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Hey guys, whats up?
I'm currently building a website for my youth group based in NYC. I have some knowledge about HTML and similar stuff but flash, php and whatsoever I am new too. Since we have a team that focuses on this particular area such as news, pictures, upcoming events, etc. The website that I created sometime ago is << url snipped >> . I used a photoshop template for that site. Since it was hard to modify it because photoshop is a pain. I've been searching the web and I came upon this site : and . I think that is exactly what I want for the website I'm currently building. I want something like that (entries that can be written by different members of the team about upcoming events, news and other stuff which can be flexible and easily modified) I also want to add on some thing from the old webpage that has the pictures and videos of events that we had. I need to work on the flash intro also. I really want it to look like this:
http://www.crossmovementrecords.com/

Please, if anyone have any suggestions, tips on what software to use and how to, tutorials and steps by step instructios, or anything that will benefit this website. Thanks you.

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Short, practical summary for ’s project: a youth-group site with multi-author news, events, photos and video should be built on a CMS rather than editing static Photoshop slices. Avoid a Flash intro — Flash reached end-of-life and major browsers block it; migrate any animation to HTML5/CSS/JS or a lightweight JSON-based animation (Lottie) that scales and is easy to re-use. Adobe Flash Player End-of-Life — What is a Lottie animation?. (adobe.com)

As suggested, a CMS is the right direction, and ’s note about open-source CMS options is on point. For a small team with mixed skills, WordPress is often the fastest to get running: it has built-in user roles (Admin/Editor/Author/Contributor), a media library and thousands of plug-ins for events and galleries so non-developers can publish. Choose a maintained theme and use child-theme or custom CSS for visual tweaks instead of editing static PSDs. See WordPress roles and the plugin ecosystem for events/galleries. Roles & Capabilities — WordPress Docs — Events & gallery plugins (examples). (wordpress.org)

If the site needs structured content (events with date/location/RSVP fields, nested galleries, custom queries), consider a CMS built for structured content—Drupal’s content-type system is specifically designed for that kind of flexibility. Plan the data model (news, event, gallery, person) up front so content stays consistent. Drupal — Content types documentation. (drupal.org)

Quick, actionable workflow and tips:

  1. Define content types and who does what (Admin, Editor, Author).
  2. Pick CMS + host, install a responsive theme.
  3. Use the CMS media library and external video hosting (YouTube/Vimeo) for playback and bandwidth savings.
  4. Make any intro short and skippable; prefer Lottie or CSS animations.
  5. Set up HTTPS and scheduled backups.
  6. Train the team on the editorial workflow.

Add this meta tag for mobile-friendliness:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

Focus on a simple, maintainable workflow: reusable content types, clear roles, and media organized in the CMS will save far more time than fighting PSD edits or obsolete Flash.

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you might want to try php nuke. it's free, offers many different templates that you can modify to meet your needs. you can also get a predesigned template and change it. i would however recommend the book php nuke garage which explains the nuances of php nuke in plain english.

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Yeah I will look into that. Thanks!


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Thanks for the advice

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