I'm going to redesign a website for a group that I work for that has been struggling to get off the ground, and I want to weigh in my best options.
The group ultimately wants blogging from its staff, a seasonal journal (articles and reviews), a searchable database system listing approved games in our network, and probably some light community features.
Work getting the group up has been very slow, however, and I personally think we do not need all of the features and weight of a full-blown CMS system -- especially since our database hasn't even been made, most members of the staff cannot program, and the journal's 4 months behind schedule. Currently, they are using Joomla (and some RSS feature broken and they can't even fix that).
Would it be smarter for me to just set them up with a WordPress site? Can it be expanded later to include an integrated database and community features in a simple fashion?
I want to keep things simple but so simple that it would be a headache later on to expand the site. I am NOT the group's strongest PHP programmer, but I'm the only one with time.
Any ideas?
The group ultimately wants blogging from its staff, a seasonal journal (articles and reviews), a searchable database system listing approved games in our network, and probably some light community features.
Work getting the group up has been very slow, however, and I personally think we do not need all of the features and weight of a full-blown CMS system -- especially since our database hasn't even been made, most members of the staff cannot program, and the journal's 4 months behind schedule. Currently, they are using Joomla (and some RSS feature broken and they can't even fix that).
Would it be smarter for me to just set them up with a WordPress site? Can it be expanded later to include an integrated database and community features in a simple fashion?
I want to keep things simple but so simple that it would be a headache later on to expand the site. I am NOT the group's strongest PHP programmer, but I'm the only one with time.
Any ideas?