with a nontext character in the tag name, such as ASP:MyTag.
However, Contribute may not be able to recognize and protect custom
tags, such as myCustomTag, and the data elements between ColdFusion
CFOUTPUT tags such as #...#.
Users are able to edit plain HTML enclosed in conditional tags (such as
the content between CFIF and CFELSE, and other HTML container tags such
as CFOUTPUT).
#2 - True. To limit editing to specific parts of the page, set the page
up as a DW template.
#3 - True, using the "Publish As" feature in Contribute.
#4 - True.
Christine
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