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WORDPRESS
IS

NOT
A
BLOG
Jonnya
Freelance
Creative
www.wp‐cms.com
MY
JOURNEY
TO
WORDPRESS

๏ Freelance
graphic
designer
  • Over
9
years
studio
experience
  • Mixed
media
background
๏ Began
researching
CMS
  • Development
platform
for
the
future
  • Post‐Nuke,
Joomla,
Drupal

  • Too
complex
for
users
  • Too
complex
for
Jonny!
๏ 2005
Launched
photoshopninja.com
blog
  • First
exposure
to
WordPress
at
v1.4
  • WordPress
1.5
‐
pages
introduced
WHY
WORDPRESS
TICKS
ALL
MY
CMS
BOXES!

๏ Easy
for
end‐users
๏ Easy
to
customise
๏ Regular
updates/security
maintenance
๏ Easy
to
maintain/upgrade
๏ Plugins/themes
๏ Community/support
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
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Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
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Why WordPress Ticks All the CMS Boxes
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