1. Using WordPress
Beyond a Blog
WordCamp Denver 2013
Slides at ChristophsBlog.com
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2. WordPress Static
Page Function to
Publish Topical
Homepages
Denver 2013
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3. Hi! Quick intro!
Hi
ChristophTrappe.com
UWECI.ORG/MARKETING
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4. Communications Team
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5. Channels
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7. One site goal
Community connector around topics of impact.
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12. Workflow
• Identify topics based on what’s going on.
• Make a plan!
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Outline important topics
What can you say about those?
Visuals!
How long will it take to produce?
Can it be done?
Is it too timely? Backup plan (Flood example!)
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13. Example
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Identify topic
Identify content! Map out homepage
Collect content (Visuals are important!!!)
Buzzword alert: Call to action?
“Design” homepage (Basically build a new
page)
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14. One more thing: Visuals
• Design yourself (More difficult: Adobe Edge)
• Ask somebody to help! (Map by researcher
example)
• Take pictures – use them (Front door example)
• Creative commons images
• Ask others for images
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15. Tech stuff (kind of)
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16. Plugin: Custom Sidebars
http://marquex.es/698/custom-sidebars-1-0
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18. Delete cache if applicable!
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19. Did it work?
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20. What did we do with
“old” homepages?
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