How do I use WordPress to design a normal (non-blog) website?
August 12th, 2009 | 
Author: I’d lke to use WordPress as a content manager to run a normal website, one that doesn’t have comments, trackback, etc. Is there any way I can do this?
Yes, you start with a template you like and then strip out some areas to make it feel less like a blog. The comments/trackbacks can be turned off via Settings > Discussion, but other aspects of the theme may require you to edit the files. Generally there will be around 5-10 templates in your theme’s directory such as:
header.php
index.php
page.php
single.php
archive.php
sidebar.php
footer.php
and then a style.css for the theme’s styling.
If you have no experience with editing code, then you’re going to need to look for an existing WordPress theme that’s intended to be used for your purposes.
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I have used a Wordpress theme that is designed to have non-blog pages. It is called the Affiliate Theme. It is one that you pay for but it gives you great flexibility with various pages.
References :
http://www.affiliatetheme.net/372.html
Yes, you start with a template you like and then strip out some areas to make it feel less like a blog. The comments/trackbacks can be turned off via Settings > Discussion, but other aspects of the theme may require you to edit the files. Generally there will be around 5-10 templates in your theme’s directory such as:
header.php
index.php
page.php
single.php
archive.php
sidebar.php
footer.php
and then a style.css for the theme’s styling.
If you have no experience with editing code, then you’re going to need to look for an existing WordPress theme that’s intended to be used for your purposes.
References :
http://www.smor.tv