WordPress
Blog? Forum? …A Community Page!
We’re working on a new website for a community action organization. Among the pages they know they want is something they’re thinking of as a community page. A page where people could, well, do the stuff they might do if they were to come into the office: get news about the organization, share stories, leave…
Website Redesign… for WordPress
Redesigning a WordPress website can be a bit different from redesigning other kinds of websites. In a WordPress site, your content is separate from your design. The design is served up when visitors arrive and the content is called in. Admittedly, this can be hard to imagine. I’m reminded of Dave Barry’s objection to the…
WP Websites Step by Step, by C. Jones
We’re a WordPress shop, and definitely big fans of WordPress. We find that, for our clients who like to have a hands-on relationship with their websites, Word Press is much easier and friendlier than other content management systems. We also find that it’s faster for us — and therefore less expensive for clients — to…
Are You Too Old for WordPress?
No, you’re not too old for WordPress. We recently set up a WordPress site for a 78 year old man, and he’s not too old for WordPress, so it’s a good bet that you aren’t too old, either. There were some things we noticed in working with this client, and we think they might be…
Controlling Bylines in WordPress
Your WordPress website may show the name of the author on your blog posts, as in the screenshot from our lab site at left. Some do and some don’t, and it depends on the theme. This means you should talk with your designer when you’re having your site built, to ensure that the author either…
Comparing SEO Plugins in WordPress
Plugins are special pieces of code that you can install in a WordPress site without being a developer yourself. There are plugins that do everything from embedding media in special ways to creating landing pages. One type of plugin people ask about a lot is the SEO plugin. A quick search reveals 34 different SEO…