November 2, 2009 WPMU Doesn’t Have to be Ugly!
I’ve done a lot of hunting lately for some WordPress MU eye candy to inspire our users. There are a lot of dated WPMU site designs floating around out there in the underdeveloped wilderness of blogs. Some of the ugliness found there are borderline Drupal territory! ;) Here’s a piece of news – WPMU doesn’t have to be ugly! These beautiful sites also serve as visual examples of what kind of sites WPMU is fully capable of powering. Grab a cup of coffee and be inspired by this mini-gallery. In no particular order, here are a few we’ve selected:
The Mozilla Blog
- news, notes and ramblings from the Mozilla Project
ChickSpeak
- an organization and online magazine for young women created to inspire Big Dreams, Strong Values and Success in the world.
Metblogs
– the world’s largest network of city focused blogs, covering local issues in over 50 cities around the world.
Contexts
- a quarterly magazine that makes sociology interesting and relevant to anyone interested in how society operates.
Get Shopped
– a place to create web pages, sell online, send newsletters, and blog online
Hypebeast
- a one-stop news source for internet-savvy street fashion enthusiasts.
Institute of Network Cultures
- a media research centre that actively contributes to the field of network cultures through research, events, publications and online dialogue.
Intruders
– provides valuable insights through their unique approach to capturing Innovators on camera.
My Baby Our Baby
– allows parents to collect and organize memories from invited family members and friends.
Nationenblog
- leading Danish newspaper and online publication
Otis Blogosphere
– developed for Otis College of Art and Design
Poker Players Alliance
- a non-profit membership organization comprised of online and offline poker players.
T5M
- an independent producer and distributor of entertainment content for digital and broadcast platforms.
Do you have a beautiful website powered by WPMU? Leave a comment here or follow us on Twitter and send a note @wpmuorg ! We’d love to feature your site in our next instalment of WPMU Eye Candy!
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We’ve started converting all of our new sites to WPMU and haven’t looked back. Theswankcity.com (womens fashion & shopping) is the latest to get the make-over, newhiker.com is next.
Thanks for the post. As I dig into creating a network based on WordPress MU, I am always happy to see examples of good design using WPMU.
Just launched http://www.rockofroseville.com on MU… with theme options for various communities within in it. Whatcha think?
Love it! Thanks for the links so far!
There really is something about Drupal sites. It’s strange as there’s no reason, but quite a few Drupal site have that Drupal look and feel. OTOH, WordPress sites have their own strange look.
It’s got nothing to do with the CMS, but with the culture of the people using it and where they get their inspiration from.
Agreed. Drupal is getting better and they’ve got some initiatives underway to get more designers involved in their platform.
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