Progress, Updates and Specs of This Blog

This is more to remind me of the territory that I have covered that may be of use to others interested in discovering the possibilities of using WordPress as both a blog and as a CMS system. At present I envisage opening 4 separate blogs within directories of this chandelier-mall domain:
1.  A principal actual “blog” for posting content (this one) – relating to chandeliers, lighting in general and more specifically eco-lighting.
In addition I will include at least three other blogs with provisional titles and functions as follows:
2. Lighting Discounts, Reviews and Savings – to include the latest offers and discounts from a variety of Internet lighting merchants together with tips on economising generally.
3. Reflections – to express some of my off topic thoughts, values, way of life and as a way to offer some of my hypnosis and Buddhist audio creations.
4. A CMS System to introduce the old site principal and information pages within the WordPress blog umbrella.

Themes
In addition I hope to introduce slightly modified themes for the major products/categories, which are envisage to be crystal, antler, Murano, contemporary and wrought iron chandeliers; and also for eco-lighting, as well as the lighting discounts and the reflections blogs. I also installed and played around a bit with the Gimp photo editor. After going through one tutorial I managed to produce a simple header, (using a plasma tool I think it was called) which is “very temporary”! – just a bit of fun really.
As far as themes are concerned, I have been dabbling with the Lotus Flower (hopefully the 3 column), Semioilogic, Classica to mention the three main ones.

the Flowerily Theme

2010.03.20:
So now exploring the Flowerily theme – needed to edit/delete the header text & header.php & footer.php – here is screenshot:

Plugins
This is also an area that needs quite careful consideration. I am presently using the Admin Menu, Adsense Integrator, Google Analyticator – this list is bound to grow.

I have presently spent up to 3 days trying to establish a good system for drop-down menus but have not yet managed that, so have put that aside; these include Pixopoint, Dtabs amongst others. It seems these systems provide little information and then expect you to pay to get the job done, slightly frustrating really!. If there’s anyone out there who reads this they are very welcome to get some input.