Add your registration or log in link inside of the is_user_logged_in() function. So If the current user not logged on your site then this function will show the login page for them and that user If not registered he/she must have to register in order to log in to your site. Code example: <?php if( … Read more
Is WordPress a right choice for my requirements? Is it only for blogging or can be used for any kind of site? (corporate, portfolio, catalog, personal info etc.) WordPress can absolutely be used for any kind of site. But note that while things like post and pages are ready out of the box and simple … Read more
Go to Settings->Permalinks, select Custom Structure, and set the text box to just /%postname%/ You might consider the second bullet point in the docs recommending against this particular URL pattern, though. This was addressed in 3.3
I think your question conflates design and development, though they’re not even close to the same thing. Sites are rarely “designed from code”…they’re designed in Photoshop by designers and translated into code by developers (of course, there are exceptions to this, but it’s usually the case). But I’ll assume you’re just saying, “since WordPress does … Read more
Its more than possible to create a data-intensive, even real-time web application, using the WordPress platform as a base framework. The WordPress database architecture is as such that is suits websites that are either blogs or content management systems of some kind. What is defined as being a CMS-like-site can be wide and varied in … Read more
Let’s phrase question like this — would using WordPress for the project help your chances more than harm your chances? Note that it’s not either, there will be both help and harm aspects to such decision. On the help side — WP has low initial learning curve. It is easy to install, easy to do … Read more
To expand on duncmc’s answer, Install WordPress in the root directory of your site. Then log in to the WP Admin, go to Settings > Reading and specify a static page for the front page of your site. and Tnorthcutt’s answer, you also need to specify which page you want blog posts to show up … Read more
If your data is inside database as I understand, it is possible to export your database to CSV file and import this to WordPress. CSV file is basically a comma separated list of data from your database that makes it possible to transfer data from different database structure to another. It does indeed take some … Read more
Hi @Grant Palin: My use of WordPress is almost exclusively CMS, and the other software I have experience with is Drupal (2 years ago, but have continued to follow it) and DotNetNuke (5 years ago, and I haven’t looked back.) I also reviewed Joomla about 3+ years ago and found is to be both too … Read more
What is a good start point to study? Read a few tutorials on Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies. Here´s a good one to get started. What plugins do I need to install? It wouldn´t be too difficult to create the site structure without any plugins. Do I need to install wp-ecommerce plugin? Based on … Read more