Hi,
I´m planning to use Kirby for the website of an international organization.
This website will contain the usual content like a news section, information about the organization etc. But it will also contain a directory of the approx. 350 members of this organization.
The information about every member will include his name, a portrait photo, contact info and a short “About Me” text.
The organization is hierarchically structured as follows
Country Group A
Local Area Group 1
Member 1
Member 2
...
Local Area Group 2
Member 1
Member 2
...
...
Country Group B
Local Area Group 1
Member 1
Member 2
...
...
...
I ask myself a few questions about this project an if it is feasible, to build this website/directory with Kirby. These are my questions and I would be very grateful for any feedback:
1st question: Kirby or database?
Should I use Kirby for this directory or should I use a database
2nd question: Users or pages?
If I use Kirby, should I build the directory with users and custom fields or should I build the directory with one page for every user?
3rd question: Directory structure?
If I use pages, should they all live in one directory or should I simulate the hierarchical organization with a matching directory structure? I plan to implement “overview pages”, that show all members on country and local area level. Would this be easier with a matching directory structure?
Many thanks in advance
Thomas