What’s a content management system(CMS)? A CMS is a system that allows for the user to update and add information and media to the website with out knowing how to program the website. The system allows for the content to be organized in a database so that it can be updated by a user by simply logging into their website and make changes.

So, by building our websites around the Word Press platform our customers get 2 luxuries that they wouldn’t have been afforded before in the past.

1. Thousands of free plug-ins to make the website better without the cost of developing the feature.

2. The opportunity to save money by using existing templates.

Some people don’t like templates. In fact we use to have the policy that we would NEVER use templates. We had to change that policy because of tough competition and diminishing customer budgets. By using templates we have a variety of website options for customers looking to get a new web design project or looking to renovate the website.

Website options:

Simple Website - Based on a Word Press template, slightly modified to look and feel like your company.

Basic Website - General Word Press website with more bells and whistles.

Advanced Website – Custom Word Press skin with custom bells and whistles.

Not all of our websites are Word Press but 9 times out of 10 our customers request for us to use it.

I have a Word Press website and I want to make changes but I don’t know how or I don’t have time.

Another benefit to making our websites around Word Press is that we can assist customers that have Word Press sites developed by others. It’s fairly common for a customer to give us a call and ask us to make some updates to their Word Press site no matter who developed the website. Call us for estimates.

WordPress, originally made to be a blog tool, is fast becoming a popular platform for web design. What makes this programming technology so useful stems from its versatility, functionality and most importantly for the website owner, ease of use.

In my opinion, what makes a website useful is the qulaity of its information and what makes people come back and visit the site frequesntly is the sites changing pertinent info. This info can be used to create branding or to inform.

In the not too distant past to keep a site updatable required a greater degreee of technical knowledge including html to change pictures and wording. This is where wordpress enters the playing field. Built in every new website we design can be found an administrative login that will allow the website owner the flexibility to update their site WITHOUT any real website knowledge. The interface is as simple as a myspace or facebook profile BUT the site still maintains a custom look and feel. Add pictures by browsing your computer desktop and “hit upload and publish”. Wholla, you’re done! Add text directly into a text box and assign a pre-programmed destination (we would assign a value to every one of your pages allowing you to choose which wording changes)

Some of the features WordPress offerers that we can customize with our design skills iclude:

1. photo galleries

2. blogs

3. dynamic feeds (when you udate parts of your site, it can be be seen on the front page with a link to the complete update on a different part of the site)

Shoot me an email if you’d like to learn more: charles@thinkpro.net