WordPress as a Blog Website
Well, the reason I love WordPress is the three step Posting. Write Article, Tag it and Press the Publish Button. Isn’t that easy? Designing, Coding and Maintaining a Website from scratch is a real mess. So for another of my Project instead of designing something from scratch I just thought to use a WordPress Theme and tune the WordPress so it looks like a Website instead of a Blog. So it becomes easy to manage later on.. Write, Tag it and Publish.
And, if its real Good why not share it with my readers Friends ? Don’t worry if you are not really a designer/coder and just a Blogger. You can still read down well to know how I tuned the WordPress to work as a Website, as its explain so well (maybe) that even newbees can understand and do it.
Ingredients:
- Ex-clude Pages Plugin
- Custom Page Template (If required)
- Custom Sidebar (If required)
- A little knowledge of php and xhtml (not really)
The Exclude Pages Plugin:
What does this do?
As you are actually making a Website instead of Blog. Your WordPress is going to rush with tons of written Pages, etc. Obviously you’d not like to show them all on your Navigation Bar (at the top mostly). This Plugin helps you show only the selected Pages on your Navigation Bar.
How does this work ?
Written by Simon Weatley. This plugin adds a checkbox, “include this page in menus”, which is checked by default. If you uncheck it, the page will not appear in any listings of pages (which includes, and is usually limited to, your page navigation menus).
Plugin Page: Exclude Pages
Custom Page Template:
What does this do?
Its not really required. Like the new Magagazine Themes have pre-installed Custom Page Template. Well it helps to create your own kinda Page different from other WordPress default Pages, Upload and Go !
How does this work ?
For this you do require a little html and php. Geese! You must know these if you are a Web Designer !?
How do We do it ?
Read Create Custom Page Template in WordPress
Custom Sidebar:
Well, if you want to show different navigation or widgets on some pages, on sidebars. You need to create some of your own. Don’t worry they are totally widgetized.
How does this work ?
For this you again require a little html and php. Okay okay ! If you don’t know, We’re here to help. 
How do We do it ?
Read Create Custom Sidebar in WordPress
Conclusion:
You now know how to create custom pages and sidebars. You also no how NOT to include all of the written pages in navigation bar. Once you setup all these plugins and templates. Its easy for you to manage and write your Website now. You don’t have to open your Dreamweaver again and again to write content or update your website. WordPress is there to help, at least We are ! 
Finally:
Do you think I’m wrong at some step or I need to add something I’m missing. Just some suggestions ? Need help Optimizing your WordPress as a Website? Just comment !
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April 15th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Cool post, Enk.
I’m pretty sure there’s a way to make static websites using WordPress anyway without using any plugins? Or was that just a dream :p haha
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April 15th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Thanks Simon.
About what you said, One or another.. One Blog requires a plugin. Its all plugins which made WordPress famous, I must say !
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April 17th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Nice stuff, Enk mate!
I didn’t know you could do something like this, so I have now learned something.
Cheers,
Daniel!
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April 17th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Thanks for the kind words Daniel. I feel really proud when someone learns something frome me, my articles.
Really happy to see you here,
Come back soon.
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April 18th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Interesting, if prefer Joomla, but this is still a good option for websites.
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April 18th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Yea Joomla is great no wonder. But as I blog about WordPress, its for wordpress. And to be honest, I don’t know Joomla.
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April 18th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Cool post!.. now even am thinking of changing to wordpress…just hoping even blogger to come with all the features like wordpress
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April 19th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Incase of free blogs Bloggers is way better incase of WordPress because it allows ads placement. If you have your own domain, WordPress is the best I must say !
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April 25th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
WordPress rocks as a website platform, great post mate!
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April 25th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Thanks dude, Nice to see you here.
Looking forward for more comments from you.
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