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wp replacing existing site (2 posts)

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  • Avatar Image qwe22d said 1 year ago:

    curious minds would like to know… how to best build a wp site for client that has an existing site? have any of you successfully used the “maintenance mode” plug-in?

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  • Avatar Image Gaber said 11 months, 3 weeks ago:

    Hi Kimberly,

    I guess the first question would be how much the new site will change vs the old one in the content and design areas. WP opens up a lot of possibilities for easy updating, management, and functionality, but can be trickier customize than a traditional website.

    The first questions you should ask yourself when using WP, I think, are:

    Is the website going to look and function like a blog? This is WP’s “default” mode, and the easiest to set up.

    Or do you want it to look more like a regular website, and use WP as more of a content management system? This route takes more customizing and tweaking, but can yield some great results.

    If you’re not very familiar with it I would recommend you start reading up on how it all works. Key concepts:

    Posts vs Pages vs Categories
    Using Wordpress as a CMS
    Themes
    Plugins

    The wordpress.org site is a godo palce to start, Google is your friend, and for some cutting edge stuff http://digwp.com/ is pretty cool.

    Have fun!

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