Quick & efficient way to create pages, menus?

[pixel42]

I'm finally developing some domains I've had for a while, and my platform of choice is Wordpress (some may see it as overkill, but I like having certain things automated and don't like dealing with code, and WP makes that easy).

I picked a template, configured everything, and added a modest amount of content last night. Where I'm really getting bogged down is with adding the REST of the content - pages, menus, etc. It's a legal site, so I need to have pages (with content) on subjects like "DUI, restraining orders, accident & collision," and the list goes on from there. It is really time consuming to create each of these by hand.

Is there some sort of a program that automates this step, like a script that will populate pages based on keywords?

To create minisites at each of my domains, it looks like the process is as follows:
1. Add domain "xxx.com" to unlimited Hostgator account
2. Install WP (one-click with Fantastico)
3. Configure and add themes, and create content by hand

I wish there were a centralized way to run multiple sites off one WP install (so you'd only have to log in once). WP Multi-User enables domain mapping, but that means all the domains would still be hosted at the same IP (bad for SEO), and although it gathers them all in one place, each site has it's own back-end and login page.

Seriously...how do the people who own 50+ minisites do it? It doesn't seem like there's time enough to create everything by hand.

[draggar]

Lots of time and hope ADHD doesn't get in the way.

[INFORG]

If you are using add-on domains via Hostgator, all of your sites will probably have one IP anyway.

I use Joomla and a back-up plug-in (Akeeba), but there is probably something similar with Wordpress. This way, you could create your basic site, template, configuration, pages, once and then upload a complete copy of the site on a new domain and then all you have to do is change the page names and content.

If you are doing info sites, you need to have lots of content. The only way around spending a lot of time creating content is to hire it out. There are several content writers here in the forum with reasonable rates. They would probably be willing to post the articles directly to your blog for you too.

[pixel42]

If you are using add-on domains via Hostgator, all of your sites will probably have one IP anyway.

Ok, having everything on the same IP could be bad for SEO, right? I'm basing this on stuff I've read on other sites. I'm just wondering if the IP issue could eventually affect search engine indexing and/or domain value.

Thanks for the tip about the plugin...I'm still searching for one in WP that will do all that.

[INFORG]

I think the biggest SEO problem with your sites being on one IP is if you try to put backlinks on all of your sites to eachother. The consensus is that there is some Google penalty to that. If you are putting up unique content, on unique domains, the IP issue shouldn't really be a problem - just limit your links to other sites on the same IP.