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Using WordPress as a CMS

by Terrence Taitt
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Hi all,

Since I started using WordPress two years ago, I used it as a blogging platform instead of as a Content Management System (CMS), so I would like to know how can I use WordPress as a content management system to create a silo structured website? I need a little guidance, because I am lost on how to do this using my Thesis for WordPress theme :confused: .


Terry Taitt
#cms #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author F1SEO
    Wordpress is constantly evolving as a CMS platform. It's pretty good now and with the advantage of its built in blog - it's excellent.

    I'm still not convinced about handling serious sites >1000 pages but I would happily use it on smaller sites.

    Best thing to do is to buy a theme from ThemeForest and adapt it.

    No point in writing something from scratch if there's something out there that will 75% of it for $35USD.
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    • Profile picture of the author eonic
      Wordress can be used as a CMS but I prefer eonicweb
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  • Profile picture of the author SuspectZero
    wordpress will be good for you trust me. considering how much the search engines love it and how light it is. but if it comes to customization, i think most themes have different ways of customization, so you'd have to seek help from the theme authors when you buy a theme or ask around in forums.
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  • Profile picture of the author dburk
    Hi Terry,

    Wordpress is a CMS that was custom built for blogging. You are already using it as a CMS, you have just been using it in its' default configuration which is optimized for blogging. It is just as easy to use for non blogs, you just need to make a few adjustments.

    To use Wordpress as a normal website (Not as a blog) just create a static front page and use pages rather than posts for your content. You can still use the posts page for things like news, events or as a blog subsection of your website.
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