WordPress isn’t just blogging software, many businesses now use it to build their own websites because it is a quick and cost-effective way of getting online. It is also instantly updateable which means that moving forward you don’t need to employ developers to keep your website up-to-date. The incredible growth of WordPress has meant that many developers have now built a whole range of themes with additional functionality. This means that you can now set up all kinds of websites using the WordPress software.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Ecommerce
Fancy running a shop? Well with WordPress and the free WooCommerce plugin you can get up and running quickly and easily with very little outlay. There are numerous WordPress themes for ecommerce stores (including frees ones) and the WooCommerce plugin means that you can run the whole shop from your WordPress site. The plugin not only makes it easy to add/edit/delete products but you can also manage incoming sales, reviews, stock levels and general store performance all from the WordPress dashboard. It comes with PayPal integration built in and there are over 100 extra available plugins to advance your site further.
Our example site uses Argentum.
Classifieds
How about a classifieds website? You could set up a site selling all sorts of different products, for your local community or much further afield. All the functionality for adding the listing details is already built into the theme as is the advanced searching facilities. Each single listings page displays all your information in a neat modular layout and as with all themes can be customised as you wish.
This beautiful cruise site based on the Listings theme.
Support Site
It might not be much to look at, but SupportPress has a clean design and comes ready built with all the functionality you need to set up a support site for your business. Quick, simple and easy.
Using the SupportPress theme customers can choose to either submit support requests or they can check out the intuitive knowledgebase to learn if their issues have already been resolved. You can then administrate any tickets by setting priorities and delegating tasks to fellow team members.
Directory
Run a local website? Fancy creating a directory of places to go/stay/visit? This website is built on City Guide. It conveniently plots each post on a map which you can then customise.
This example has maps for each category e.g. accommodation, beaches etc. and also one huge map which plots every entry.
Estate Agents
Real estate WordPress theme
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, you can also create wiki sites, Q&A sites, membership sites and much more…
For more information on WordPress, installation choosing themes and much more, go to Navadaru.com.
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