WordPress is a CMS not a CMS

https://markwilkinson.me/2017/05/13/wordpress-is-a-cms-not-a-cms/

WordPress allows users to manage their content through the WordPress admin screens. This means users can add, edit and delete content and media and manage their sites without the need to ask developers for every change. WordPress is a content management system, but all too often it can end up becoming a content mismanagement system when editing and managing the site is just too difficult, This talk goes through some of the ways in which we build sites so they are easy to content manage, whilst allowing clients to edit pretty much all of their site. It will cover the different methods we use to make content management easy and some of the problems that we see with sites we have been asked to improve. Hopefully by the end of this talk attendees will come away with some practical examples on how to make content management with WordPress easier and quicker for users.

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1. @wpmark https://highrise.digital WordPress is a CMS
 Not a CMS Mark Wilkinson (@wpmark) WordCamp Bristol May 2017
2. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Content Management System
3. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS?
4. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture
5. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture • Easily extendible
6. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture • Easily extendible • API ready
7. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture • Easily extendible • API ready • Versatile & Flexible template management
8. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture • Easily extendible • API ready • Versatile & Flexible template management • Small learning curve for everyone
9. @wpmark https://highrise.digital What makes a good CMS? • Good information architecture • Easily extendible • API ready • Versatile & Flexible template management • Small learning curve for everyone
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11. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Typical Enquiry
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13. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Examples
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22. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Decisions not Options
23. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Lots of Custom Post Types
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26. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Spring Clean the Admin
27. @wpmark https://highrise.digital https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-comments/
28. @wpmark https://highrise.digital define( ‘disallow_file_edit’, true );
29. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Remove the Customizer
30. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Case Study
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33. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Single Terms
34. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Single Terms https://github.com/highrisedigital/highrise-taxonomy-ui https://github.com/johnbillion/extended-taxos
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36. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Custom Post Type Landing Pages
37. @wpmark https://highrise.digital WordPress is a Content Management System not a Content Mis-Management System Managing content should be as easy as possible for everyone
38. @wpmark https://highrise.digital Mark Wilkinson Using & building WordPress sites for over 10 years as a WordPress developer Owner of Highrise Digital Follow me: @wpmark