Chapter 12

WordPress As a Content Management System

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Creating templates for static pages, post categories, and sidebars

check Working with custom styles for sticky posts, categories, and tags

check Using Custom Post Types

check Creating New Taxonomies

check Creating post thumbnails

check Optimizing for search engine success

If you’ve avoided using WordPress as a solution for building your own website because you think it’s only a blogging platform and you don’t want to have a blog (not every website owner does, after all), it’s time to rethink your position. WordPress is a powerful content management system that’s flexible and extensible enough to run an entire website — with no blog at all, if you prefer.

A content management system (CMS) is a system used to create and maintain your entire site. It includes tools for publishing and editing, as well as for searching and retrieving information and ...

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