One essential feature of any church web site is the ability to manage events in some way. Many simply use Google Calendar which is also a great way of sharing the same data with other poeple and applications, while others crave a more integrated way of handling events within WordPress itself. The first time I.. continue reading »»
Have you heard of BuddyPress? Put simply it turns your WordPress powered church web site into a social network! I published an introductory post last week over on the Living Open Source blog about Building Community with BuddyPress, claiming: It could make your church online a place to hang out, rather than just a place to read about your.. continue reading »»
The success of WordPress has been due in part to its ease of use, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. The Front End Editor plugin by scribu (Silviu-Cristian Burcă), is likely to delight your church office staff because it will not only make it easier to edit content on your WordPress church.. continue reading »»
For as long as computers have existed, taking backups has been the obvious but often rather neglected discipline of users. And your WordPress church site is no different. You have spent hours setting up your site and even more hours posting regular content, so what would happen if tomorrow your site’s database evaporated?
