Structural Overview

Godaddy

Godaddy is where our files live. Godaddy provides facilities and services such as a database for holding variable information describing how a website is to look and function. Godaddy also supplies the domain names (e.g., pcdemclub.org) and the mechanism for managing the domain names, such as pointing it to the proper files.


WordPress

WordPress is a tool for building websites. It provides the basic functionality and skeleton code upon which a website can be built.


WordPress Themes

A WordPress theme is additional code added to the WordPress tool that provides the foundation for a specialized website. For instance, the theme that we use in pcdemclub.org is named Inspiro.


Plugins

Plugins are additional sets of code that provide even more specialized functionality. Our website uses the following notable* plugins:

Participants Database

Provides the database to hold member records as well as ability to add, edit and delete members. The form for requesting membership is part of this plugin and automatically creates the member record when the form is submitted. Additionally, members can be listed using filters and/or downloaded as a comma-separated values (.csv) file for display in any spreadsheet app.

User Registration

Provides the ability for approved members to register their personal login name and password of choice to gain access to member capabilities on this website.

Smart Slider

Provides the ability to cycle through groups of photos.

Events

Provides the ability to manage events including display of upcoming events and individual member event bookings.

PDF Poster

Provides the ability to upload and display pdf files .

Visual Form Builder

Provides the mechanism for building various forms such as the Change Membership Info form.

* There are additional plugins with each WordPress installation that are not mentioned here. Some are supplied with WordPress, others are supplied with the theme, while still others are not of interest here but are covered more thoroughly in the individual Webmaster Guide.