Title: Replace Custom Web Site With WordPress?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Replace Custom Web Site With WordPress?

 *  [kwanbis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwanbis/)
 * (@kwanbis)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/)
 * Hi,
 * i have very little knowledge of HTML, CSS, etc. and a friend of mine needs help
   to replace his really ugly looking flash loaded web page, with something else.
 * His home page, and please, if it is not ok to post link, remove it, is at [http://www.vipwineclub.com](http://www.vipwineclub.com).
   I’m posting the link, so you can see how horrible the design is, but at the same
   time, also how simple the requeriments are.
 * What he needs is very basic, at least for now:
 * * home page: introuction, with news, etc.
    * about page: information about the
   company * membership page: information on how to get a membership. * contact 
   page: page with some form to contact them. * events/photos page: page where they
   can post photos, separated by event/whatever. * products page: some page where
   they can show products, but not sell them.
 * (About the selling of products, the idea is to have customize yahoo e-commerce
   solution for the products page, or possible a shopify.com one, as i don’t want
   to take care of all the transactions/payments, issues.)
 * So, is wordpress the right tool? If not, what about Joomla? Xoops, Mambo? Anything
   else?
 * This would be very simple “corporate” website, that would have very little users
   interaction.
 * But the CMS has to be simple enought so that the “admins” can fill it with contentc(
   text, pictures), without the need to ask me.
 * So, my requeriments are:
 * 1) Simple to customize (at least at the basic level)
    2) Easy to update content
   3) Option to add images to content 4) Option to define user accesses (like admin
   and posters) 5) Ready made templates 6) Multipages
 * I know i can try wordpres first, and reed the documentation, but it is not the
   same as having used it for some time, so i would love some comments. Thanks.

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 *  [Pizdin Dim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pizdin_dim/)
 * (@pizdin_dim)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580235)
 * This is a question which often comes up here. The answer is, yes, you can use
   WP as a lightweight CMS. Plenty of people have done so. Wp meets all of your 
   criteria, out of the box. However, you’re going to have to spend some time searching
   for, and potentially modifying, themes.
 *  Thread Starter [kwanbis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwanbis/)
 * (@kwanbis)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580238)
 * Good to know. Some starting points? Like, i have used WP in the past, but i have
   no idea on how to create multiple-pages on the same install.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580245)
 * _but i have no idea on how to create multiple-pages on the same install._
 * You click write page –> you make a page — you save it.
    You click write page –
   > you make a page — you save it. You click write page –> you make a page — you
   save it. You click write page –> you make a page — you save it.
 * It’s pretty simple.
 *  Thread Starter [kwanbis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwanbis/)
 * (@kwanbis)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580253)
 * dumb :S
 * Thanks! I think i’m gonna try it. My only and last issue, is it possible to upload
   pictures?
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580255)
 * sigh — why not just install the damn thing and be done with it..or please, start
   by reading here:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Features](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Features)
 * It contains a cursory feature list, your question regarding pictures is answered.
 * Specifically:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Features#Creating_Content](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Features#Creating_Content)
 *  Thread Starter [kwanbis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwanbis/)
 * (@kwanbis)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/replace-custom-web-site-with-wordpress/#post-580271)
 * great, thanks.

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