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Is WordPress a CMS?
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One of the things I like most about WordPress as a CMS is that clients can learn it easily. They can then change, update and remove content as needed and with the huge array of plugins, clients can extend the functionality of, and customize, their website easily and quickly :)
Hi Jill:
Thanks for the comment. I agree completely. You only need a limited technical understanding to control the Admin back-end of a WordPress site. Once it's in place, it's fairly straightforward to add content and use plug-ins.
Ron
I agree with you. WordPress is a CMS. I like WordPress so much that I built a company called page.ly around it. Also, We've been building large company sites on WordPress and our clients love it. It's perfect for beginners.
Thanks for the post.
I'm a little late to this conversation but thought i'd add my opinion!
I would definitely have to agree with you that Wordpress IS a CRM.
My non academic, simple definition of a CMS is pretty simple - it's a system designed for managing content in a simple manner by the end user, without having to delve into code.
Wordpress fits that definition perfectly. Was it originally designed as this - no. Has it grown and adapted to suit user requirements - absolutely. Not everyone uses Wordpress as a blog, it can be many things. You can build a whole site based on pages, and in fact that's what all the templates over at www.studiopress.com are based on, and they definitely take Wordpress in some interesting directions.
Wordpress can manage text pages, manage images via gallaries etc, include other media/forms of content such as video etc. Content can be stored within the system and then put together and published as required. This can be done without coding if required.
So, in my very humble opinion, is it a CMS - definitely - it can be used effectively to publish and manage content and has features built in for this purpose. Is it the most advanced tool for this task - absolutely not. But do many small businesses who only have small amounts of content to manage in simple ways need something more advanced? I would suggest in a lot of cases they don't.
Thanks for the article, it was a great read.
Matt







