Using WordPress
Posted by jane - February 2, 2012
Making the most of your Content Management System
A lot of websites nowadays are built using WordPress, as it has a really good a simple Content Managemet System (CMS), and gives you the ability to edit your own website. It works really well but in order to keep it looking good and resembling the original design or theme, I would advise the following steps.
You probably have the ability to stylise the content and have a content panel that looks just like Word. This makes it really simple but you could make it even simpler.
For example if you have a heading, rather than make it bold, or perhaps change the colour, simply select a pre-formatted heading. This will probably be found in a dropdown menu, look for the words Paragraph and see what other options you have.
Tips on using this drop down menu
- Don’t use Heading 1, that will probably be the title of your page, and should only be used once.
- Heading 2, should be your second most important heading.
- Heading 3, your third most important heading, etc.
Hidden away amongst the code of your website Heading 2 will be pre-formated for a specific colour, typeface weight etc, and by following this, you will retain the Design or Theme of your website and keep it looking professional.
Incidentally although I have mentioned WordPress, any website that uses a CMS, whether built using WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc, purchased through Vistaprint or other online systems, or a bespoke CMS, will have these automatic styling sheets.
If you need more help with your Content Management System, we offer a service that assists people to make the most of their system, and you can hire us on an hourly basis. Interested? Give us a call to talk it over.
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