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I want to go ahead and design a page that certain parts will be changeable by someone who doesn't know anything about HTML. After I've designed a page I would like this person to be able to fill in boxes, and the copy will fall into the right places on the page. I know there are apps for doing forms that work in this method. Are there any apps that will do this for Web pages? Need suggestions, thanks.
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Original question from asked how to let a non‑HTML person fill boxes and have the copy drop into the right places. Three practical routes work well: a full CMS with editable regions, a small custom admin that maps form fields to template slots, or a desktop template tool that exposes editable areas. 's note about separating styles into CSS is helpful for keeping layout stable, and pointed toward learning CSS basics. Below is a compact, practical workflow and key cautions.

A simple template workflow:

  • Create the finished HTML/CSS page and mark editable spots with clear placeholders like {{headline}} and {{intro}}.
  • Build a tiny admin form with one input per placeholder (label fields for the non‑HTML editor).
  • On submit, clean and save the input (database or flat file).
  • Render the page by loading the template and replacing placeholders with the saved, cleaned content.

Example render (PHP-style):

$template = file_get_contents('page.tpl.html');
$data = [
  '{{headline}}' => $_POST['headline'],
  '{{intro}}'    => $_POST['intro']
];
foreach ($data as $p => $v) {
  $template = str_replace($p, htmlspecialchars($v, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8'), $template);
}
echo $template;

If formatted HTML is needed, add a WYSIWYG editor in the admin (CKEditor/TinyMCE are common) but always pass output through a trusted sanitizer or a whitelist filter before saving. For more features (media uploads, permissions, revisions) a CMS theme with custom fields or a page‑builder is faster than building everything from scratch.

Cautions: avoid fixed heights for text areas; test with very short and very long content; restrict allowed HTML and image types; enforce upload size limits; add preview and versioning; and keep styles in CSS so editors only change content, not layout.

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Member Avatar for sreein1986

please write your body properites in CSS style another file they didn't not possible to do change in html page

Member Avatar for GiddyupGilbert

I can do HTML, but really haven't cracked CSS yet, so I don't really understand your comment. I guess I'd better get with the CSS program to figure this one out.
Thanks,
Giddyup

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Very good, thank you.
Giddyup

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