When making this site I wanted to be able to easily manage and update it while still being able to design it exactly how I wanted. I could have just made the website with static html pages, but then I would have had to update them manually and if I wanted to blog or do quick news updates then I would have to add some additional blog software. So after some research and a few tests I found the best solution to be Wordpress.
Wordpress is much more than just blogging software; it’s a powerful CMS (content management system). The main thing that makes Wordpress different (and great!) is the ability to add “pages” just like you would add a post. These pages act like normal static html pages, but you can manage and update them through the Wordpress admin. You can even make custom templates for different pages so that they behave or look different (I’m using a different template for my portfolio pages). And you can make parent / children pages to create depth and organise your website and navigation properly.
Best of all, I have found Wordpress to be quite easy to use and versatile enough to suit my needs. You don’t really need to know html and css to use it (there are plenty of themes you can download), but if you do then there is so much you can customise and play with.
So here are my top 5 reasons to use Wordpress:
- It’s easy to set up and use
- It integrates blogging and CMS
- You can customise templates, css etc as much (or as little) as you want to create your website just the way you want it
- There are great plugins out there for you to use to help you get the most out of your Wordpress website
- It’s free
Happy wordpress-ing!
