# Pages outside of rapidweaver

**URL:** https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104 "2016-03-31T09:48:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![george2409](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f9ae1b/32.png) [@george2409](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/george2409)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/1 "2016-03-31T09:48:34Z")

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Hello,

Bit of a weird one here - I’m making a website for my sister, very simple. However I want a page or two for her to be able to edit outside of rapidweaver, something like a blog or a page that she can simply add the odd image too and then that loads automatically. Any ideas of the best way to achieve this, I am aware of word press for example but don’t want to go down that road.

Thank you!

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### Author: ![manofdogz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/manofdogz/32/26314_2.png) [@manofdogz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/manofdogz)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/2 "2016-03-31T11:05:23Z")

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to do this you need to add a CMS (Content Management System). There are several options and they will need some research on your part to see what works. The options I am aware of are:

Joe Workman : Total CMS and Easy CMS

Yuzool Themes : Dropkick CMS

Nimblehost’s : Armadillo

Stacks4Stacks : DropCMS

There may well be others but I don’t know. They vary in complexity and cost. Sounds like you need a basic solution.

As far as a blog solution - again there are several. Here’s a thread from last year which should help: [Blogging in Rapidweaver](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/blogging-in-rapidweaver/657).

Obviously a blog doesn’t offer the page layout flexibility of a CMS but it could work for you.

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### Author: ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/3 "2016-03-31T11:24:52Z")

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Simplest way I can think of to do it would be to get her to create a free Tumblr blog and then use the MicroBlog stack to bring it into your RW site.

The stack is here - [https://stacks4stacks.com/microblog/](https://stacks4stacks.com/microblog/).

She would create a post in Tumblr and then publish it. Seconds later, it’ll appear on the RW site, styled to fit in with everything else.

Rob

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### Author: ![zeebe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/zeebe/32/22007_2.png) [@zeebe](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/zeebe)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/4 "2016-03-31T11:32:59Z")

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If you want both a Blog and a CMS system, [Total CMS](http://cms.joeworkman.net), currently in beta, offers a great Blog. One you can set up to look and feel the way you want it to. It does not use a database so nothing to set up, just make the content page, make the admin page and you are good to go. Also gives you many different views to choose from.

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### Author: ![snail47](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/snail47/32/130_2.png) [@snail47](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/snail47)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/5 "2016-03-31T12:53:48Z")

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You might like to try Kuler Edits:

[https://rapidweavercommunity.com/rapidweaver/addons/stacks/kuler-edits-2-0](https://rapidweavercommunity.com/rapidweaver/addons/stacks/kuler-edits-2-0)

I use it on the news page of my site at:

[http://www.wolverhamptonspeakers.org.uk/news/index.php](http://www.wolverhamptonspeakers.org.uk/news/index.php)

It’s simple and cheap and you don’t need to go for a full-blown CMS.

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### Author: ![yuzool](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/yuzool/32/195_2.png) [@yuzool](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/yuzool)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/6 "2016-04-03T02:57:12Z")

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Thanks for the mention @manofdogz!

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### Author: ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/pages-outside-of-rapidweaver/6104/7 "2026-08-12T21:25:31Z")

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