Yes and No.
WP can be used as a CMS but needs some additional work. Even with limited html knowledge you can use it – unless you want to make major modifications to theme. (Themes are the external ‘clothing’ of WP.)
On the other hand WP is not the ideal tool for “submitting” content: visitors can post comments (as you can see on many blogs) or you can give them access to the admin panel to submit an article (joke) – which is not the best solution for security reasons.
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Tara1
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Many thanks for your prompt response
You can have a registered user be a contributor, meaning the joke they submit needs to be approved before it becomes visible. You’re not leaving the door open the whole way.
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Tara1
(@tara1)
“You can have a registered user be a contributor”
Does this mean that you can automatically assign each registered user as a contributor if you wish? Does this mean you still have the option to accept/reject content.
Thanks for your help
Yes, it means that.
You can set what level new users are automatically assigned. Make sure it’s set for ‘Contributor’. Test a user at that level, but as I recall, their posts need to be approved/published before they show up.
Furthermore, if you want to customize the registered users’ roles – you can use the Role Manager plugin:
http://redalt.com/wiki/Role+Manager
Sorry, when I said “not ideal for submitting content” I meant there is no front-end submitting facility in WP, you have to let them into the admin panel for that. I should have made clear that many users feel uncomfortable about this and probably having that in mind I posted what I posted.
