WordPress Design & Development
On Wednesday we published an article covering the usage of WordPress as a CMS and some of the basics behind the concept.
Today we follow up the theory article with some actual real world experience. After the break you will find several examples of some innovative ways that WordPress is being used as a content management system.
Examples after the break.
If you’ve been around Nicasio Design & Development long enough, you’ve probably noticed that we’re always talking about using WordPress as a CMS. But what exactly is this CMS thing anyway, and why should you use it? Let’s break it down.
CMS stands for content management system. WordPress’ administrative area turns it into a CMS because it provides a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor similar to a mini-version of Microsoft Word. Basically, anyone that knows how to work Microsoft Word will be able to add and edit web content themselves without having to know any technical junk, like HTML. Below is a screenshot that shows what a WYSIWYG editor in WordPress looks like. Once you type in the box and hit save, whatever you’ve written is automatically published. It’s that simple.
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We are proud to announce the launch of one of our latest WordPress design and development projects. Life Design for Lawyers (LDL).
LDL came to us looking for a down to business design and layout that was easy for them to manage on their own. The result – a custom design developed on WordPress.
Larger screenshot after the break.
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About the author: Dan Cannon is the Lead Web Applications Developer for Nicasio Design and Development. Nicasio provides web based solutions for both individuals and businesses. Nicasio is highly proficient in WordPress design and development. Nicasio also owns and operates the E-Commerce solution NicE-Comm.
This is the second article in a 3 part series addressing the use of WordPress as a content management system (or CMS for short).
While many people are aware of the power and versatility of WordPress as a blogging platform, few are aware that WordPress also possesses extremely robust content management features.
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About the author: Dan Cannon is the Lead Web Applications Developer for Nicasio Design and Development. Nicasio provides web based solutions for both individuals and businesses. Nicasio is highly proficient in WordPress design and development. Nicasio also owns and operates the E-Commerce solution NicE-Comm.
When most people think of WordPress they think of blogging, and rightfully so. WordPress is by far the most robust and supported blogging solution available. However, if you believe WordPress is strictly a blogging platform you are strongly mistaken.
With the right design, plugins, and knowledge you can turn WordPress into a very powerful content management system, capable of handling even the largest sites. We will look at 3 sites that use WordPress as a content management system and address why this works over the next 3 days. So make sure to bookmark us, subscribe to our RSS feed, or add us on Facebook to follow this series.
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About the author: Dan Cannon is the Lead Web Applications Developer for Nicasio Design and Development. Nicasio provides web based solutions for both individuals and businesses. Nicasio is highly proficient in WordPress design and development. Nicasio also owns and operates the E-Commerce solution NicE-Comm.
Anyone that is obsessed with WordPress as we are here at Nicasio is probably already well aware that WordPress has recently released their latest version of WordPress – 2.7 Coltrane. This is the first major overhaul to the WordPress platform and interface in some time. This new version adds more than a pretty new face to WordPress though. It also adds some much desired functionality making it easier than ever to be a blog admin.
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WordPress has announced a major security flaw with WordPress versions 2.6.3 and lower. The exploit has to do with a flaw in the WordPress RSS feed file. The exploit could allow a knowledgeable person with malicious intent to take control of your website. The upgrade to 2.6.5 is an easy one and you can actually just replace the feed.php and version.php files if you only want to fix this security issue.
If you are one of our customers, your site was updated on the day the fix was released.
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About the author: Dan Cannon is the Lead Web Applications Developer for Nicasio Design and Development. Nicasio provides web based solutions for both individuals and businesses. Nicasio is highly proficient in WordPress design and development. Nicasio also owns and operates the E-Commerce solution NicE-Comm.
Here at Nicasio we often find ourselves making custom plugins and making modifications to WordPress in order to help our clients achieve their goals with their new WordPress site. However there a few WordPress plugins we find ourselves using on a fairly regular basis. I wanted to share some of our favorite plugins with you.
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