WordPress As a CMS
Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in it’s simplicity but is made more powerful by it’s loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites.
First off, we have an excellent article by Devlounge which poses some great questions:
Next we have a series of articles from Noupe convering some excellent WordPress as a CMS plugins, techniques and unique uses:
- 101 Techniques for a Powerful CMS using WordPress
- 40 Exceptional “CMS Enabling†WordPress Plugins
- 25 Unique uses of WordPress as CMS
Now WordPress isn’t the perfect CMS solution right out of the box, so NoScope.com discusses it’s shortcomings and some possible improvements:
It would also be nice if you took the time to keep your WordPress CMS somewhat user friendly so we’ll turn to Stylizedweb for that:
And finally, a few lists of plugins that can help you successfully turn your WordPress blog into a fully functional content management system:
- 31 WordPress CMS Plugins via Jon Bishop (me)
- The Autopsy Of WordPress As CMS With 25 Great WP Plugins & Designs via Onextrapixel
- Use WordPress As a CMS: Plugins, The Bare Minimum via Themeshaper
- Top 10 WordPress CMS Plugins via Blueprint Design Studio
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