How to Setup WordPress as a CMS

I am going to assume you have WordPress installed on your virtual server which can either be done via the control panel or manually.  This posting is focused just on setting up WordPress as a workable CMS and a blog. I am not going to delve into plugins, the template design, menus or other Word Press settings.

1. Create a page called “Home” which will be your website’s main or home page.

   

   By way of example, if you were to browse directly to our Linux Virtual Private Servers site using just the URL: http://www.linux-virtual-servers.com the “Home” page will be displayed.

2. Add a second page called “Blog” which will act as a placeholder for your blog, which will then be located at:

   http://www.yoursitename.com/blog/

3. Next you have to tell WordPress what pages to use for your CMS Home Page and also where the blog is located.
   1. Under Settings select “Reading.”
   2. Click the “Static Page” radio button.
   3. Select “Home” for the FrontPage.
   4. Select “Blogs” for the Posts Page
   5. Click on Save Changes.



WordPress will now display the “Home” page as your sites “Home” page.
It will display your blog entries at:  /blogs/

4. There is one more step needed, which is to set your permalinks custom setting.
   There are several options which can be used, such as:
   /blog/%postname%
   or
   /blog/%category%/%postname%
   or
   /%category%/%postname%
   There is a link at the top of the Permalink Settings page to that shows many other options.

This is really all there is to it, your Word Press install is now both a CMS system and a Blog. To add pages to your site just create a new page and publish it.

Related posts:

1. Word Press as a CMS (Part 1)
2. WordPress as a CMS? Maybe, maybe not. (Intro)
3. WordPress as a CMS (Part 3)

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