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Wordpress as CMS, Pods or Custom Fields

If you're looking to use Wordpress as your content management system there are really only two startegies right now for doing so. First there are custom fields. Custom fields are Wordpress' native method of handling data beyond the typical post category, tags, author, etc. There are several plugins that make working ...

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