Many of you are probably familiar with or associate WordPress as a blogging platform. But could it be used as a regular Content Management System (or CMS) for regular sites?

The answer is a definite yes. And to prove it, take a look at the site I have just completed for a local health adviser on eating disorders. The existing site had not been updated for ages due to the difficulties involved in doing even simple text changes. By moving the site to a WordPress platform, the editing process is now as easy as editing a word document. New pages can easily be added and organized. And the future potential is potentially limitless: the first new feature will be a blog page (obviously!) and possibly a newsletter sign-up tool linked in to an email distribution system such as Campaign Manager.

Some of the other advantages of using WordPress as a CMS are:

1. It’s free! It is supplied as shareware under the GNU distribution license.
2. There are thousands of useful plug-in features which have been developed and contributed to the software. If you can think of something useful the basic software doesn’t do, it is highly likely someone has already done it.
3. There are many themes that you can use to provide the look and feel for your site. Many are free and more professional themes can be purchased from professional designers, often for less than $100.
4. Google seems to love WordPress sites and will soon be crawling all over it to index it.

If you have a static site you would like to get under control, or a new site that you would like to have complete control over, WordPress is an ideal candidate. If you are interested in learning more about how WordPress could liberate your web presence, give us a call.