wordpress for content management

wordpress is a blogging software, but really a CMS or content management system.  It’s what we all need: a way to frequently, reliably and painlessly update our websites AND have it look clean and well-presented.  So even if you don’t blog(and you should), you can use wordpress to manage your website content.

Pages and Posts can be updated anytime through the standard wordpress admin interface.  Navigation is fully managed through the use of Pages.  Any Post can be categorized as ‘Featured’ and it will show up immediately on the front page slideshow.  All with no coding.

There are security concerns that should be addressed if you plan to host a wordpress installation on the same network as your business applications.

The benefits of using a blog in conjunction with a website are numerous.  It’s a bit of a soapbox for me – I will spare you all that. If you communicate with patients, customers, vendors, suppliers – just about anybody – it’s good for business to facilitate that communication.