[peppie]

Compared to some of the website design experts/pros around here, my website design and maintenance skills are pretty much P plate level. I have no real aspirations towards site design services as such, my expertise in that realm is more to do with media delivery for someone else to incorporate.

So I am looking for a bit of basic assistance on ways to do some things, a bit for myself but more so for a local sports club I am helping out with. (My wife is the Secretary and I have been seconded as an assistant!)

My problem is that the clubs newly designed site is meant to work with Google Docs for content update of about 8 pages , but the designer quickly "disappeared" leaving me to work it out the hard way. I can update the site now, but I am not happy with the way it works and I need to beat it into something that a comparative novice can update.

I figure I have one of 2 choices. Either I set it up to edit with a simple (free) WYSIWYG editor and do the direct page modify and upload page/s thing, OR, I look at a decent (preferably free) Content Management System.

The first choice depends on a suitable and decent editor. I have used NVU and it's derivative Komposer, but found them to be a bit quirky to work with. I have been told Microsoft Frontpage is ok, but it is apparently not available now. Does anyone have a copy I can beg/borrow/purchase? Or recomend an alternative? (Remember, preferably simple and free.)

For the second option, I believe there is at least one decent free CMS application available, and yes I realise it needs to be set up on the site server, and yes I know the server will handle it. So to do that I will need someone to convert the site to run with that. It is an option, provide that pages can be operated easily and changes to the site itself can be made easily. Any recommendations please as to a CMS application?

I can't promise big money for anyone, it's a bit more of a community service thing. But you might get mentioned as a sponsor!!! And I would be eternity grateful for the help (picture here a mature gentleman who was trained in electronics in a totally different era, and has had to learn ALL this sort of thing all over again.)