August 12th, 2006
Using WordPress as CMS
WordPress (WP) has always been a highly versatile blogging platform, even way back in v1.2. So versatile that many have attempted to push it to the next level, and use it as a more conventional content management system (CMS) – not unlike Drupal, XOOPS, Joomla, and gang.
And if the coverage a recent post on using WordPress to run a magazine or news website got is indicative of the interest people have in pushing the limits of WP, then there’s still a whole bucket load of it now.
So, here’s little me starting a series of posts on Using WordPress as a CMS – from the more theoretical to the more practical (sub)topics. Hopefully, the things I’ve learnt while playing with WP so far will come in useful to some of you.
Below is a list of the posts written in this series so far:
- Fundamental Theory
- Fundamental Technical Stuff
- All-in-One Guides
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563 Comments
August 14th, 2006 at 8:10 am
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August 15th, 2006 at 10:28 am
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August 18th, 2006 at 5:51 am
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August 19th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
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August 26th, 2006 at 7:21 am
[...] David (of BloggingPro), being on vacation, is publishing a set of contributions by external bloggers. Luckily, my contribution was accepted, and was just published today. It’s an article titled 5 Reasons to Use WordPress as a CMS, and is part of the theoretical foundation behind my Using WP as a CMS series. [...]
August 27th, 2006 at 7:47 am
Thanks for posting these! Very helpful. I’ve made two wp-based sites. One is ecommerce using PayPal and the other is a wp blog disguised as a regular site. The blog function is presented as “news.” Faced with a decision about what platform to use for my own online business (in the works), I looked at Joomla and osCommerce, etc. After learning more about making wp into an ecommerce site in a different way than I have already, I realized I have everything I need in wp (with the help of plugins). Your blog has been a great discovery and I’ve added your feed to my reader. Looking forward to more.
August 27th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
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August 27th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
[...] This looks pretty cool and promising: a series of posts/articles/ideas on how to use WordPress as a CMS, which is something I am particularly interested in doing as I figure out more ways to use WordPress in my teaching and with “publishing,” especially things like my soon to be available research writing textbook project. One could make the argument that if you want to use a CMS, you should use a CMS– like drupal or something. But the thing is I like and vaguely understand WordPress, and hey, why change now? [...]
August 27th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
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August 27th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Pro und Contra »Wordpress« als CMS…
Für Interessierte, die überlegen WordPress auch als CMS einzusetzen, bietet das blogHelper Blog momentan einige lesenswerte Beiträge. So wird in At BloggingPro: 5 Reasons to Use WordPress as a CMS | blogHelper und 5 Reasons Not to Use WordPress As……
August 28th, 2006 at 5:16 am
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August 28th, 2006 at 6:10 am
Hi,
how can I integrate the complete archived posts, not only month for month.
i think of a “previous posts” / “newer posts” or something…
I´d appreciate your help….
Bye.
August 29th, 2006 at 9:48 am
Michael: Indeed, WP has all it needs to run a simple e-commerce shop. Oh yes, interesting shirts.
Seymein: Sorry, but I don’t really understand what you’re asking for. When you say “complete archive posts”, do you mean a list of all your posts at once, with titles only (like Movable Type’s archive page)? If so, check wp-plugins.net for an archive plugin (there are a few). If you need more help, give me a shout.
August 30th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
[...] For now, I believe Part 2 will be the final part of this mini-series (we’ll go on to another type of website after this, so stay tuned via the Using WordPress as a CMS series index). If you have any suggestions (and there are enough of them) though, then there might be a Part 3. Oh yes, feel free to clarify any points, suggest alternative methods, and/or point out any mistakes I might have made. Thanks. [...]
August 31st, 2006 at 12:56 am
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September 1st, 2006 at 4:31 pm
Hi. I am started a blog which pretty much has every subject. We generally post on coins or various subjects.
September 6th, 2006 at 8:57 am
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September 7th, 2006 at 1:47 am
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September 11th, 2006 at 8:17 am
I’m here for Using WP for a News or Magazine Site.
September 11th, 2006 at 8:46 am
Hmm, I didn’t think anyone would want a guide on that since Max Limpag has written a popular article on it already. I’ll see whether there’s anything I can add to the discussion.
September 13th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
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September 13th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
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September 14th, 2006 at 11:23 am
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September 18th, 2006 at 10:27 am
[...] One of the most popular questions I’m e-mailed with is usually along the lines of: How do I integrate a forum with my WordPress (WP) blog?. Often, this is with reference to using WP as a more web site-ish CMS, e.g. a community site. So, I thought I’d kill three birds with this post. One: Write a (hopefully) brief guide answering the abovementioned question. Two: Before writing a how-to on using WP for a community site, prepare for it by tackling the forum integration issue first. Three: Participate in ProBlogger’s latest group writing project (which will be my first ever participation BTW). [...]
September 24th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
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October 2nd, 2006 at 7:30 am
Hi,
Very interesting article. Wordpress can be a great tool to build quite basic sites. But it can be hell if you try to use it for things it was not made for.
You can find our own experience on using Wordpress as CMS on our site :
http://www.phoceis.com/index.php/2006/10/02/using-wordpress-as-cms-our-own-feedback/
Best regards,
Phoceis
October 5th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
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October 25th, 2006 at 1:12 am
Hello All !
Example of a french news site using wordpress as CMS !
http://www.monpatelin.fr
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December 31st, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Wikipedia is the key to most success online, when it comes to collabritive content adding. I have spent many hours writing articles for Jimmy Wales and am very happy with this project. I am based in Seminole FL close to the wikipedia offices in St Petersburg. I love contributing!
Happy New Year Bloggers!
January 2nd, 2007 at 8:11 am
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January 14th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Nice blog. Really like your ideas and some of the interesting comments here. Can anyone suggest similar blogs or sites?
February 14th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Well, WordPress is really one of the few CMS options you have if you have a read-only filesystem (such as SourceForge) to work with.
March 15th, 2007 at 12:01 am
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March 16th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Yay, nice series, I’ve also been looking for this for a while. For the php coders out there who want to do CMS stuff with WP but at a level closer to the actual machinery, you can get access to most of WP’s functionality by writing:
I got that info from the wp-hackers mailing list. More at
http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/
March 16th, 2007 at 7:51 am
doh, code didn’t display…
in php write:
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, false);
require(‘wp-blog-header.php’);
and you get access to all of WP, such as:
while (have_posts()) : the_post();
the_ID();
the_content();
endwhile;
March 17th, 2007 at 6:13 am
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May 29th, 2007 at 8:02 am
I was first reluctant to go with widgets but after enabling them for my CMS theme I find them useful. Static sites can be made looking more ‘dynamic’ with some of the great widgets that are out there. Still, in order to make the theme also work for non-widget versions of WP I added an easy to customize section to sidebar.php. Unfortunately this means, that one needs to edit the sidebar.php file if one wants to remove/customize them. Those not afraid to do so, might want to have a look.
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September 10th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Hi,
I thought you’d might want to add this post for those seeking to use wordpress as a multilingual CMS:
http://blog.achille.name/wordpress/wordpress-plugin-for-content-management-blogslot/
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October 17th, 2007 at 2:49 am
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February 27th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
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