But anyway, while you’ve listed some really great tools, I’m lost on how these are of particular value to building a true CMS. Headspace is cool, but all the others seem like just good plugins to have no matter how you’re using WP. When I think of CMS-oriented plugins, I think of things that allow you to manage menus and page elements better, and handle multiple content item types. Useful post either way. Thanks.

Checkout FreshPost Plugin. It allows for a post form to be created. I use it on a coin site so my client can input new coin inventory and the category page displays the coin attributes. The attributes are saved as custom fileds. So rather than creating a regular post they click on their ‘Coin Inventory’ form and create an entry that way. This thing is powerful and is being updated with very some new features with in the week. The best plugin of its kind I have ever found.