September 15, 2015: Navigation Organization

ByAnnette September 12, 2015

Every website has navigation links to access all the content and information presented within a site. What is the best way to plan a menu structure to be most efficient? Let’s take a look at ways to organize and design navigation priorities. WordPress offers easy navigation tools, and the theme will determine how menu(s) are visually presented. But the principals apply to any website – whether you’re using static HTML pages or other dynamic CMS systems.

Essential WordPress Plugins

ByAnnette September 16, 2014October 3, 2014

WordPress plugins are additional “apps” that enhance the functionality of WordPress. WordPress works quite well “out of the box”, but chances are you’ll be installing several plugins before your new site is ready to go live. The best place to search for plugins is on https://wordpress.org/plugins/. These plugins have been tested and assumed to be safe. However,…

Plugins | WordPress

Backup and Restore WordPress

ByAnnette March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

There are several ways to backup a WordPress installation. Plugins can do the work, and run backups automatically according to a set schedule. Backups can be saved locally, or in a cloud server. Multiple versions of backups need to be stored, just in case a site gets corrupted and a backup is made before it’s…

Themes | Upcoming | WordPress

DACS Web Site Design SIG, May 19, 2015

ByAnnette May 18, 2015

The DACS Web Design Workshop/SIG is coming up Tuesday night, May 19th, 7 – 9 pm at the DACS Resource Center, Ives Manor (lower level), 198 Main Street, Danbury. How does one “design” a website? Regarding the front-end graphical interface – what comes first, a unique design pulled from one’s imagination, or a search for…

Drupal | Web Design | WordPress

Customizing a CMS Web Site

ByAnnette November 15, 2011

Using a CMS system to create and manage a web site is becoming more desirable. There are many out there, and the decision on which to use depends on the web site’s requirements. Popular “open source” options include Drupal and WordPress. Both robust and well thought-out systems. However, deciding on which to use – then…

Themes | WordPress

June 21, 2016 – WordPress Themes and Settings

ByAnnette June 21, 2016

Once you’ve decided to use WordPress to run your new website, and once you’ve gone through the “5 Minute Install”, what comes next? When you first login to your new WordPress admin area, you enter the default bare-bones set up, with the (this years) default theme. Is this going to work for you, or do…

Upcoming | Web Design

DACS Workshop, February 17, 2015

ByAnnette February 16, 2015

Google favors responsive websites… And since ever-increasing people are viewing websites on their smart phones or tablets, it’s becoming more urgent to upgrade static sites to responsive sites. If you have an existing static site, what would be the best way to convert it? Let’s explore the options and their complexity.

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