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Apr 03.2008

I’m looking to start a sports news site (similar to what Rotoworld has currently) and I know it will require a lot of updating with news, articles etc. I plan to employ a lot of writers to handle news updates etc, but I’m not sure what the best way to manage these updates would be.

What I am thinking is that I would like some kind of a GUI interface that allows the writer to type in their headline and news update, then click a button that places the headline/story on the front page. Essentially what most blog sites allow you to do. What I am afraid of is having to update the main page every time there is a new news story, as it could be dozens of times a day, and it would require me processing the changes or giving everyone access to the code… neither of which is ideal.

The problem is that I’m not sure where to start learning about how to do this because I’m not quite sure what “category” this falls under. Is it RSS? Blog? Something else?

Thanks in advance, I appreciate any help ?

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@KDLAApr 03.2008 — Most blogs post the most recent stories on the front page, unless you manually configure them differently. Also, you can provide certain privileges to users at the onset.

KDLA
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@KiddLattimerauthorApr 03.2008 — KDLA, thanks for the quick response.

Im a little confused about the blog thing. I want to do a site that features lots of sports news updates, but it will also have a message board, rankings, stats, etc. I also want a section for daily articles (in the main area) and a news updates section on the side with just a headline with a link to the associated story. Rotoworld or ESPN's sites are good examples of this setup.

Can I have that functionality if I just make the whole site a blog or perhaps I should incorporate a few blogs in to the main site.

Sorry, I was in the loop about 4-5 years ago, but fell totally out for a while so I'm basically back to newbie status.

Thanks again
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@TJ111Apr 03.2008 — Most news/blogs use a CMS (Content Management System) that makes updating/changing/adding content a trivial task. A good resource for some open-source ones is here: http://www.opensourcecms.com/ . There's also some pay ones available, although whether they are better then the open source ones or not is up for debate.
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@tracknutApr 03.2008 — I use RSS for this, just to give you the other option.

  • 1. An html form for the authors to enter their article

  • 2. A PHP form processor that stuffs the article into a database and builds the RSS XML file

  • 3. The main web page that displays the RSS XML file in a div (I'm using CaRP for the RSS processing because it merges many RSS files together, but if you just have one RSS file you don't need that).


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    @KiddLattimerauthorApr 03.2008 — Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help. Its hard to learn something when you don't know where to start ?

    I'll check these out when I get home from work.

    Track, do you use the method you described on the website in your signature?
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    @tracknutApr 03.2008 — Track, do you use the method you described on the website in your signature?[/QUOTE]

    No, I'll PM you a couple links...

    Dave
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    @RonaldrApr 03.2008 — Im with tracknut on this on get a few reliable RSS feeds
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    @TJ111Apr 03.2008 — I used the term CMS loosely, I just mean it as an interface to manage site content, ie. adding content and generating RSS feeds.
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    @KDLAApr 04.2008 — One of my client's blogs has RSS integrated into it. You might take a look at this: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/03/16/adding-rss-feeds-to-wordpress/. It's a plug-in for the standard WordPress Blog.

    It's not one I've used (we're a MS shop), but it has many of the features you're looking for.
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