In their own words: “Oobject is somewhere between a blog and a directory. We pick topics for lists of gadgets . People then suggest items to go into them by tagging things as Oobject in wists. Visitors then vote on items to create something like ‘Billboard charts for gadgets’, voted by everyone.”

The reason I have included in the Showcase though, is not because of it’s content, but more because of how the site is structured. It is very much being used as a Content Managemnt System and does not give the impression of being a piece of blogging software in any way.

Nice work.

Categories: Showcase | Tags: cms > Themes

One innovative way to use WordPress is as a contact manager. The WP Contact Manager theme enables you to use WordPress in quite an unconventional manner. Take a look at the demo and you will see that you can utilise the post function of WordPress as a contact list.

I have actually used this type of idea myself, although not using this theme, in the form of a client list in another project, some years ago. As it was a private list and contained confidential information, the ‘Ignore Search Engines’ function was enabled and various password scripts put in place to keep it from prying eyes. The advantage of using WordPress in this way is that it is web based and therefore, accessible from any Internet connection, and it is very easy to use. The post, category, tag and search functionality of WordPress makes this an ideal method of adding information for each client/contact in an easy fashion and can be set out in any format, exactly as you choose.

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Simple font colours and a professional light background.

Good use of texture and colours combined with a magazine style of layout makes this WordPress site look like anything but a blog.

Sites such as soulpurpose.co.nz highlight the flexibility of WordPress and prove that it is not just a simple piece of blogging software.

Content Management Systems [CMS] are widely in use across the web now and although some focus on calling themselves as such, when you look at a site such as this, you can easily see that WordPress is ready to mix it with the Content Management System specialists.

I make no commment on the content of the soulpurpose.co.nz site, but simply highlight the fact that it is a great example of a WordPress site that does not present as a blog.

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