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Wordpress equates to structure

By Donovan | May 3, 2006

Become the Media and all of my sites are powered by Wordpress. Wordpress is a content management system that separates my writing from the site’s design. That’s good because it allows me to add content and not worry about all the extraneous, design related details. For instance, if I want to change the appearance of a site, I simply choose a new theme (or create one) and then apply it. All my content is immediately updated with the new look.

Many people I run into create their web pages in an HTML editor such as Dreamweaver. That’s fine if you are a designer or are creating a site with only a few pages. However, Dreamweaver is not a content management system. It has some nifty tricks up it’s sleeve to help you make your site but in the end, I recommend using Dreamweaver sparingly. Try moving your site into a CMS like Wordpress and many of the details you are currently struggling with will most likely disappear.

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My name is Donovan Watts. As a web professional, I've been Getting Sites Built for non-profits since 2000. Some of the things I've learned I share here, on Become the Media, in the hope that someone will find it useful. Thanks for reading.


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