Site Upgrades – Why You Benefit From a Dynamic Site
do you use dreamweaver? pained when it overwrites all your beautiful pages?
I have to admit something right off the bat, I am a geek and sometimes it takes a while for me to explain why a site owner should move from a Dreamweaver/FTP root control access to a database controlled back end.
Ok, so what were the last few possibly confusing words?
- Database
- FTP/Dreamweaver
- Dynamic
- Root Access /.
Any time a geek is talking of root access what they are saying is the person in charge who can change anything using a password and bit of software that allows them to make ANY changes.
The last part is important to understand, because ROOT access also implies total control and TOTAL DESTRUCTION if you as the (/.) root user make a mess up of things.
A data base is a collection or set of information kept in a table sequence, dates phone numbers or even what your fav foods are, these are all collected into a simple table form,, when a computer has to read this information the language it uses is called Structured Query so that it can make sense of our ramblings.
- Now, should you have a DATABASE controlled site logging in through root access is a guaranteed recipe for use ROOT access also implies total control and TOTAL DESTRUCTION if you as the (/.) root user make a mess ups and total disaster, if you are not careful.
- You will only need a web browser to login
- More importantly a WordPress/Joomla/Drupal installation, correctly configured will be more SEO ready than you can and do a great job of saving you huge amounts of time and ergo, money.
Now that I have that partially explained, we can carry on with the root of the discussion. How you benefit from having a more expensive, dynamically based site?
Simple, once it is built not only must you NOT use the Dreamweaver/ftp/root login, its is better for you if you do not. Much like ordering a new car and then deciding to put your fingers in side the computer system running that engine and wondering why it stopped working, it is much the same here.
Why get in the engine compartment when all you want to do is drive from place to place, be able to add or load new people into or out of the car and assign new drivers?
The power of the dynamic back end is in the ease of access, accessibility that is built in and you only need to use a web browser for the most powerful abilities such as adding new pages (which will show up as a main menu item), new posts and updating or removing /hiding/un-publishing and old out of date item or even deleting what you choose to.
With any WordPress,Joomla,Drupal or equivalent you can also add or remove images from a page or posting. So why would you need to get into the gubbins of the engine?
Sit back and enjoy the drive, you are in good hands with your new self updating, dynamic web site. Just do not go into the root of the site and start rooting around the engine, you could destroy a years work in an instant.
Contact Hilary on 0843351636 for your powerful, dynamic site.
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