Customised Wordpress sites

[Hoofy]

It's it a bad idea to take on the admin role of a customised Wordpress site? Just seems like more of an effort than managing one I've set up myself!

[Hoofy]

Any thoughts from web developers?

[Hoofy]

Either a bought one or one for which the previous admin has installed extra plugins etc.

[Hoofy]

miniman said:

Hmmm... that's pretty much every WordPress site then. It wouldn't worry me hugely - there might be some unpicking to do but I would reckon that would be more straightforward than starting from scratch. Or, at least, more cost effective.

I have found I end up spending a lot of time scratching my head over why something doesn't work or works in an unexpected way.

[Hoofy]

Altrezia said:

That's just wordpress. I have no idea why people like it.

Easy to set up and looks "nice".

I think the problem is that it's very easy to load up a plugin/widget that is a bit dodgy (not a scam but just badly written) and if you have a manager who wants something done that a widget boasts it can do then you can end up with problems.

For my own sites, I'll have an idea but will scrap if if the widget proves to not work when tested properly. Plus I'll also read the reviews. I am guessing that on the sites I've "adopted", testing was minimal.

"KISS" seems to be really relevant here.

[Hoofy]

Problem is that it's other developers (unknown skill levels) setting things up and then not bothering to provide support for whatever reason. So a dodgy widget is used on a live site. Then muggins here tries to fix problems or use said widgets with limited success.

[Hoofy]

Joomla looks like it requires more technical knowledge eg programming than Wordpress. With Wordpress you don't need to know any HTML let alone OOP which I saw mentioned on their website.

[Hoofy]

miniman said:

Yep, IMHO Joomla is in another space to WordPress - it's a framework rather than a CMS.

Ah, yes, I got that impression from their site.

[Hoofy]

Mmm. I jumped on the bandwagon when I discovered you can do pages rather than articles and make your site look like a site rather than a blog.

[Hoofy]

miniman said:

Hoofy said:

Mmm. I jumped on the bandwagon when I discovered you can do pages rather than articles and make your site look like a site rather than a blog.

So about 5 years ago

Well, about 3. Woulda been 5 had I known...

As for the order of articles, I don't see the problem - on my site, it's in reverse chronological order. Perfect.

Edited by Hoofy on Friday 1st August 18:48