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WordPress as a Content Management System
What is a Content Management System?
A web application that allows you to create, organize and manage various types of
content and display that content on the web.
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WordPress as a Content Management System
So far we’ve been using WordPress as a VERY SIMPLE Content Management System
One content type – Pages
One method of organization – hierarchical
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WordPress as a Content Management System
WordPress terminology is imprecise It re‐defines commonly accepted terminology
Home Page Page
It uses generic terms for specific things and specific terms for generic things
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Terminology Web Page
A view of your website generated by WordPress
Content TypeA type of content primarily distinguished by methods of organization
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Terminology Taxonomy
A system of organization or classification
Biology ExampleDomain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Human Taxonomy• Domain ‐ Biota
• Kingdom ‐ Animalia• Phylum ‐ Chordata
• Class ‐Mamalia• Order ‐ Primates
• Family ‐ Hominidae• Genus ‐ Homo
• Species – Homo Sapiens• Sub Species – Homo Sapiens
Sapiens
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WordPress as a Content Management System
WordPress Content Types• Pages• Posts• Attachments• Custom Post Types
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WordPress as a Content Management System
WordPress Taxonomies• Categories• Post Tags• Date• Author• Custom Taxonomies
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Types of Web Pages WordPress Generates• Page page
A web page that displays a Page content type
• Post pageA webpage that displays a single Post content type – sometimes referred to as “single”
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Types of Web Pages WordPress Generates• Posts page
A webpage that displays a series of posts with the latest post first – can be the “main” page but doesn’t have to be
• Front pageThe Home Page ‐ A webpage that displays either the Posts page or a Page page
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Types of Web Pages WordPress Generates• Search Page
A webpage that displays search results
• 404 pageA webpage that displays the 404 error
• Attachment PageA webpage that displays an attachment
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Types of Web Pages WordPress Generates• Archive Page
A webpage that displays a collection of posts that share a common taxonomy
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WordPress as a Content Management System
Types of Web Pages WordPress Generates• Archive Pages
Category archive page Post tag archive page Date archive page Author archive page Custom taxonomy archive page
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Organizing Content in WordPress
Inherent Organization in WordPress
Pages Hierarchical No Typical WordPress taxonomies apply No organization by date Nor organization by author No organization by category or tag
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Organizing Content in WordPress
Inherent Organization in WordPressPosts
Sequential Not Hierarchical All Typical WordPress taxonomies apply Organized by date Organized by author Organized by category or tag
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Organizing Content in WordPress
Taxonomy Organization in WordPressDate
Sequential In the order of published date
Author Alphabetical Not sequential Not Hierarchical
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Organizing Content in WordPress
Taxonomy Organization in WordPressCategories
Hierarchical Not sequential
Post Tags Alphabetical Not sequential Not Hierarchical
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Organizing Content in WordPress
Taxonomy Organization in WordPress
Custom Taxonomies Either Hierarchical or Not Hierarchical Alphabetical if not hierarchical Not sequential
Custom taxonomies can be either like categories or post tags
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Displaying Content in WordPress
WordPress Display Styles
Full Page Pages Single Posts Custom Post Types Attachments
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Displaying Content in WordPress
WordPress Display Styles
Full Posts Shown only on the Posts page or archive
pages Applies to Posts Applies to Custom Post Types
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Displaying Content in WordPress
WordPress Display Styles
Excerpts Shown only on the Posts page or archive
pages Applies to Posts Applies to Custom Post Types
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Displaying Content in WordPress
Thesis Specific Display Styles
Featured Posts Can display either a full post or an excerpt Shown only on the Posts page or archive
pages Applies to Posts Applies to Custom Post Types
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Displaying Content in WordPress
Thesis Specific Display Styles
Teasers Shown only on the Posts page or archive
pages Applies to Posts Applies to Custom Post Types
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Displaying Content in WordPress
Thesis Specific Display Styles
Post Titles Shown only on archive pages Applies to Posts Applies to Custom Post Types
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Using Posts as Articles
Home
Articles
Testimonials
About
Case Studies
Category Article
Article
Services
Category
Article
Article
Study
Study
Study Service
Service
Service
Static PageStatic SubpageBlog Page
CategoriesBlog Posts
Color Key
Site Structure Before Adding
Blog Functionality
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Using Posts as Articles
Home
Articles
Testimonials
About
Case Studies
Category Article
Article
Services
Category
Article
Article
Study
Study
Study Service
Service
Service
Static PageStatic SubpageBlog Page
CategoriesBlog Posts
Color Key
Site Structure With Blog
Functionality
