The current HTML-only pages take a lot of effort to maintain when any kind of change should be applied consistently to all pages in the website.
This has created considerable discouragement for adding any significant number of new pages.
The new web host allows the creation of page templates, so that menus, headings, logos and the like can be defined in one place (one file) and then that file can be included wherever it is needed.
In this way, any changes to the menu file (or to any included file) can be made once, but they will automatically be reflected in every page that includes the menu.
The site is not yet converted to use this feature, but a test page is available to demonstrate its use.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
How to make it easier to post a comment on sermons
Bruce's sermons have been posted to Rev-Flections blog since February, with the hope that people inside/outside the congregation would use the opportunity to comment.
Perhaps it is too difficult for people to work through Blogger's interface for adding comments?
In theory, this will allow anyone to
post a comment on the sermon Invitation to the Dance.
If this type of link really works, then such specific links can be added throughout the sermons section of the church website.
I hope that would encourage more people to add comments.
Perhaps it is too difficult for people to work through Blogger's interface for adding comments?
In theory, this will allow anyone to
post a comment on the sermon Invitation to the Dance.
If this type of link really works, then such specific links can be added throughout the sermons section of the church website.
I hope that would encourage more people to add comments.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Technical Troubles for Site Updates
I have been having trouble connecting to the web site over the past week. This has prevented me making any updates until this evening. Vinehosting.com were able to help me make progress on the problem today and I hope it will be fully resolved tomorrow.
Now that the site is moved, it is time to start migrating the existing static HTML pages to something more dynamic. Since the "new year" is starting, several people/groups have shown an interest in providing material for the site. Time permitting, any new pages should be built dynamically, at least so that reusable fragments such as header, logo and menu no longer have to be copied and pasted. At the moment, that makes me reluctant to want to change them, because of the number of different copies that need to updated!
Now that the site is moved, it is time to start migrating the existing static HTML pages to something more dynamic. Since the "new year" is starting, several people/groups have shown an interest in providing material for the site. Time permitting, any new pages should be built dynamically, at least so that reusable fragments such as header, logo and menu no longer have to be copied and pasted. At the moment, that makes me reluctant to want to change them, because of the number of different copies that need to updated!
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