Comments on: WordPress 2.5 Released http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/ Higher Ed Web Development Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:21:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Drew Stephens http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Drew Stephens Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:05:19 +0000 http://highedwebtech.com/?p=21#comment-1137 Wordpress is running around 75 administrative and departmental sites at my college. We're deploying separate installs, yet referencing global style sheets and global header/footer includes to keep top level control over branding and navigation. Overall, "pages" are used more frequently than "posts" as it's difficult to get people away from static content. We're getting pretty bold with custom fields too, a recent site we launched using wordpress is ualr.edu/magazine. Overall using a free, open source cms with a HUGE developer community has it's upside. Myriads of plugins, resources are a great help. ...I can picture how isolated we'd be if that funding had come through for a big bulky enterprise cms. We'd be on an island, depending on limited tech support and a much smaller user community. Wordpress is running around 75 administrative and departmental sites at my college. We’re deploying separate installs, yet referencing global style sheets and global header/footer includes to keep top level control over branding and navigation. Overall, “pages” are used more frequently than “posts” as it’s difficult to get people away from static content.

We’re getting pretty bold with custom fields too, a recent site we launched using wordpress is ualr.edu/magazine.

Overall using a free, open source cms with a HUGE developer community has it’s upside. Myriads of plugins, resources are a great help. …I can picture how isolated we’d be if that funding had come through for a big bulky enterprise cms. We’d be on an island, depending on limited tech support and a much smaller user community.

]]> By: Patrick Berry http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 Patrick Berry Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:58:51 +0000 http://highedwebtech.com/?p=21#comment-1138 We're using it for our work blog and another department is using it as well. Updating via svn makes it even easier to update, especially if we start getting more instances around campus. We’re using it for our work blog and another department is using it as well. Updating via svn makes it even easier to update, especially if we start getting more instances around campus.

]]> By: Andy Westmoreland http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Andy Westmoreland Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:49:23 +0000 http://highedwebtech.com/?p=21#comment-1140 Hi Mike, While the cost of entry is low when using WordPress, the cost of personalization and maintenance is neither simple nor cheap for the average user. The largest functionality gap between a blog and a CMS is the lack of hierarchical structure. Typically all pages within the blog exist at the same depth, and as a consequence of this linearity horrendously long lists of links are not uncommon. A good CMS designed specifically with schools in mind will incorporate a professional design and allow simple creation of hierarchical menus allowing clear navigation. I'm not aware of an off-the-shelf solution (either blog or CMS) which is capable of that. Andy (http://www.foxbright.com) Hi Mike,

While the cost of entry is low when using WordPress, the cost of personalization and maintenance is neither simple nor cheap for the average user.

The largest functionality gap between a blog and a CMS is the lack of hierarchical structure. Typically all pages within the blog exist at the same depth, and as a consequence of this linearity horrendously long lists of links are not uncommon.

A good CMS designed specifically with schools in mind will incorporate a professional design and allow simple creation of hierarchical menus allowing clear navigation. I’m not aware of an off-the-shelf solution (either blog or CMS) which is capable of that.

Andy (http://www.foxbright.com)

]]> By: Jesse http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 Jesse Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:38:20 +0000 http://highedwebtech.com/?p=21#comment-1139 I really like the latest WP update too. I have to get used to their new media manager though. I've heard using the "custom fields" area in posts is one of the more powerful features of WP that can really open it up as a full-on CMS. I really like the latest WP update too. I have to get used to their new media manager though. I’ve heard using the “custom fields” area in posts is one of the more powerful features of WP that can really open it up as a full-on CMS.

]]> By: Ben Riseling http://highedwebtech.com/2008/03/31/wordpress-25-released/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Ben Riseling Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:42:01 +0000 http://highedwebtech.com/?p=21#comment-1141 Mike, First great to find your blog. We're using Wordpress as CMS for a new monthly Research magazine, Duke Research http://research.duke.edu. Required some hacking but I haven't seen a CMS that doesn't. Mike,

First great to find your blog.

We’re using WordPress as CMS for a new monthly Research magazine, Duke Research http://research.duke.edu. Required some hacking but I haven’t seen a CMS that doesn’t.

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