Here at PushButton Labs, we are big fans of WordPress. Through our various applications of WordPress, our personal blogs and beyond, we have been longing for a manner in which we could use the blogging platform as a complete content management system. We also saw the need for this platform to be integrated with a forum system. Today, we are announcing the OnePress theme framework for WordPress. The realization of our goals has resulted in an easy, out-of-the-box, community building tool for website owners.
While developing OnePress, we kept our eyes and ears open to the desires of people running their own sites and online communities. Our goal was focused–enable the average blogger to create a professional site containing the functionality of the web’s most powerful content sites (such as ESPN.com or The Wall Street Journal) and provide the ability for a forum system to be integrated into that site. Aside from expensive custom content management systems, the tools available that provide functionality such as feature flow and widgets showcasing topics have not been previously available to the public domain. At OnePress, we have identified the features serious authors and owners are seeking in running their site. We have solved problems such as workflow issues and added functionality to the platform that did not exist.
With a fully integrated login, it has never been easier to have a unified site and forum system running in tandem. By simply activating the phpBB module in OnePress, users will no longer have to create and maintain separate accounts just to have the same persona. Now, it is straight forward to display forum content on your site (such as most recent forum posts.)
Through smart planning, we have built a framework to serve to all kinds of sites. By creating child themes in WordPress, theme authors can quickly harness the power of our framework; all while developing a completely fresh look with each product. With each child theme, the backend stays the same; however, the presentation of the site’s content is completely customizable.
What have we done to make WordPress site-building easier? We have fully widgetized the layout of your site and solved the inherent problems that followed. With the layout selector and large library of OnePress widgets available for use, site owners can quickly choose their layout and quickly add content. All HTML is well planned, making it easy to add visual elements such as rounded corners to your look. Hook into OnePress components with custom PHP functionality.
We have only scratched the surface of the functionality and elements that OnePress provides to your site’s administration experience. We invite you to see for yourself, and start building your online presence and community with OnePress today. To get started, just download the free WordPress theme framework and unlock your site’s full potential!
