<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I like some of the responses to my questions. Still, I have to wonder, was security even considered before going for WP, which is one of the most targeted by hackers.</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">When considering time and cost, I might consider WP, but then, do you consider extra plugins that you might have to purchase, how about updating issues.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Also, I believe the client has the right to be specific with what they want. I just found it ironic that KICTANet, the platform with people and institutions in Technology in the country uses wordPress.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As to the websites that use Wordpress, <font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">not one of these sites uses WP out of the box – there is considerable custom development to make these sites work the way they do, development costing a lot of money. Those sites are not ‘wordpressbeginner’ grade.</font></font></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">+1<div><br></div><div>The choice of a CMS or an OS, is purely personal to a developer or a SysAdmin. From where I sit, it's not questionable unless STRICTLY specified by a client.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On 15 October 2017 at 09:05, Ali Hussein via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="auto">George<div><br></div><div>On the question of why Wordpress?</div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">First it’s an open source Content Management System (CMS), its </span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">free to install, deploy, and upgrade. Then it has thousands of plugins and templates that power a flexible and simple interface, which reduces development costs and deployment time. The dev team was also informed by the fact that millions of websites use Wordpress. Some of he most notable brands that use Wordpress include Microsoft and Bloomberg. See link below:-</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/40-most-notable-big-name-brands-that-are-using-wordpress/" target="_blank">http://www.wpbeginner.com/show<wbr>case/40-most-notable-big-name-<wbr>brands-that-are-using-wordpres<wbr>s/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Hope this answers your question or concerns?</div><div><br><div id="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241AppleMailSignature"><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><br></div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font></font></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.c<wbr>om/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="m_7546251761822406917h5"><div><br>On 14 Oct 2017, at 1:23 PM, george sidney ralak via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Looks great.<div><br></div><div>A few issues though. Quick links on the footer are not really leading someone anywhere.</div><div><br></div><div>And a question: Why Wordpress?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 6:11 PM, Francis Monyango via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I love it. Looks really good.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241h5">On 13 October 2017 at 16:55, Keith Andere via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241h5"><div dir="auto">Liz,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mobile optimization is fantastic. Looks fresh and easy to navigate.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Barrack and team, cheers!<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Regards,<br><br>Keith<br><br><br>Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.<br> </div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241m_-1685728665568700778h5">On 13 Oct 2017 01:03, "anyega jefferson via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241m_-1685728665568700778h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:x-small">Great job, looks good, <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Liz Orembo via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>Dear listers,</div><div><br></div><div>Greetings,</div><div><br></div><div>KICTANet has just finished working on the first phase of the new website and would now like to invite you to give comments/suggestions. Especially on how it can serve as an ICT policy engagement platform and as an Information resource for stakeholders. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Here's the link: <a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank">https://www.kictanet.or.ke/.</a> You can send your comments either on/offlist, or on the website itself.<br></div><div><br clear="all"></div>KICTANet owes a lot to the brilliant team that worked on this website (Amos Ochieng from pixels Kenya, Barrack Otieno, Mike Musya and Washington Odhiambo) Special thanks to Washington who developed and maintained the old website from the early days of the network.<br><br></div>As always, we thank you for your continued feedback and we hope you will enjoy the new look and feel.<span class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241m_-1685728665568700778m_-6006151569431953744m_-6861046037715922399HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>-- <br><div class="m_7546251761822406917m_-7533275642635068241m_-1685728665568700778m_-6006151569431953744m_-6861046037715922399m_6697151677658595688m_-5144803441551715507gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div><font style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards.<br>
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