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CMS Capabilities of WordPress

Eric Marden
December 05, 2009
Programming
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CMS Capabilities of WordPress

The underlying architecture of the WordPress content storage and retrieval systems provide a flexible and powerful way of creating all manner of sites.

This talk is an overview of that capability and a stern reminder that its not about the WordPress plugins you install, but the Information Architecture you implement.

Eric Marden

December 05, 2009
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Transcript

  1. CMS Capabilities of WordPress
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  2. SURE
    WordPress IS A GREAT
    blogging platform
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  3. but
    IS IT A
    Content
    Management
    System
    ?
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  4. yes
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  5. fin.
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  6. of course it’s a
    CMS
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  7. but so is this…
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  8. and this…
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  9. and even this.
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  10. anything
    that stores
    and retrieves
    content
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  11. Points I won’t be making
    • You can use WordPress AS a CMS
    • You need certain plugins to have a CMS
    • WordPress is the last CMS you’ll ever need
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  12. what i will show you is…
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  13. the way
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  14. Storage
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  15. Retrieval
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  16. Maximum Flexibility
    Maximum Flexibility
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  17. Storage
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  18. Post or Page
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  19. Attachments
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  20. Post Meta
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  21. Custom Fields
    (meta boxes)
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  22. Custom Post Types
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  23. Retrieval
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  24. Retrieval
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  25. Retrieval
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  26. Retrieval
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  27. Retrieval
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  28. Retrieval
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  29. where the rubber
    meets the road
    where the rubber
    meets the road
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  30. API
    • wp_insert_post
    wp_update_post
    wp_delete_post
    get_post
    get_posts
    • add_post_meta
    update_post_meta
    delete_post_meta
    get_post_meta
    • register_post_type
    set_post_type
    get_post_type
    • Widgets API
    register_sidebar
    register_sidebar_widget
    dynamic_sidebar
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  31. API
    • add_meta_box
    • the_editor
    • The Loop
    the_content
    the_title
    the_permalink
    • do_action
    add_action
    • add_shortcode
    do_shortcode
    • add_filter
    apply_filter
    • WP_Query
    $wpdb
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  32. INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
    is really all there is
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  33. pancakes or waffles?
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  34. examples
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  35. blog
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  36. website
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  37. squeeze page
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  38. subscriptions
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  39. e-commerce
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  40. social network
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  41. magazine
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  42. your imagination is
    your only limitation
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  43. thank
    you
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  44. Eric Marden
    [email protected]
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