How to Customize a WordPress as CMS
WordPress began as blogging software, but today it is recognized as a full-fledged Content Management System. In fact, in 2010, WordPress won the Open Source CMS award, competing against Joomla!, Drupal and others. And, like the others in this category, WordPress is capable of managing your content for you, once you have set up certain parameters and created the right pages and categories.
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Create pages for your site. The pages automatically show up in most themes' navigation bars. Decide which is going to become your "Home" page.
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Log into your WordPress Dashboard and click "Settings," then click "Reading." Select "A Static Page" and then choose the page that will become your homepage. You may also select the page that will be your blog page, but it isn't necessary to do so.
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Change the permalinks to better reflect your site. Click "Settings," then click "Permalinks" and choose "Custom Structure." Enter "/%category%/%postname%/" into the text box. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page.
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Create categories for posts. Remember to choose at least one category for every post. It helps WordPress organize your content when you do. You can even create menus based on these categories.
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