Comments on: Project Files – Using WordPress to Build a Traditional Web Site

By: Web Design Zoo

Web Design Zoo — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:16:23 +0000

All i can see is advantages using this technique. Have done the same before. Bookmarked!

By: Chad Hallberg

Chad Hallberg — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:11:52 +0000

Char – I can’t seem to find where I can just email you, but I have an unrelated question. I want to track who is linking to my wordpress blog and don’t know where to find a widget to help me do that. Can you help?

By: Leonard

Leonard — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:06:25 +0000

Char thanks. WordPress offers so much flexibility and ease of use (for developer and content authors) that it really could be a good option for building a traditional Web site. We too have started doing it and we found a very impressive WordPress gallery plugin (http://www.wildbits.de/mygallery/) that you could work for the site you built. Unfortunately the site is German, but it’s great plugin that you can use to showcase products. It can be used to give the site owner a good way of uploading images (products)

By: Benjamin Sterling

Benjamin Sterling — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:24:43 +0000

Thanks for the follow up Char.

By: Char

Char — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:57:02 +0000

Benjamin and Ravi – I did not make any changes on the admin site. This particular client will most likely not make changes themselves so any updates that need to be made, I will do.

By: Simon Ward

Simon Ward — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:51:05 +0000

I love Brian Gardner themes, he is a real pro, and they are so well coded and easy to work with. You have done a great job with the site.

By: Ravi

Ravi — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:26:10 +0000

I’m also very interested in hearing if you made any modifications to the admin side of it…sometimes I think we need a plugin that removes everything but the options to create and manage pages, and possibly uses the site’s theme for even those pages (like the Themed Login plugin).

But yes, I’ve also been using WordPress as a simple CMS for client sites…its amazingly simple to create new sites (especially building from the plethora of existing themes) and its generally easier for the client to maintain and update in the future.

By: Benjamin Sterling

Benjamin Sterling — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:38:46 +0000

Great post Char, but I was wondering if you can elaborate on what, if any, changes you made on the admin side? I tried using WordPress with a client’s site a while back and it all fell apart because the admin “had to much ‘stuff’.”

Thanks.

By: Jimson Lee

Jimson Lee — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:47:33 +0000

Duh! That was too easy! I never thought of that (I guess I try to over analyze things) Thanks for the tip.

I love this Blog as I always learn a few things that saves me time… from minutes to hours.

By: Char

Char — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:48:00 +0000

Thanks for all the kind words everyone.

Jimson, I used pages for the top level navigation and subpages for any pages I do not want showing up on the navigation. It has worked pretty well so far.