WordPress

  • Content vs. Design at Your Website

    Really, it should never be content vs. design; it should always be content and design together, harmoniously collaborating to get you those conversions you want.

  • Changing Your WordPress Theme

    I had the good fortune to win a subscription at Elegant Themes, one of my favorite sources of WordPress themes, so it seems like a perfect time to talk about themes and what you can do with them at your WordPress site.

  • Featured Content at Your Website

    Some websites are built to show the same thing at all times, but more and more sites now are offering featured content in one way or another. This means that your home page, in addition to the static (unchanging — no negative connotations in this context) content, also has fresh content on a regular basis.

  • Unifying Multiple Sites

    Kansas web firm Titus D is doing a multi-site project for Cottonwood, Inc., a nonprofit focusing on the needs of developmentally disabled adults. The organization has a main site, a site for their industrial arm, a site for one of their major fundraisers, and fourth site for one of their most important services.

  • Your New WordPress Site, Part 5: Plug-ins

    Your New WordPress Site, Part 5: Plug-ins

    The last basic element for your new WordPress site, now that you have your content, theme, and widgets in place, is the plug-ins.

  • Your New WordPress Site, Part 4: Widgets

    Your New WordPress Site, Part 4: Widgets

    Once you have some content at your WordPress site and have your theme chosen, you can add functionality to your site with widgets. Widgets are easy options that let you do things like show recent comments on the front page, add a search function, and all kinds of things that you would otherwise need programming…