Not Just another WordPress Site Design - Phil Peet - WordCamp Sydney 2012

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Phil Peet gives some basic design principles to help you tweak your WordPress design and make it your own

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NOT ANOTHER

ORDINARY WORDPRESS SITE

Ten ways to customise your default blog or website

@philbossdesign

Step One "

Format header, link and background colours, site name and tagline.

Reference http://www.kular.adobe.com

Step TWO"

Insert a background image

Reference http://www.subtlepatterns.com

Step THREE"

Change your permalinks

Permalink… what the..? "

A permalink is a URL that points to a specific blog page or post entry.

Step FOUR"

Implement a transitional header slideshow

Plugin Reference "Header Image Slider

Step FIVE "

Add your own custom fonts

Plugin Reference "WP Google Fonts

Step SIX"

Change the default gravatar and create your own gravatar image.

Reference "http://www.gravatar.com

Step SEVEN"

Integrate social media

Plugin Reference "Social Media Widget

Step EIGHT"

Create some interesting graphics/content

References "http://www.makebetterwebsites.com"http://www.onepagelove.com

Step Nine "

Design a footer [which doesn’t exist]

Step TEN "

Personalise your login screen

Plugin Reference "Custom Login

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE Plugins

Duplicate Post !"Clone your posts and pages"

Secondary HTML Content"Add additional HTML blocks to a template

Tiny MCE Advanced"Add more tools to the WYSIWYG toolbar

THANKS http://www.philbossdesign.com.au/wordcamp-presentation.pdf

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