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Website Interface or start from scratch ?

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Joël LEGER

Wednesday 13 February 2008 2:31:57 am

Hi i'm a Ez newbie,

I have to create a site for a Client , the design is done with a Flash header with main menu include, a vertical sub-menu, the content is mostly text + images, there is a special section who needs to be connected to another database.

Do anyone recommended to use the Website Interface or to start from scratch ?

Piotrek Karaś

Wednesday 13 February 2008 9:05:00 am

Welcome to the community!

If you're a newbie, I would recommend a combination of both. Analyse and learn from the existing templates to build your own. If you only stick with website interface, you will not learn that quickly/much. If you try to do all on your own, it might be too difficult and too many risky mistakes can be made. That's how I see it.

Good luck!

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Felix Laate

Wednesday 13 February 2008 10:07:52 am

Hi jo,

another suggestion:

You can use the layout-module to create a xml that contains the elements you need for having a dynamic menu included in the flash.

Tell if you need advice on how.

And as Piotrek said: Welcome!

Felix

Publlic Relations Manager
Greater Stavanger
www.greaterstavanger.com

Joël LEGER

Thursday 14 February 2008 2:58:54 am

thank you guys for you replies.

My deadline is in 10 days so i'll stick with the Website Interface and modify templates.

Joël LEGER

Thursday 14 February 2008 3:23:36 am

i have a question about the Website Interface.
Actually i don't need the top menu and some links like tag clouds or the logo, so what's you advice change the class Template Look or just modify stylesheets ?

Vicente Olivan

Thursday 14 February 2008 9:07:07 am

Hi,
See this links:
http://ez.no/doc/extensions/website_interface
http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/4_0/templates/template_basics
http://ez.no/doc/ez_publish/technical_manual/4_0/templates/the_template_override_system
General: http://ez.no/doc
Good luck, Jo.