Using WordPress as a Content Management System

In recent years, WordPress has come to light as one of designers’ favorite content management systems. With the recent introduction of WordPress 3.0 one can only expect this to become more common. Having a common framework for developing web sites enables designers and programmers to expedite the process of creating a web site—and also enables the customer to alter their content on-the-fly without the need to contact their designer.

The internet has been rapidly moving toward a solution that reduces the need for programmers to actually program in order to alter the content on a web site. First it was PHP-Nuke/PostNuke. Now with WordPress’s abilities to do more than just blog, the industry is moving toward using WordPress—and this is common in on all sides of the industry, mainstream and niche. This is arguably both a blessing and a curse—as the client can demand that they be able to make the changes or the programmer can make the changes for the client and still turn a profit.

At Baczynski Enterprises I have preferred to use WordPress as a CMS for years now. I’ve always found that it’s a flexible framework—and a secure one, at that. Rather than having to find and patch my own holes, the community does it—which in turn is safer and more efficient for my clients.