I’ve been working on a simple website for a local non-profit. They didn’t have a web presence, so I threw together some HTML and made a small site, 5 or 6 pages. It works for now and is a decent way to communicate the basics: history, services, hours, location, etc. The problem is that someone needs to know HTML and be able to upload files via FTP before they can update the site.
Now that I’ve given it some more thought, I’m wondering if I should set up a site for the organization on WordPress. The director of the organization wants to post info about upcoming events. I thought perhaps I could make the events page a blog, and use WordPress static pages for the rest of the site. That would make the site fairly easy to maintain for anyone.
I thought about setting up a PHP site to allow easy updates, but I really don’t have the time or expertise for that. WordPress seems like a good option that is fast and free. However, I would love to hear from some of you who use WordPress before I commit to it. Is WordPress a good solution for a small site that is easy to update?
What say you, bloggy world?
I would agree that that is probably the best way to go. It’s really easy to navigate WordPress, my 4 year old could probably do it, if he could read, ha.
wordpress is a good way to go these days. cms is nice, but does take a bit of a learning curve, once set up it is a great option.
I agree. WordPress is excellent. I’d probably even point their domain to wordpress.com instead of installing WordPress on their server. It will be easier to use and harder for them to break.
Yeah, WordPress is a great option. We used Wordpres for Plato’s Closet until the internet branding policy was changed by the parent company.
I’m a big fan of WordPress and use it for our small local beekeeping group, but Idealware.org did a report recently that compared some of the low-cost options out there — something to take a peek at, maybe, if you think you might like to do more with the website, like manage a membership list, online donations and event registration, etc. But otherwise, you really can’t go wrong with a self-hosted WordPress installation.