How does WordPress work?
We build our Web sites on the WordPress publishing platform, which is a powerful and versatile content management system. Here are the capabilities of the sites we build.
Dynamic Designs
Every time you add a new story, your site will automatically place your newest content on your front page. The site automatically creates a 20-40 word teaser for each story to maximize the content that readers first see when they look at your site.
Story Packages
With each story, you can include extras, such as a photo, a caption, a byline, a photo credit line, a slideshow, a video, or an audio clip — wherever your story appears on your site, that extra information will also automatically appear. Our designs also automatically add a list of recent stories and a list of related stories whenever a full story is displayed.
Copy and Paste Publishing
Everything you need to do to manage the site –– posting stories, editing stories, uploading photos, changing the polls, adding music and video –– all can be done through a password-protected interface. Your site’s control panel has a built-in story editor; all you do is copy and paste your story, and the site does all the formatting for you.
Categorization
Organize your site by assigning stories to categories and subcategories to help your readers find the stories that interest them most. Your site’s navigation system is built around the categories you create. If your reader clicks on a category name, your site will show the ten most recent stories posted in that category. You can have an unlimited number of categories and subcategories on your site.
Search
Your site will have a built-in search feature to make it easy for readers to find just the story they’re looking for. All they have to do is type in a word or phrase in the search box, and any story with that word will appear in the search results.
Automated Archives
All stories that you add to your site are automatically archived. Readers can find them with in three different ways: the search feature, clicking on a category name in the navigation bar and then browsing the list of stories, or by clicking on a month in the archive list.
Commenting
Your readers can respond to any story on your site so that your newspaper can become a forum for conversation in your school. Your site will wait for you to approve a comment before that comment appears on your site.
RSS Feed
Your site broadcasts your headlines on an RSS feed. In other words, someone can set their Web browser to automatically retrieve your headlines –– they can see what you’re writing about even if they don’t visit your site.
Multimedia
You can easily post songs and podcasts on your site and display videos. These features are all included in the setup of your site.
Interactive Polls
You can now learn what your readers think. All our designs have a built-in poll feature. In addition to the poll you see on the homepage of each of our designs, you can easily add a poll to any story that you publish.
Slideshows and photo albums
Your site is built with a powerful photo managing tool that allows you to display galleries and slideshows of photos.
