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We all know that WordPress is an awesome blogging platform, but under that bloggy exterior lurks a fully operational Content Management System.
During this presentation we take a look at some sites you might not think run on WordPress, install a bunch of plugins to make WordPress an even better CMS, learn what Custom Post Types and Taxonomies are and how to use them, plus cover custom menus and conditional widgets.
7. WordPress ≠ Blog
Yes, this is real. Available on Amazon for $900: http://tinyurl.com/39jrg5a
8. What we’re covering
• Some sites using WordPress
• Quick look at WordPress 3.2
• Custom Post Types
• Custom Taxonomies
• Custom Menus
• Must have plugins
• User Roles
• Security
9. What we aren’t covering
• PHP Hacking
• Creating plugins
• Custom themes
21. WordPress 3.2
• “Gershwin”
• Released July 4, 2011
• Faster & Lighter
22. Post Formats
• Ok, introduced in 3.1
• Custom formats are not
supported
• Impacts the way content is
displayed
• Support varies per theme
• 9 formats (Video & Chat not
listed to the right)
• Inspired by Tumblr
46. Custom Taxonomies
• Can be applied to default post types and
custom post types
• Hierarchical or not (it is up to you!)
• Allows you to create groups relevant to
your content
All posts stored in the wp_posts table. post_type determines what WordPress uses them for. There are 5 types that WordPress uses by default.\n
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<?php&#xA0;get_the_term_list(&#xA0;$id (POST ID),&#xA0;$taxonomy (TAXONOMY NAME),&#xA0;$before (TEXT TO DISPLAY BEFORE),&#xA0;$sep (SEPARATOR),&#xA0;$after (TEXT TO DISPLAY AFTER)&#xA0;)&#xA0;?>&#xA0;\n\n\n
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Super Admin - Someone with access to the blog network administration features controlling the entire network (See Create a Network).\nAdministrator - Somebody who has access to all the administration features\nEditor - Somebody who can publish and manage posts and pages as well as manage other users' posts, etc.\nAuthor - Somebody who can publish and manage their own posts\nContributor - Somebody who can write and manage their posts but not publish them\nSubscriber - Somebody who can only manage their profile\n