WORDPRESS FOR LIBRARIES - PLANJan 17, 2019 · Basics of WordPress WordPress Themes WordPress...
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WORDPRESS FOR LIBRARIES
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WORDPRESS FOR LIBRARIES
AGENDA
Basics of WordPress
WordPress Themes
WordPress Plugins
Security
ADA and your website
Trends in Web Design
Free Tools for Web Development
WHAT IS WORDPRESS?
WORDPRESS.COM V. WORDPRESS.ORG .com is a “free” hosted platform
.org requires a hosting platform
USING WORDPRESS.ORGCONSIDERATIONS:Hosting
Plugin Management
Security
VOCABULARY OF WORDPRESS
CMS
Theme
Plugin
BASICS
GENERAL SETTINGS: BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
GUTENBERG (WORDPRESS 5.0)
PAGES
POSTS(THE BLOG)
WIDGETS
USER PERMISSIONSAdministrator somebody who has access to all the administration features within a single site.
Editor somebody who can publish and manage posts including the posts of other users.
Author somebody who can publish and manage their posts.
Contributor somebody who can write and manage their posts but cannot publish them.
Subscriber somebody who can only manage their profile.
User Roles: https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
MEDIA LIBRARY
THEMES
EVALUATING• Support
• Author
• Development
• Functionality
• Pay v. Free
CUSTOMIZING OPTIONS
TOP WORDPRESS THEMES
FREE
• Default Themes (Nineteen, Seventeen)
• Ultra
• Ocean WP
• Customizr
PREMIUM
• Elegant Themes: Divi
• Theme Forest: Avada
• Theme Forest: X Theme
• Uncode
• The Core
EVALUATING PLUGINS
POINTS TO CONSIDER
• Development Schedule
• User Reviews
• Support Forums
• Free, Premium or Freemium
• Can it be achieved through Custom CSS
• Developers History
PLUGINS TO CONSIDER
WIDGET MANAGEMENT
• Widget Manager Light
• Widget Options by PhPBits Creative Studio
USER ROLES
FORMS
• Contact 7
• Ninja Forms
EVENT CALENDAR
• The Events Calendar by Modern Tribe
• EventOn
• Events Manager
MAILING LIST
• MailChimp
• Hustle
• Constant Contact*
COMPRESSING IMAGES & FILES• Smushit
• Optimize Database and Revisions
• ShortPixel Image Optimizer
ADMIN TOOLS
• MonsterInsights
• Yoast SEO
• All-in-One SEO Pack
BACK-UP
• Updraft Plus
• Back-Up Buddy*
• BackUPWordPress
• Duplicator
WHAT PLUGINS DO YOU RECOMMEND?
SECURITY
SECURITY
• Wordfence
• iThemes
• Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Fire
SSL CERTIFICATE
• What is it?
• How do you get one?
PLUGINS AND THEMES
• Check to see they are regularly updated
• Update Regularly
• Minimize the number of plugins
BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS
• Make sure security plugin blocks IP Addresses
• Change your back-end URL
• Secure Passwords!
• Make sure all users are active
• Minimize Administrators
ADA AND YOUR WEBSITE
SCREEN READERS
Example of a screen reader: https://www.chromevox.com/
Key points of evaluation: Proper use of tags
Proper use of headers
Machine-readable images using description and tags
Images should not be solo ways to present information
Meaningful buttons
Sliders
COLOR BLIND
https://www.toptal.com/designers/colorfilter/
Key points to evaluate: Contrast
Readability of text on images or overlaying images
Readability of text on website background
TOOLS FOR EVALUATING YOUR SITEhttps://wave.webaim.org/
https://squizlabs.github.io/HTML_CodeSniffer/
https://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm
TRENDS IN WEB DESIGN
Is your Information is Easily Findable and Up-to-Date?
Your website might be the only
branch your user’s interact with
so impressions count!
TOP TRENDS:• Mobile First (Responsive Design)
• Think Micro-Interactions
• Voice
• Bold Typography
• Vibrant Colors
• Long Scrolling Landing Pages
Tip: Always remember to perform UX Testing with your users!
FREE TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING WEBSITES
COLORS
• http://paletton.com/
• ColorZilla Browser Plugin
• https://coolors.co
IMAGES AND GRAPHICS
• https://www.pexels.com/
• https://www.canva.com/
• https://www.flaticon.com
Image: Photo by Max Andrey from Pexels
LEARNING TO CODE
• https://www.w3schools.com/css/
• https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-css
• https://www.w3devcampus.com/
WORDPRESS HELP
•WordPress Librarian
•WordPress Help and Support
•Groups for Specific Themes and Plugins
QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION
WHAT TIPS, TRICKS OR RESOURCES DO YOU WANT TO SHARE?
DIANA SILVEIRANovare Library Services
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