{"id":29741,"date":"2015-10-23T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=29741"},"modified":"2024-04-09T05:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T12:23:50","slug":"10-unexpected-alternative-ways-to-use-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/10-unexpected-alternative-ways-to-use-wordpress","title":{"rendered":"10 Unexpected Alternative Ways to Use WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress is no longer a CMS for creating blogs and online portfolios only. The possibilities of this platform are literally endless and we will substantiate this claim in this article.\nOver the past decade millions of creative bloggers, photographers and artists have launched their websites on WordPress. Why hide the truth when a number of notable big names have also entrusted their web presence to this open source platform. Reuters, eBay, The New York Times Company, ESPN Product Blog, PlayStation Blog, and a number of other big names are using WordPress for their sites as well. With the launch of new plugins, themes and features, WordPress gets more powerful and reveals multiple alternative ways it can be used. In this post today we will show you 10 cool things that WordPress can do. Bet you haven’t heard about most of them before.\n

<\/span>1. Turn your WordPress site into a mobile app. <\/span><\/h2>AppPresser<\/a>

is not an ordinary app. This is the world’s first mobile app development framework that will help you build native Android and iOS apps based on your WordPress site. In that way you can leverage device notifications that will keep users updated on the new posts that you share on your site. The software allows you to distribute the app through Google Play and the iTunes Store, thus making the audience more engaged. AppPresser makes it so much easier to turn your WordPress website into an online store by means of WooCommerce or by using BuddyPress to build a social networking site. The app will not work offline, so your customers will need to access the web in order to check out the news feed.\nAppPresser also offers additional extensions that are available with the standard bundle and illustrates several examples<\/a> that show what the framework can do.\n\"CMBlog-apppresser\"\n<\/p>

<\/span>2. Build and publish complex forms <\/span><\/h2>

\nWe all know Gravity Forms as one of the most popular, advanced WordPress plugins to create stunning complex contact forms with ease. Now there is an option to display Gravity Forms entries on your WordPress site by means of a variety of presets from GravityView<\/a>. The plugin provides you with the option to choose either the existing Gravity Form or create your own view based on already existing forms.\n\"CMBlog-gravityview\"\n<\/p>

<\/span>3. Live chat with the people who designed your theme <\/span><\/h2>

\nWithout any doubt, WordPress has a really powerful and intuitive admin panel that can be enhanced by means of different plugins, extensions and features. However, TemplateMonster<\/a> went further and updated the dashboard of its WordPress themes from the Monstroid bundle<\/a> with the integrated live chat option. As a result, you can now get free online assistance on any question 24\/7, without having to leave the work area.\n\"CMBlog-free-live-support\"\n<\/p>

<\/span>4. Run a network of WordPress sites on one installation <\/span><\/h2>

\nThanks to WP Multisite<\/a> we can run a network of WordPress sites on one installation. Each site from the network exists as a separate unit, with its own settings, whereas plugins and themes become accessible for the rest of the sites. WP Multisite is worth trying if:\n<\/p>