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Top 20 Best WordPress Plugins for Nonprofit Websites

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. WordPress was founded in 2003 and since then, a community of thousands of developers has created almost 55,000 plugins to expand its capability.

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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc.,

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It Takes A Village: Joining and Participating in the WordPress Community

Byte Technology

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. That said, the one-person-show introverts out there might find it a little daunting to just dive into the online community and start making friends.

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How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Nonprofit

Allegiance Group

This article will discuss several key points to help you make an informed decision, covering topics such as open-source vs. closed-source platforms, software costs, licensing methods, and more. Many do not have open-source code, but some, like Umbraco, do. Nevertheless, choosing isn’t simply about popularity.

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Free and open source tool #6: Joomla!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Free and open source tool #6: Joomla! They have an amazing user community, and there are places to get amazing themes. Joomla is growing fast. They just released version 1.5, 4 admin 02.05.08

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Choosing a CMS: 3 Tips for Your Nonprofit

Top Nonprofits

Both are open-source, user-friendly, and customizable. Plus, they both have a strong user support community. Drupal is a powerful open-source CMS noted for its customizability and security features. Custom plugin, module, or theme creation. Module and plugin upgrades. Third-party/custom integrations.

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Useful Hacks, Tricks & Tips for WordPress Users: Part 1

Byte Technology

It’s no great secret that one of the elements that makes WordPress so incredibly popular is the fact that it thrives on a sense of community. To stop this, install and activate the Login LockDown plugin. Someone trying to access your WordPress site can make as many attempts as they want at guessing your user name and password.

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