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Wordpress as a CMS
- 1. WORDPRESS AS A CMS Mark Kirby The Werks Whuffie Club
- 2. TALK IS AIMED AT THOSE Thinking of using WordPress as a CMS or want a simple CMS solution With HTML and CSS skills Perhaps PHP skills WordPress beginners, or newbies Advanced users – perhaps help with the questions at the end!
- 3. THE TALK Introductions Why I use WordPress as a CMS Brief introduction to WordPress Themes Its easy to create a simple theme Creating more complex themes is still pretty simple Pro’s and con’s of using WordPress as a CMS Questions (feel free to interrupt though)
- 4. QUICK INTRODUCTIONS Spent some time freelancing as a WordPress specialist based in The Werks After setting up the talk started working full time at Ribot Not marketing my services, passing on ideas and advice [email_address] with questions You?
- 5. WHY I USE WORDPRESS AS A CMS Used WordPress for 2 years for my own sites Experimented with Drupal for a documentation solution, but switched to Wordpress Created my first theme Found clients liked using WordPress Built a number of themes for myself and others
- 7. Started out as a blogging platform http://www.brightonculture.co.uk/
- 8. Has many features you would expect from a fully fledged CMS Add pages Add posts within categories to create blogs, news sections etc – with different themes to each category (more later) Multiple users with different authorisation levels Many more including…
- 9. Menus can be displayed automatically
- 10. Revision history
- 11. Easy to install Need PHP and MySQL Set up a database Upload WordPress Run it http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install ..or with Subversion - http://mark-kirby.co.uk/2008/how-to-install-wordpress-using-ssh-and-svn/
- 12. Easy to use I find the interface really simple Demo
- 13. THEMES A theme controls the look, feel and content of the site The theme consists of HTML surrounding editable content CSS for all content – non editable and editable More info available here http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#What_is_a_Theme.3F Download or make your own
- 14. CREATING A SIMPLE THEME Demo – really simple! Example WordPress theme for a brochureware site 5 pages the client can update http:// www.handsonphysiotherapy.co.uk / This simple theme has very few files and is easy to create Learn more here - http:// codex.wordpress.org /Templates
- 15. A SIMPLE SITE
- 16. BROCHUREWARE
- 18. CLIENTS CAN EDIT THEIR PAGES
- 19. THE SITE WITH DEFAULT THEME
- 20. CODE TIME!
- 21. A SIMPLE THEME http://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png
- 23. INDEX.PHP http:// codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop http:// codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Basic_Templates
- 24. HEADER.PHP http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Listing_Your_Pages_on_Your_Site Alternative way of doing menus -
- 25. FOOTER.PHP
- 26. SELECT OUR THEME
- 27. ADVANCED THEME The theme for my (simple looking) blog - http://mark-kirby.co.uk/ Site contains a blog and tutorials Homepage contains latest 2 tutorials, and latest 3 blog posts The blog main page lists entire posts Tutorial main page lists summaries
- 29. HEADER.PHP Title – varies according to page Menu
- 30. CATEGORY-27.PHP - BLOG Uses the_content
- 31. CATEGORY-28.PHP - TUTORIALS Uses the_excerpt
- 32. PRO’S Quick and easy to set up an installation Easy to create themes Huge user base hence Great support Lots of documentation Many plugins covering all kinds of functionality Regular updates
- 33. CON’S Security issues – you will need to keep sites updated to the latest version at all times Stigma, some clients won’t be happy using it Ordering pages is a little awkward – not ideal for sites with loads of pages Any suggestions for pro’s and con’s?
- 34. CONVERSATION Questions for me (and each other) Questions for you! Would you consider using WordPress for your clients, if so, what size client/what type of client and why? What features would you like to see in a CMS, we can see if WordPress has them, or if there is a plugin which provides them What concerns would you have about using WordPress as a CMS Have you any comments on the content of my talk, for the next group