WordPress Revelations

A content management system (CMS) facilitates the tasks required to deliver information on the web by separating the content from the structure and design of the site.

Now that I am a free consulting business, my income has decreased. I just don't have the time for large projects on the side anymore. However, I have implemented a couple features on my site that will hopefully contribute something.

I have been fiddling with they types of pages being displayed (single post, date archives, category). The info in the codex has been very helpful. However, as I play with my margins and padding for the description, I realize that my authentic IE6 and Standalone IE7 like to cache my stylesheet. My red boxes haven't moved - and they are still red (which I removed 2 uploads ago).

In my couch marathon today, I was also able to finalize the structure of my site - and I redid my logo. I still need to add some more pizazz to the design, especially now that my logo is so full of bling. I tried using NiftyCorners, but to no avail. It cannot figure out what colors to blend around the corners due to layers of semi-transparent pngs underneath. Bummer.

This is my first experience working with WordPress, and I have to say, I am impressed. It is a framework that serves 2 entirely distinct groups. For starters, you can install and go. Pick a theme and start typing. For the average user, it is a fabulous way to have a website. But there is a second layer. WordPress is a rather customizable CMS in disguise. For the mid-level programmer (HTML, CSS, basic PHP), you can create a theme that a basic end-user can add to (via drag-n-drop) through the use of widgets. So, as I am writing this, I have much more to learn.