2. About WordPress CMS

Advantages of CMS

If you are looking at a content management system to have better control over your website there are fundamentals you want to be aware of. You need to think three dimensional; content management systems consist of three primary elements.

• The content you publish ( images, text, video and other media)
• The architecture (categories and subcategories)
• Web design (theme)

This is what makes content management very flexible and highly scalable. You can change the entire look of your website in one click. Many businesses utilize this feature to celebrate business anniversaries; express seasonal wishes or just change the look and feel. Users of content management systems do not need to have any HTML coding experience. When users interact with a content management system interface they have control over graphics, content, images, fonts, headings, layout, multimedia files, and publishing dates; to mention a few.

The WordPress content management system is ideal for people that are not technically inclined. You can actually publish Microsoft word documents in WordPress using the copy and paste technique, it's that simple. Although you can compose your own content directly into the WordPress interface it sure is handy if you know how to use Microsoft word. On top of that, you can have many people located in different parts of the world contributing to the content. Learning requirements for WordPress can be taken in at your own speed and on the fly. It's fun and exciting!

Consistent Style

Because your content management system is controlled by a global style sheet all content published will maintain a consistent look. This feature is particularity beneficial to business web sites that have the goal of branding.

Maintaining Upgrading and Scaling

Schedule Content

Mobile Updating

Another big advantage of administering to your web site using content management systems is the ability to update your web property anywhere, anytime. All you need access to is the Internet and a browser.

User Permissions

For visitors that really enjoyed the look and feel of your website there is an all pin invitation for them to subscribe. When they subscribe you can control the permissions assigned to each user. You may have certain business associates that you would like to become authors and contribute to content writing. Authors, administrators, and editors have the highest permissions available in the WordPress content management system. You have full control over all user permissions.

WordPress Content Management Features

The WordPress software suite has been used by webmasters since 2003. WordPress now powers millions of web sites that are hosted by owner. WordPress in is an ongoing community project that is open source.

Link Management

Managing your links in WordPress is executed through the control panel. You can add and delete new links in your blogger role. The hyperlinks that you set can also open in a new window or navigate directly to the page.

and subscribe. In your administration panel you will control what roles your members have.

There are many different ways you can track the people that come to your website. You can also track the amount of spam that is caught by the system. Track incoming and outgoing links by using the Google Analytics plug in

Upgrading, Maintenance and Updates

Keeping your website safe and sound with regular upgrading and updates will ensure for good health. WordPress offers a unique set of symbols that warns administrators when updates or upgrades are available.

It is you that controls the heartbeat of your web property. I often compare the administration panel to my content management system to an airplane cockpit. Taking control of all aspects of your website happens in the cockpit.

When other people make comments on your blog they've required administrative approval first. Unless of course you change the settings to allow anyone comment in privileges without approval. You must also be aware of comment spam.

When people drop by and visit your website they been really like it and subscribe. In your administration panel you will control what roles your members have.

Putting advertising on your website is done through installing plugins designed for this purpose. There are many different types of advertising plugins allowing you to advertise your products or other people's products.

Remember that all entries made into your WordPress blog, including newsletter sign ups, are locked into a MySQL database. That means building your list requires no effort on your part. As your list grows feel free to send them important information.

One of Word Press's unique features is the ability to publish in both post or page format. This is an ideal feature to distinguish the difference between permanent and constantly evolving pages.

Creating your own custom home page is a piece of cake with or without the content management system. In some cases you may want to have parts of your website that stand outside of the content management system. And that's perfectly fine!

You may want to have each section of your site dressed in a different style. Creating your own look and feel for each category can be implemented easily.

All content that displays is in chronological order. As your website evolves with new content, older content gets stored in archives. There may be some very important and useful content you still want to appear in certain locations. With the use of creative WordPress plugins you can bring your favorite archive files to your home page.