“Using WordPress to Build Websites Instead of Blogs

May 5th, 2008 | Posted in WordPress 28 Comments »

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One of the things I like about WordPress is its versatility. WordPress isn’t just blogging software. With the right theme, you can build a website that doesn’t resemble a blog at all. Essentially, writers who become familiar with WordPress become empowered as web designers as well.

A few weeks ago, I made a website for a client who was launching a green building business (see or click the image below).

It’s a predesigned theme that I purchased from ithemes.com, customized a bit and configured. I also wrote the content. I like WordPress because you don’t have to start from scratch with the theme design. If you get a system down and are familiar with the theme you’re implementing, you can create a professional site fairly quickly.”

Gotta love WordPress. Read the rest of Tom Johnson’s post for ideas, but think: what could you add to this blog to make it more of a “website”?

There is much more than blog functionality in the design, just like there is much more than blog functionality designed into Posterous, but in a different way. You can have pages in addition to the blog part of a WordPress site, and these pages can be as simple as an “About Me” to as intricate as a contact form or an MLS property search.

Speaking of MLS searches: our MLS provides an embeddable home search function for free (well, not in addition to the MLS fee), so if you self-host you can structure yourself a decent site for next to nothing.