Building a Corporate Blog Portal Using WordPress MU

Do you want to create a blog portal for your company or organization that includes multiple blogs and/or podcasts? Do you want to do so in a way that gives you the maximum amount of control over how the portal looks? And doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to implement?

While many people may be familiar with the open source WordPress blogging software, this presentation will focus on WordPress Multi-User (WordPress MU or WPMU), the open source multi-blogging software platform used for such high-traffic sites as WordPress.com. Presenter Dan York will draw on his own experience implementing WPMU for a corporate blogging platform and discuss topics such as:

• Checklist for getting started with WordPress MU
• Things to think about up front before starting
• Policy decisions around blog creation: who can create them, etc.
• Developing a common, branded look-and-feel
• Security issues associated with using WPMU
• Plugins that add value
• Integrating with other social media sites and services
• Educating users and helping authors get going

Attendees will leave with an understanding of how to return and get started with exploring a WordPress MU installation, along with tips to make it work smoothly and pitfalls to avoid. Come with your questions and prepare to return and start blogging!