Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: Getting Started with OpenACS for Dummies

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Posted by Joel Aufrecht on
There is nothing like this - the post-install documentation (the Tutorial and anvanced tutorial) is oriented at developers. Let me try and set some vocubulary:
  • Installation: All of the steps up to getting the "Congratulations" page
  • Configuration:Changing the functions and appearance of an OpenACS Installation via the web interface
  • Customization:Changing the functions of an OpenACS installation by writing or modifying code. The line between customization and configuration is that configuration doesn't alter any of the files in the file tree. (One obvious problem with the default installation is that you can't change the text on the home page without Customizing - the effort to make the home page an Edit-This-Page page would fix this.)
I think a beginner's step-by-step document, with before and after screenshots, showing Configuration, would be wonderful and I'd be happy to help and to give it a home in the official docs.