PHP Template [Gaming]

You don't want php for this. Save php for server side stuff like logins etc. You need a template made out of either; Html/css and javascript.

actually writing CMS in php is the most efficient way of doing it... since a CMS (Content Management System) pulls information from various databases to define values around the actual page. I am working on a site for a private server that is made just about entirely out of php / css / javascript, Think I have like 1 html page out of the 25-ish pages that exists

Which is no way relevant to the thread he wanted a template for gaming which in turn would be best written in html / css3. Why would he need server side php for what he wants? Please explain.

Considering he wants a site that is almost completed just to edit the images - title and a couple of the pages... that kind of screams CMS. A CMS doesn't have to be advanced and it honestly doesn't need to have much. A CMS can have 1 page and only 4 things you can edit and still be a valid system.

Take in the fact he wants users to be able to login, see a staff list and have the chance to read more about the group. If you think the way I do that's fairly simple to aquire with a complete php site because he wouldn't have to have any knowledge of actual website coding but just plug in the details for what he needs then push save / publish and the site would update the information. It's be just as simple to create a new page that way by just clicking in buttons to what you want the next page to have for features.

I don't know, I think a CMS would be the best for his uses even if it's not too much that he needs to be done. I'm still gonna recommend a CMS instead of a clean HTML5 / CSS3 site, mainly because it's easier and more noob friendly.