The website for the Colorado Film and Video Association (CFVA) runs in ‘near dynamic’ mode – using a set number of sections and pages, but with articles created dynamically. I’m working on a modification to allow the site to also use pages dynamically — it’s just a question of working with their set template and calling the database, but everything takes time.
Because CFVA wanted to be able to integrate their membership with the site as a whole – and specifically to allow only paid members to post to the forums or to read the newsletter in full – I implemented a membership system and administrative back end to the site, just for dealing with that issue.
The forum connectivity was tricky, as most forum software implements the concept of “members”, but usually allows anyone to sign up as a member. To integrate with a separate membership database I contracted with the author of the phorum software to write a custom function. Worked perfectly.