WordPress as CMS Overview
- 1. as a content management system Content Management Systems for Dummies (or busy smarties looking for fast, simple solutions) | March 9, 2011
- 2. Server Database Your Audience Dynamic Website Static Website : :
- 6. It's Easy
- 11. It's a Time Machine
- 17. Forms Video Audio Images Polls
- 18. Meebo Links Twitter Flickr PollDaddy RSS Feed
- 19. Libraries using WordPress http:// www.beverlypubliclibrary.org / http:// www.readingpl.org / http://neponsetpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/ More Libraries using WordPress Wp4lib: http://wp4lib.bluwiki.com/ Adventures in Librarianship: http://bit.ly/ckNiZl
- 21. Questions? Wordpress Codex http:// codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page Wordpress Forums http://wordpress.org/support/ Theresa Maturevich Maturevich at gmail dot com
Editor's Notes
- #3: Pages on your website are they fixed and must be changed one at a time vs. generated on the fly? Ex. Bank website. Why is this helpful?
- #4: Because right now you have to do all the heavy lifting
- #5: Computers to do some of heavy lifting of presenting and maintaining content on the web so running that website is easier. One way to do that is…
- #6: Began in 2003 as a blogging tool; now frequently used as a CMS
- #7: Works like other blogging software - No need to know any code. Built on PHP and MySQL WYSIWYG. Easy install. Edit from anywhere.
- #8: Dashboard = first screen you see when you log into the administration area of your blog. Access point.
- #10: Open source means variety and new! Large community = more variety.
- #11: Hosted version available. Extras cost. Or install and pay webhost or have someone on staff who can upgrade
- #12: Dashboard shows past activity. Posts show past revisions and allows you to restore previous versions.
- #15: Design and layout are controlled by templates - no custom design is necessary. Free, premium themes available. Content is completely separated from presentation so page content doesn’t affect its layout
- #16: Duster
- #17: Structure
- #19: Additional functions are added via plugins - no custom work is needed. Plugins are (or should be) widely available.