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    1. WordPress as CMS Kyle Jones, Library IT Specialist Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library October 26th, 2009
    2. WordPress as CMS Slide 2 The (Perceived) CMS Battle © Photo by: http://drupal.org/node/9068 © Photo by: http://s.wordpress.org/about/images/logos/wordpress-logo-notext-rgb.png Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    3. WordPress as CMS Slide 3 Not So Much -Both CMS are unique -Each has their advantages... -... and their disadvantages -Each may share the same core values (publishing, taxonomy, etc.) -But how they accomplish this is © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebusybrain/2492945625/ individually done Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    4. WordPress as CMS Slide 4 Going Big? Go Drupal -Extremely comprehensive -Does well with larger sites -Extensible/flexible -Huge community © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattfarina/2121449017/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    5. WordPress as CMS Slide 5 Some Drupal Stats -206,792 active installations as of 10/18/08 1 -251,955 open forum topics 2 -4,015 modules/plugins 2 -461 themes 2 1-http://drupal.org/project/usage/ 2-http://tinyurl.com/drupalstats © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexguo/2467112209/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    6. WordPress as CMS Slide 6 Simplicity your Aim? WordPress is it -Amazingly usable administrative interface -Focused on simple pages and posts -Content creation is simple and straightforward -Friendly, huge community © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericmmartin/2985330439/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    7. WordPress as CMS Slide 7 WordPress in Numbers -3,816,965 downloads in 2007 1 -296,974 open forum topics 2 -7,011 modules/plugins 3 -1,029 themes 4 1-http://wordpress.org/about/ 2-http://wordpress.org/support/ 3-http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ 4-http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blprnt/3820551431/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    8. WordPress as CMS Slide 8 Define what you need, Define what you want: Then choose a CMS © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zehfernando/3457455680/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    9. WordPress as CMS Slide 9 Using WordPress at Elmhurst College library.elmhurst.edu © Photo by: Elmhurst College Marketing Department Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    10. WordPress as CMS Slide 10 Why we chose WordPress -Currently hosting 400+ First Year Seminar blogs using WPMU -Had experience building the system and training users on how-to use it -The evolution of our site led to a need for a simple, usable CMS © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamperegrino/2913018697/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    11. WordPress as CMS Slide 11 The Evolution to WordPress Static Site Dynamic Site -FTP downloads/uploads -Take ownership of content -Working in Dreamweaver -Make global changes -Security risks -Be able to fix problems on the fly -Minor PHP global includes -Enhance access with plugins -Inflexible theming/CSS -Focused on page content (nothing fancy) Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    12. WordPress as CMS Slide 12 Unperceived Advantages... -Enjoyable admin/content creation UX led to near instant buy in -WPMU sub-domain sites provided opportunities (Sandbox, BlackBoard Help, IMC, digital archives?) -Much easier theme updates © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40348123@N02/3996348907/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    13. WordPress as CMS Slide 13 ...and Disadvantages -Special page layouts (columns, etc.) takes knowledge of CSS or unique page templates (not wysiwyg) -CCK-like plugins are on the way, but they still require PHP knowledge © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharynmorrow/2520469858/ Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    14. WordPress as CMS Slide 14 Our Custom Theme -Homegrown by myself -Only minimal theme development pre-EC theme creation -Uses 7 special template pages -Employs jQuery for some trickery -Uses basic WordPress template tags Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    15. WordPress as CMS Slide 15 Plugins we use -Advanced Excerpt -Google Analytics Dashboard -Broken Link Checker -Google XML Sitemaps -Capability Manager -Quick Search -Contact Form 7 -WP-reCAPTCHA -TinyMCE Valid Elements -WP to Twitter -WP Custom Login Logo Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    16. WordPress as CMS Slide 16 What we have yet to take advantage of -Full-on multimedia integration with plugins like NextGEN image gallery and PodPress -Exploring the need for the CCK- like plugin Pods CMS -Opening up our site to our users © Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2337307518/ with the BuddyPress suite of plugins Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard
    17. WordPress as CMS Slide 17 Find out more about WordPress as a CMS -Twitter ramblings: @thecorkboard -Follow the hashtag: #wordpressCMS -Tutorials and such: http://thecorkboard.org -E-mail me: kylejones@thecorkboard.org Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments Kyle Jones | Library IT Specialist | Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard

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