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November 15, 2011

ByAnnette

We see the writing on the wall.. the future of web site construction is firmly moving from hand-coded HTML pages to CMS driven sites. Systems such as Drupal, WordPress and Joomla etc., offer many advantages and dynamic features built-in, and with regular updates CMS-driven sites stay current with all the latest code, dynamic goodies, SEO best-practice, as well as security standards. Deciding which CMS system to use, and then installation and activation is a subject unto it’s own. Therefore in this November SIG meeting we will only take a comparative look at the techniques and tweaks required to customize a default CMS website template into our OWN design. CSS and php templates will be explored. Seeing an overview of customization will also help in deciding which CMS system might be best suited for your own project.

Join us and find out more..

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