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WordPress plugins for functioning CMSs, redux

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WordPress as a CMS, easy as pie

It’s been a bit since the last time I posted about turning WordPress into a CMS. I’ve learned a bit more about WordPress, and some really great  plugins have come to my attention. WordPress has evolved a bit, and so have the types of sites I work on here in Benin.

The following plugins have a lot in common. For the most part they are:

  • Activate and forget. We configure everything, and the client never even needs to know the plugin’s there.
  • Simple to use. In many cases, we’ve sacrificed extensive features for ease of use. Clients don’t need a million different things to worry about—they just want their websites to work.
  • Internationalized. Seriously, folks, it’s not that hard. Not all the plugins listed provide translations, but they are all translatable.

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Solving the bandwidth problem when updating WordPress sites

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wordpress_logo We use WordPress for many of our client sites because it’s dead simple to use and has a fantastic plugin system. The only problem? WordPress is stinkin’ huge. And basic functionality depends on JavaScript. No big deal on fast American and European connections, but it’s a huge impediment here in Benin, where connections are unreliable at best, and more typically, just unusable.

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