Designing PhilReview

 

Technical Details

Page history last edited by Jared 1 yr ago

This page is for discussing issues relating to technical implementation of the project. 

 

- Is Drupal the best tool to use?

 

- Advantages of Drupal:

-->Independent web domain

-->Fully customizable web-design

-->Community based program development

 

-Disadvantages of Drupal:

-->Requires a web-server (?)

-->More technical know-how needed

-->Initial trial and error period

 

What other program stacks are available?

--> Wordpress

--> Open Journal System

 

Note: I've built the basic website using Google Pages. Development Status

Comments (4)

Jared D. said

at 11:40 pm on Mar 24, 2008

Drupal looks like the most attractive option so-far, as it gives the most in terms of autonomy and design flexibility. Compare to Wordpress, which has many good features, and Blogger, which is very user-friendly; a Drupal run site would be hosted on our own domain, use our own html code, and will use our own storage space. The downside is that it will likely require our own server. If Drupal becomes the top choice, then we should first talk about what hardware will be used (I think something like an old desktop could work for starters). I've this week off, and I'm looking into the details--but I trust there is somebody out there with good IT training they'd like to share.

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Jared said

at 2:51 am on Mar 27, 2008

ugh. I'm running into a lot of stupid mistakes and errors; but overall, I think I can get a crude version up and running. Also, this wiki's robots thinks I'm a spammer and won't let me upload sample design pages...

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Jared said

at 2:51 am on Mar 27, 2008

let me add: it will take at least another week to get a test site up

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Richard said

at 8:47 pm on Apr 1, 2008

Drupal sounds like the way to go. Princeton can provide server space -- that's no problem. I'll see what further help our tech guys can offer.

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