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REMODEL YOUR WEBSITE
JAZZ UP YOUR WORDPRESS SITE FOR FREE
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TO DO TODAY• Introductions
• Themes
• Where to find them• What to look for• How to customize it for your library
• Images
• Where to find them• What to look for• How to properly credit image creators
• Content
• Where to find it• What to put on your site
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THEMES - WHERE
• Right-click View Source
• Look for “wp-content/themes/” in the source code (Ctrl+f)
• The folder after themes contains the name of the theme
• http://www.nekls.org/wp-content/themes/arras-theme• Search Google for that theme
• Your favorite sites?
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THEMES - WHAT • Buzzwords
• Responsive Design• Mobile-first• HTML5
• Customizable
• Colors• Images• Widgets
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THEMES - HOW
Dashboard Appearance Themes
Install Themes
Search | Upload | Featured | Newest | Recently Updated
Feature Filter (color, columns, width, etc.)
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IMAGES - WHERE• Compfight
• Includes WP plugin so you can search from post editing box
• Can set the level of copyright• Search.creativecommons.org
• Open Clip Art - http://openclipart.org/
• DPLA – http://dp.la
?PicMonkey
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IMAGES - WHAT• Look for images that relate to your blog post
• File formats
• .jpg• .gif• .png
• Sizes
• Pixels (under 500 wide, sometimesless than 300 wide, depends on the theme)
DOESN’TREALLYRELATE
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IMAGES - HOW• Find a CC, public domain or Open Access
image
• Download it to your computer (right-click, Save Image)
• Use WP’s Media Library to upload it to your site
• WP’s built-in tools are not comprehensive
• The Gimp• Photoshop• Pixlr, Splashup, Sumopaint
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WIDTH X HEIGHT
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CONTENT - WHERE• Analytics
• What are people searching for?• What links are clicked most?
• Board Meetings
• Events and Programs
• New Materials (pictures you take of book covers are yours – no copyright issues)
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CONTENT - WHAT• Location
• Hours
• Contact Information
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Influx – weareinflux.com/onepager
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