Workflow for first timer

Hi,

Totally new to freeway so please excuse my ignorance here but I’m curious about workflow.

I get how freeway is used for front-end with html and css…how do you then integrate it with existing back-end engines like wordpress, magento, etc.

Is it possible to makes sites like this with freeway without having to hand-edit the css and html to comply with all the php and mysql rules?

And then once the site is created is it possible to make edits to the site with freeway without having to go back and re-tool everything through the cms or ecommerce platform?

Thanks for your help…


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It really depends on the back end.

With Freeway, it is possible to create Actions that work with the back end engine, and in some cases, this has already been done (ExpressionEngine, Joomla, WebYep, miniCMS are a few off the top of my head).

Another option is to use what Freeway gives you to insert code or tags depending on the engine throughout the pages. All those buttons that say “Extended…” as well as things like Insert > Markup Item… give you ways to do that.

Unfortunately, some engines (most notably Wordpress) want pieces of the HTML instead of whole pages. It may be possible to create what WP needs in FW, then slice up the parts and give it to WP, but I don’t really know. The big drawback is as you say, you’d have to go through the slice process every time if you’re doing the edits in FW if this is the case. This is why, despite its popularity among many I know, I’ve never used WP.


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I’ve never felt the need to do this myself (nobody ever needed me to work on a WP site) but couldn’t you use my TemplateHelper to slice up the parts? You can carve individual elements off of a page and turn them into Partials. That might be the trick…

Walter

On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Joe Muscara wrote:

It really depends on the back end.

With Freeway, it is possible to create Actions that work with the back end engine, and in some cases, this has already been done (ExpressionEngine, Joomla, WebYep, miniCMS are a few off the top of my head).

Another option is to use what Freeway gives you to insert code or tags depending on the engine throughout the pages. All those buttons that say “Extended…” as well as things like Insert > Markup Item… give you ways to do that.

Unfortunately, some engines (most notably Wordpress) want pieces of the HTML instead of whole pages. It may be possible to create what WP needs in FW, then slice up the parts and give it to WP, but I don’t really know. The big drawback is as you say, you’d have to go through the slice process every time if you’re doing the edits in FW if this is the case. This is why, despite its popularity among many I know, I’ve never used WP.


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