wordpress as a cms
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WORDPRESS AS A CMSMark Kirby
The Werks Whuffie Club
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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!
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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)
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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 protected] with questions You?
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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
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INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS
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• Started out as a blogging platform
http://www.brightonculture.co.uk/
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• 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…
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Menus can be displayed automatically
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Revision history
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• Easy to install
Need PHP and MySQL Set up a database Upload WordPress Run it http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPr
ess#Famous_5-Minute_Install ..or with Subversion -
http://mark-kirby.co.uk/2008/how-to-install-wordpress-using-ssh-and-svn/
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• Easy to use
I find the interface really simple Demo
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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
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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
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A SIMPLE SITE
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BROCHUREWARE
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BACKEND - WORDPRESS
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CLIENTS CAN EDIT THEIR PAGES
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THE SITE WITH DEFAULT THEME
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CODE TIME!
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A SIMPLE THEME
http://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png
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STYLE.CSS
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Theme_Style_Sheet
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INDEX.PHP
http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop
http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Basic_Templates
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HEADER.PHP
http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Listing_Your_Pages_on_Your_Site
Alternative way of doing menus -
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FOOTER.PHP
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SELECT OUR THEME
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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
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HOME.PHP
http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts
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HEADER.PHP
Title – varies according to page
Menu
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CATEGORY-27.PHP - BLOG
Uses the_content
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CATEGORY-28.PHP - TUTORIALS
Uses the_excerpt
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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
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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?
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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