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Building your first website

Building your first website. Using Wordpress and considerations for when you start building. . Objectives . Provide a general overview of how use WordPress for website building Explain the benefits of this approach Steps and considerations for the website building process more generally.

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Building your first website

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  1. Building your first website Using Wordpress and considerations for when you start building.

  2. Objectives Provide a general overview of how use WordPress for website building Explain the benefits of this approach Steps and considerationsfor the website building process more generally

  3. Confusing world of languages • HTML, HTML5 • CSS • Java • PHP • JQuery • Flash • …. The list goes on.

  4. A way around most of it - WordPress • Started off as website for bloggers but now offers website hosting and tools to make your own website. • Ideal if you don’t have mastery of web design ‘language’ and can’t invest all that time in learning from scratch.

  5. Advantages • Ease of use • Site management is straightforward • Low setup costs – no need for additional web developer software. • Search engine friendly • Update whenever • Very customizable (depending on skill level!) • Extend functionality with plugins

  6. What it looks like in practice – The Brilliant Club Website • Choosing and customising a theme • Adding and editing content • Extending functionality

  7. Other considerations

  8. Moodboarding

  9. Wireframing Helps you to visualise what you want your website to do, will it be usable? Then you can figure out whether you can actually do it… or need to research how/get help!

  10. Design principles – a quick list • Guiding the the eye • Spacing • Navigation • Design to build • Typography – see link provided • Usability and adhering to standards • Alignment • Clarity • Consistency

  11. Final pieces of advice – keep it simple = More user friendly = Supports the content =Longevity =Accessible (both technically and visually) =Scanned easily =Fast =Central concept  more punch =Easier to change

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