Content Magaement System

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    glennfraser · Member ·

    I want to create a website with a static page as the home page. On the left side I want to place a menu consisting of several items and sub-items. This side menu will be the main way of accessing the content of the website.

    At the top I want to have a short menu bar with just a few items such as “Home”, “Post”, “Contact Us”, etc.
    The right side of the home page will be text.

    The “Post” selection on the top of the main menu will take me to my “blog” page where people can add “their two cents worth”.

    The majority of the content pages do not have to appear with the same left-side menu of the homepage; but, if that is the only way to build it, I can live with it.

    I cannot find a theme that seems to satisfy these criteria. Can I modify the sample themes?

    Any suggestions would be helpful.

    I’m new to WordPress, have heard so much about it, but having some frustration with the existing themes. There are several books on WordPress but very little coverage of how to build a website.

    Let me repeat. Any suggestions would be helpful.

    Thanks

    Glenn

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    timethief · Member ·

    blog = post based structure
    website = page based structure

    A blog is a website and any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page based, but let’s put that aside for the moment. Please read this entry carefully > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    You can use any theme here at WordPress.com to create a page based structure ie. a website rather than a post based structure ie. a blog. http://wordpress.com/themes/

    On one hand, none of the characteristic “blog” features like categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. can be removed from a free hosted WordPress.com blog, without purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

    On the other hand, one can edit a WordPress.org theme free of charge. That’s why I suggested you read the comparison > WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Differences

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    timethief · Member ·

    Please don’t get all worked up about “building a website” or “content management system”. Everything you list above can be done on any theme here.

    1. You can create a static front page and a page for posts.
    Please be sure you fully understand the differences between Pages and Posts. http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

    The front page of the blog by default will display your posts (not pages) in reverse chronological order, with the most recently published post on top. If you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page called for example “Welcome” for your site and a “Blog” page for posts.

    To do that create two pages > http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ After you do that you go to > Settings > Reading and make the designation change and click “save changes”.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page

    2. Most but not all themes have a top horizontal menu bar. This is where tabs to static pages are displayed. However, if we want to we can create a cusom menu and display links to externals sites, etc. http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

    3. There are themes with either right hand or left hand sidebars and some have both. Many themes provide the ability to select a page template that hides the sidebar(s).

    4. The majority of themes have custom header and custom background features. Some have featured images in featured posts.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/custom-header-image/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/custom-backgrounds/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/featured-images/

    On the bottom of your Admin page you will find a link to the Learn WordPress.com blogging Tutorial prepared by Staff. http://learn.wordpress.com/
    The support documentation is all found at the Support link http://en.support.wordpress.com which is also on the bottom of your Admin page.

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    glennfraser · Member ·

    Thank you “Timethief”
    It appears I’ve got a lot of reading to do.
    I’ll follow your suggestions and I feel confident I’ll have my Content Management System up and running by December 31, 2029 !

    Thanks again.

    Glenn

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