Aug
25
WordPress as a CMS Demystified
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I’ve been blogging with WordPress for over two years now and creating website and blog designs for WP for almost as long. So over at iThemes, we’ve released a tutorial website for how to use WordPress as a content management system.
The resource site is filled with links, video tutorials and more …
You can read the whole backstory to iThemes … how I built our church’s website in WordPress, and of course, you might be familiar with the series I did here on how to use WP specifically for churches.
Go check out our free WordPress as a CMS resource site here!
After years of custom writing all our websites, I transfered all our sites to Joomla at the beginning of this year – hard work, lots of custom coding still, and plugins aren’t the simplest thing to get working.
It’s 8 months down the line and I am strongly considering transferring to WordPress (where I blog already) – not only is it simpler for me to do (and the SEO is eternally better), the main winning point is that it is so easy for other people to use.
With Joomla, I had to sit by people as they entered articles for fear of anything breaking, but with WordPress I feel I can leave them to their own devices and just checkup every now and then.
Having been round the Block I definitely am behind you and WordPress on this one!
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It’s true. WordPress is becoming more and more a standard tool for CMS. I transferred all of my sites into WP. I love the ease of building my site, and the control I have over the code as well.
I recommend it over Joomla or Drupal for basic content sites. But dynamic sites still need to be coded the old fashioned way, or integrated into Drupal.
Not wanting to start a religious war…Wordpress is not a CMS. It’s a blogging tool. It’s a great blogging tool. I’d even venture to say it’s the best blogging tool. So, if you want a blog, without a doubt, WP is the tool of choice. It’s great for blogging.
However, it’s not as robust as some other options. Drupal is my tool of choice; not simple to master but well worth the effort.
Far too often churches look for what’s easy. Instead, we should seek the best tool for our problem.
Blessings!
-NP
NP, whether it manages blogs or websites or intranets is not the issue. It stores content in a database online and allows you to create, edit and manage sites.
I think you’re splitting hairs with your distinction. We suggest people use it for simple websites … not enterprise level sites, which is where it breaks down as a fully robust CMS.
I want you to know that I enjoy reading your blog. I think you do a wonderful job. I am sorry I haven’t visited and commented as much as I should but I have been sick. I am getting better. God is so good. As I continue to heal I will be visiting regularly and adding my comments to the discussion. In the mean time; keep up the great work. I hope you and your family have a wonderful week.