Comments on: WordPress as a Content Management Tool

By: project server solutions

project server solutions — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:01:21 +0000

Please tell me about content management tool more.

By: colson

colson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:53:16 +0000

WP isn't a bad choice when you are doing smaller, brochure-style sites. I even tweaked it to serve as a local directory for people visiting our corporate campus. I will echo other commentor's sentiments that it does/will break down if the site is very content heavy and hierarchical in nature.

Some of the content management systems get downright heavy and sluggish due to the complexity. I typically use Wordpress for most sites and then anything requiring contact management, sales leads, etc, I will have it post to my vTiger installation

By: m

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:52:23 +0000

Great choice! I also use WP after trying about 6 platforms. One thing you might consider is WP Multi-User. It makes administering multiple blogs in one WP installation possible. Definitely a huge help.

By: stuart

stuart — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:03:05 +0000

If you’re making a lot of wordpress based websites then go for wordpress mu and get donnacha’s domain mapping plugin. It will allow you to run all your wp-blogs on just one install – each wp site can have its own domain.
Keeping 20 wordpress installs updated with upgrades and patches will be a pain in the proverbial

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:36:35 +0000

WordPress rocks for making a site that looks like regular pages but flows consistently, with a blog page not the main page or there at all. I almost totally customized Welcome to Help along those lines. It’s not even an odd choice. Some of what Expression Engine has done so well is what WP has added, to the point of comparability.

By: Bruce Hall

Bruce Hall — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:02:36 +0000

There are many "template" oriented packages that can be used by the DIYers for developing reasonably functional websites. I recently built an website plus an internal integrated email and document distribution system for about 50 retired volunteers who are helping other retirees with the morass of medical health insurance. This was all accomplished in about 3 days using Google Apps.

Additionally, I had maintained one of the most extensive and highly rated RV rental sites in the U.S. using Macromedia Dreamweaver... a developers tool.

Most small businesses can get by with fairly simple tools such as Wordpress, but for e-commerce and a higher level of security, you really need a professionally developed site... by people who are competent. I have two sons in that business and when you need to integrate databases and flash and e-commerce and have a well-done visual layout, you had better know what you are doing.

We can all build a hunting shack on a dirt floor; we might have a bigger problem with a 4-bedroom home.

By: bill-tb

bill-tb — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:40:15 +0000

I have used wordpress as you are. It works surprisingly well. But -- What I find is that for complex larger sites, especially those that store lots of information in some organized manner, the blog paradigm breaks down and the site becomes confusing to a user. I don't have anyway to characterize when that will happen, because it depends on many site and objective specific goals of the site design.

So I would say, yes, if you want bigger and bigger, then I would say caution.

While wordpress is quite versatile, it is not a do everything.

By: David Z

David Z — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:48:15 +0000

My father has a business building websites, he uses WP exclusively as CMS. Seems to be working out well for him, the benefits, as you noted above, are the economies gained once you’ve set up your basic templates, and learned everything there is to know about CSS. From that point, changing the look and feel only requires some minor tweaks in a few places.

By: Xmas

Xmas — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:09:37 +0000

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