Why Design Websites in WordPress?

WordPress was introduced to the Internet in 2003. It evolved from the b2/cafelog, designed by Michel Valdrighi and released in 2001. It was designed to improve the readability and layout of frequently produced content. Since its inception, it has grown from a small group of users to the largest self hosted blogging platform on the planet. Why is it being used to run literally millions of websites that offer far more than blogging?

WordPress was/is a powerful blogging tool and is still one. As a tool for managing a site, it excels in many aspects.

Consider the example of a WordPress site that has been customised or adapted. It has become so popular, that web designers can choose from literally thousands of themes to customize for their clients. You might argue that Joomla and other CMSs offer similar features. Theming a WordPress website is much more logical and logically structured than other CMSs.

What's the point? Any web designer worth his or her salt should be able design a theme that works with many of today's most popular open-source CMS platforms. It is true. But the simple WordPress process, along with its many other features, is what makes it so appealing as a CMS.

It is possible to reduce costs by reducing the amount of time spent on design and development because the requirements for hosting are simple, the admin area is intuitive, and the sites are fast.

WordPress is a powerful open-source platform that allows you to create stunningly complex management tools for your website. Consider ecommerce. There are many ecommerce WordPress plugins. These plugins have their own benefits and limitations, but they lower the entry level skill for web site designers/ builders to a point where almost no coding is required.

It is true that reducing the amount of coding needed by a web designer can be beneficial, but this will also cause problems in the future. Where will the next coders be coming from? Should we be worried about the lack coding skills in our society? This reduction in work is beneficial to both the designer and client. Time is money, and any reduction in time will reduce the cost of the website WordPress Training Malaysia.

WordPress can build complex CRM and ecommerce sites, but the level of integration is increasing. There are many websites that require secure transactions, multiple emails for customers, file or inventory management systems, etc. WordPress and its plug-in structure work well in this environment, but as with all large websites built on modular frameworks, it's important to not overload the server. Now the web designer, his coders, and his site architect are at the forefront of the design and development process.

WordPress can be slower than necessary if it is overloaded with plugins. Worse, plugins may conflict or stop working under certain conditions. The conflict between the code scripts that are included on the site as a result of lazy plugin development is a classic problem experienced by even the best web design teams. For example, loading multiple versions of jquery is a sure-fire way to break the functionality of a web page.

WordPress is the CMS of choice for many, as it offers a resourceful and powerful environment in which to create sites. It is a great tool for building websites because it allows you to do so quickly and affordably. But should your client know?

It's fine to sell a client a website that is all singing and dancing, but not entirely true. Some designers go as far as removing any reference to WordPress and the theme designer, if they used one. They then produce a CMS white label which they re-label as their own. This is not entirely ethical, but as long the designers maintain it correctly it's no problem.

Security, maintenance and updating are the main problems of maintenance for both the white label designer or the less-skilled web site builders. WordPress is regularly updated, both for security and to add the latest gadgets. Other designers and white label products tend to forget about their sites and clients. Clients will not pay for ongoing maintenance of their website if they do not see the need. Is this a problem that can be solved? Yes, of course. This problem can be solved by forcing the client to sign a maintenance agreement. However, if the designer is the one who wants the contract, the customer may not accept it.

Training is the solution. WordPress excels in this area. It is the easiest and most intuitive CMS/blogging platform to use. It is ridiculously easy to teach a client how they can add, edit and manage their own content. There are many resources on the web and in videos that explain all the basic and slightly complex procedures. So long as the web designer simplifies the learning process and encourages it, there's no reason that a new owner of a WordPress website can't keep up their site well into the future.

WordPress is the best platform for a website builder. It is important to remember that the client owns the website. As it is their website, they should be able to use the simplest and easiest CMS. WordPress was built to be a simple CMS. It is the CMS for the 21st Century.