Comments on: Wordpress the Conqueror http://www.shakeupmedia.com/blog/2008/02/05/61/ The blog version Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:34:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ruk http://www.shakeupmedia.com/blog/2008/02/05/61/#comment-5800 Ruk Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:32:21 +0000 http://www.shakeupmedia.com/blog/2008/02/05/61/#comment-5800 Yeah I do have your back on this one :-) Wordpress is all you need really, ever! It will take over the world! Agreed. I still think for massive sites like Guardian or Telegraph, you will still need developers to customize and optimize to exactly what you need, but the structure is definitely there to start with. Another Product based Site built with Wordpress which you would never think is <a href="http://moo.com" title="Moo.com" rel="nofollow">Moo.com</a> Yeah I do have your back on this one :-)

Wordpress is all you need really, ever! It will take over the world! Agreed.

I still think for massive sites like Guardian or Telegraph, you will still need developers to customize and optimize to exactly what you need, but the structure is definitely there to start with.

Another Product based Site built with Wordpress which you would never think is Moo.com

]]> By: Desire Athow http://www.shakeupmedia.com/blog/2008/02/05/61/#comment-5750 Desire Athow Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:17:04 +0000 http://www.shakeupmedia.com/blog/2008/02/05/61/#comment-5750 What makes Wordpress unique is the sheer number of plugins it comes with - most of them free. This cornucopia means that what would previously cost tens of thousands of pounds (those who purchased Vignette might not agree) can now be installed within minutes and at a substantially lower cost. And an even greater thing is that WP is a flourishing community that is eager to take on even more ambitious goals. Wordpress was initially launched as a blogging platform. As Ryan noted, it has become a content management system through several transformations; thanks to its users who pushed for changes. As a footnote, apart from the list of paid for themes (including a great range from Brian Gardner), have a look at Justin Tadlock's Word Press theme What makes Wordpress unique is the sheer number of plugins it comes with - most of them free. This cornucopia means that what would previously cost tens of thousands of pounds (those who purchased Vignette might not agree) can now be installed within minutes and at a substantially lower cost.

And an even greater thing is that WP is a flourishing community that is eager to take on even more ambitious goals. Wordpress was initially launched as a blogging platform.

As Ryan noted, it has become a content management system through several transformations; thanks to its users who pushed for changes.

As a footnote, apart from the list of paid for themes (including a great range from Brian Gardner), have a look at Justin Tadlock’s Word Press theme

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