ExpressionEngine is a great choice if you're ever fazed with challenges that WordPress can't tackle, or that would require a lot of time to have built in WP. EE is secure, blazingly fast and it scales very well.
EE allows you to create as many "channels" as you'd like (what you'd call "blogs" in the WP world). These "channels" may contain "entries" (similar to WP blog posts) - and with different custom fields, custom status and category groups for each channel - not forgetting the new FieldType API - we're basically talking about a killer framework for building advanced websites.
ExpressionEngine Tags enable you to bring your templates to life, displaying dynamic information.
The ExpressionEngine tags means that you as a designer can do some pretty advanced stuff - without getting your hands dirty with any PHP. And if you need help learning, EllisLab is known for their excellent support.
Each module and plugin has its own tags that enable you to use its features within your pages.
EE has a ton of extra modules and addons; for instance - if you'd like a news section, a wiki, a forum, or an ecommerce solution - all with a single user base and single-signup - well, then EE 2.0 is for you..
View the full list of features on the ExpressionEngine website
If you want to learn EE 2.0 quickly, or maybe just get a head start on that new client website; an ExpressionEngine theme from WooThemes is the way to go. A "WeeTheme" is a great starting point; it'll make life easier for you, and possibly also for your client.
Installing EE with one of our themes is no different from installing EE; BUT once installed you'll see a complete website with some default content populated. In the backend you'll see that we've stacked your site with all the addons the website needs, and a custom control panel to make customization a breeze (the WooThemes Control Panel).
From there you can easily switch styles, change the layout and customize your website in various ways.
When delving into the template code you'll see that everything is neatly structured, and changing the code or style is really fast. We use EE 2.0's snippets feature wherever we can, and we've tried to stick to the DRY principle (Do-Not-Repeat-Yourself). Change something in one location, and the whole website changes.
In fact, making the theme look completely different does not take much at all. A custom logo, some CSS changes, and changing a snippet or two and you've got yourself a custom built website, on ExpressionEngine 2.0 - what a great foundation.
As mentioned our themes come bundled with addons, most of which have been created especially for them. Also, where something was lacking we even extended EE with our own tags! This is to make things easier for you.
When delivering your site to the client you can show them how easy it is to update the navigation on top by adding static pages, or by adding categories. You can even give them a tour of the Woothemes Control Panel and show them how to change the style or customize how the page is built (by placing widgets).
ExpressionEngine 2.0 and WooThemes are a great combo - and by the way - it's not just EllisLab who is known for their excellent support; we're also pretty darn good at that ourselves. So whether you're new to EE 2.0, or new to WooThemes - expand your development capabilities and try us out!
Are you convinced? Check out our growing line of EE 2.0 themes now!
