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Posted to user@roller.apache.org by Glen Mazza <gl...@gmail.com> on 2013/03/09 16:16:57 UTC
Re: is Roller good for conventional non-blog website?
Hi, no, Apache Roller is for blogs and only blogs. Webpage authoring
software is outside of its scope. However, when you say "conventional
website", you're primarily saying static (hardcoded) HTML pages which
can be placed in a specified location ( dependent on the HTTP Server or
servlet container you're using) and retrieved directly from a browser.
If you're using Tomcat, for example, and you place a sample html page in
TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/roller/test.html you should be able to retrieve the
HTML at http://localhost:8080/roller/test.html (that is, providing you
have roller deployed there). The user mailing list for whatever server
you're using can provide more detailed help.
Glen
On 02/12/2013 07:59 PM, Richard O. Hammer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am a new user. I have installed Roller successfully and created my
> first test weblog. If you like you can see that test weblog here
> <rtest.richard-o-hammer.org/r/>.
>
> I imagine that I will use Roller to host a few conventional web
> sites. By this I mean not a blog, but the typical website of an
> organization. Such a typical website has a home page (or portal)
> which is the root of a tree of pages, pages which are mostly static.
> Is Roller suited for such a website?
>
> I imagine that Roller must be suited for use on a conventional
> website. But I have read through the Roller User Guide and the
> Template Guide. These seem to be all about blogs, as opposed to
> conventional websites. So I am not sure.
>
> Later on I expect I will use Roller for a website more like a blog.
> But my first priority is get my webmastering duties out of the 20th
> century, to stop editing my HTML directly in a text editor.
>
> Thank you,
> Rich Hammer
> Raleigh, N.C.
> <http://richard-o-hammer.org/>
Re: is Roller good for conventional non-blog website?
Posted by Dave <sn...@gmail.com>.
In case it's not obvious, I meant to say "It is true that Roller is
intended for blog sites, but..."
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Dave <sn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is true that Roller is intended for blog sites, it is possible within a
> single Roller blog to define as many pages as you want and to put any sort
> of content that you want in those pages. Since you can use Velocity and
> add custom Java "page plugins" you can build just about any sort of website.
>
> - Dave
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Glen Mazza <gl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, no, Apache Roller is for blogs and only blogs. Webpage authoring
>> software is outside of its scope. However, when you say "conventional
>> website", you're primarily saying static (hardcoded) HTML pages which can
>> be placed in a specified location ( dependent on the HTTP Server or servlet
>> container you're using) and retrieved directly from a browser. If you're
>> using Tomcat, for example, and you place a sample html page in
>> TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/roller/**test.html you should be able to retrieve
>> the HTML at http://localhost:8080/roller/**test.html<http://localhost:8080/roller/test.html>(that is, providing you have roller deployed there). The user mailing list
>> for whatever server you're using can provide more detailed help.
>>
>> Glen
>>
>>
>> On 02/12/2013 07:59 PM, Richard O. Hammer wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am a new user. I have installed Roller successfully and created my
>>> first test weblog. If you like you can see that test weblog here <
>>> rtest.richard-o-hammer.org/r/**>.
>>>
>>> I imagine that I will use Roller to host a few conventional web sites.
>>> By this I mean not a blog, but the typical website of an organization.
>>> Such a typical website has a home page (or portal) which is the root of a
>>> tree of pages, pages which are mostly static. Is Roller suited for such a
>>> website?
>>>
>>> I imagine that Roller must be suited for use on a conventional website.
>>> But I have read through the Roller User Guide and the Template Guide.
>>> These seem to be all about blogs, as opposed to conventional websites. So
>>> I am not sure.
>>>
>>> Later on I expect I will use Roller for a website more like a blog. But
>>> my first priority is get my webmastering duties out of the 20th century, to
>>> stop editing my HTML directly in a text editor.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Rich Hammer
>>> Raleigh, N.C.
>>> <http://richard-o-hammer.org/>
>>>
>>
>>
>
Re: is Roller good for conventional non-blog website?
Posted by Dave <sn...@gmail.com>.
It is true that Roller is intended for blog sites, it is possible within a
single Roller blog to define as many pages as you want and to put any sort
of content that you want in those pages. Since you can use Velocity and
add custom Java "page plugins" you can build just about any sort of website.
- Dave
On Sat, Mar 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Glen Mazza <gl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, no, Apache Roller is for blogs and only blogs. Webpage authoring
> software is outside of its scope. However, when you say "conventional
> website", you're primarily saying static (hardcoded) HTML pages which can
> be placed in a specified location ( dependent on the HTTP Server or servlet
> container you're using) and retrieved directly from a browser. If you're
> using Tomcat, for example, and you place a sample html page in
> TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/roller/**test.html you should be able to retrieve the
> HTML at http://localhost:8080/roller/**test.html<http://localhost:8080/roller/test.html>(that is, providing you have roller deployed there). The user mailing list
> for whatever server you're using can provide more detailed help.
>
> Glen
>
>
> On 02/12/2013 07:59 PM, Richard O. Hammer wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a new user. I have installed Roller successfully and created my
>> first test weblog. If you like you can see that test weblog here <
>> rtest.richard-o-hammer.org/r/**>.
>>
>> I imagine that I will use Roller to host a few conventional web sites.
>> By this I mean not a blog, but the typical website of an organization.
>> Such a typical website has a home page (or portal) which is the root of a
>> tree of pages, pages which are mostly static. Is Roller suited for such a
>> website?
>>
>> I imagine that Roller must be suited for use on a conventional website.
>> But I have read through the Roller User Guide and the Template Guide.
>> These seem to be all about blogs, as opposed to conventional websites. So
>> I am not sure.
>>
>> Later on I expect I will use Roller for a website more like a blog. But
>> my first priority is get my webmastering duties out of the 20th century, to
>> stop editing my HTML directly in a text editor.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Rich Hammer
>> Raleigh, N.C.
>> <http://richard-o-hammer.org/>
>>
>
>