iDesigns has been building websites in content management systems (CMS) since 2005. The landscape for CMS options has vastly improved over the years. The CMS that we use most often and recommend to our clients is WordPress.
This is not a wordpress.com site, but an open source content management system that web developers use to fully customize designs and bring in a fully functioning graphical user interface that the average website owner can use to update their site, sell goods online, blog, integrate with their social media profiles, host forums and so much more.
Behind the scenes of a WordPress website
Use the Dashboard for a quick overview of your entire website. See a list of comments pending approval, contact form entries and more.
Pages allow you to manage non-blog content easily, so for example you could have a static “About” page that you manage through WordPress.
The WYSIWYG Editor means that you don’t need to know HTML to update your website. Plus, any changes you make to your pages are reflected immediately on your site. iDesigns will build a CSS for your site that guarantees consistent formatting on all pages of your website.
The SEO-friendly Blog is set up just like the Pages section of the website, so posting blogs is a breeze. The WordPress blog platform allows you to create custom, keyword-rich URLs for each blog posting, categorized each blog and assign appropriate meta tags to increase search engine optimization. When you are ready to share your blog posting on Facebook or Twitter, use the integrated Shortlink option to create your own shortened URLs.
Visitors to your site can leave Comments on individual entries. As the site administrator, you can enable or disable comments on a per-post basis.
No limits to what WordPress can do
While the above features are relatively simple and standard to any WordPress website, iDesigns has built custom WordPress websites that have functionality for e-Commerce, social media and YouTube integration, public forums, private membership, business directories, integrated Flash elements, real estate MLS, custom forms and more. Whatever your dream website might be, iDesigns can make it a reality using the WordPress CMS platform that allows you to update and maintain the site yourself. Contact us today to move your current site to WordPress or start a new custom WordPress website project.