Yes, Theresa, there is a hidden WordPress cadre at the U of MN fighting against the hordes who would have you use Drupal or UMContent and proving that life can be much easier in the world of web development. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) I know Patrick Johnson at the new LT Media Lab is investing heavily in WordPress. Tell him I sent you. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/LTMediaLab http://lt.umn.edu/ Minneapolis has a very vibrant WordPress community. You can plug in to it via the Google Group. http://groups.google.com/group/mpls-stpaul-wordpress?hl=en Tooting horn: Toby Cryns and I will be doing a WP session at Minnewebcon. Toby is often known as "Mr. WordPress" in these parts. http://minnewebcon.umn.edu/sessions.php#fleck Peter On Mar 8, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Kristofer Layon wrote: > And to add to Tony: WP has a "Pages" module as well as (blog) > "Entries", so it can work well for managing more traditional site > content (minus blog elements like commenting, etc.). That's how I > use the regular edition of WP for a personal web site. > > > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 5:56 PM, Tony Thomas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> We used it at my former job and I use it on several side projects >> as well. >> >> To add to Kris' comments, I know Best Buy uses WordPress MU to >> support something like 500 store blogs with nearly 1,000 users. In >> other words, it seems to scale well for enterprise level >> applications. >> >> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:12 PM, Kristofer Layon <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> I don't use it here at work, but I do note that WordPress MU (Multi >> User) might be a good option in this context. >> >> And based on two HighEdWeb conferences that I've attended, there >> seems to be a lot of WordPress MU use across higher ed. In case >> you're involved in the HighEdWeb community --- that could be >> another good source of ideas and support. >> >> Kris >> >> >> Kristofer D. Layon >> Web Design & Social Media >> 612.624.4545 : http://z.umn.edu/klayon : http://twitter.com/ >> klayon >> - - - - - - >> Office of the Senior Vice President for System Academic >> Administration >> University of Minnesota Twin Cities >> http://www.academic.umn.edu/system/communications/ >> >> On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Theresa Tichich wrote: >> >>> Is anyone working with WordPress? >>> >>> -- >>> .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. >>> >>> Theresa Tichich >>> Web and Multimedia Services Manager >>> College of Design >>> University of Minnesota >>> 32 McNeal Hall >>> St. Paul, MN 55108 >>> 612-626-5968 >>> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tony Thomas >> Web Developer >> University of Minnesota >> Student Unions & Activities >> 300 Washington Ave SE, Ste 500 >> Minneapolis MN 55455 >> >> Direct: 612-626-9820 >> Fax: 612-624-7256 >> sua.umn.edu >> >> ====================== Peter Fleck [log in to unmask] 612-424-5107