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Im getting ready to redesign a website of mine www.onlinepokerbonus.info (which needs it badly) and I am going to do it in Wordpress. I'm fairly new to wordpress, just recently beginning to use it for my blogs.
Would anyone like to share a few quick tips for using wordpress for an entire site design. Quick hits that can save time, look good or just good ideas.
Any help is appreciated - Thanks.
Hi,
Well...after being the victim of Viagra links injection bot on a WP site (was using 2.8 and not 3.0.1), the first and foremost thing - keep your WP core updated. This also includes plug-ins and theme updates too.
Over and above that there are ways to harden WP. You may find this useful:
http://www.problogdesign.com/wordpre...ress-security/
As a suggestion from another member, I've changed my chmod perm on my config file to 600 & not the 644 the generic standard.
Over above that I believe the following plugins are of value:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/...-one-seo-pack/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/...map-generator/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/akismet/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/blog-protector/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tidy-slugs/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollowr/
Cheers
:)
Dave
Just download and install the WP and search "WP theme" in google.
Choose the best theme for your site.
And, you can also check my Signature if you have a Budget
disagree with this a bit - there are so many themes with really bad on-page markup out there.. Ensure your desired theme is SEO friendly and standards compliant- if it ain't, make it so!Quote:
Originally Posted by mgcasinos
Even if you go down the route of grabbing a free and then modifying it, this book is worthwhile because if gives a good background. You also get updates.
http://digwp.com
If you're looking for inspiration and what can be done with WP, check out some example here.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010...emes-for-2010/
Thanks guys - going to get this started beginning of the week - appreciate the feedback
If this is one of your main sites, I would hire someone to do it, or go as custom as possible instead of free themes. For one, you are giving links awar right off the bat with a free theme, usually around 3.
There are sites you can pay to convert html to wordpress that charge like $10. THey definitely aren't perfect, but are good to use as a start. Here is one I used before: http://www.themespress.com/
Lastly, if that doesn't work out you could always just buy a theme. One poker theme that is for sale is this one: xxhttp://www.flytonic.com/themes/high-roller-black (I have no association with this site). It's not the greatest, but they do several things well so it will save you a lot of time.
And of course, if you don't want to drop a dime, do it free: http://thethemefoundry.com/blog/html-wordpress/ or google some sites on converting html to wordpress.
Great info - thanks. I like the high roller theme but I am a cheap sob! I have definitly seen that theme around. Not sure what I want to do now??Quote:
Originally Posted by graham
If you know some CSS, HTML, have an eye for design and can learn from forums, I highly recommend this theme: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/atahualpa
It is highly customizable, though I've heard the code is sloppy. I don't know code that well. I like it though, and it is free.
If you like it then its a no brainer. I also consider myself extremely cheap and it has taken me about 5 years to actually invest any kind of money into my designs (my last site cost over $1000 for design so far). The reason I started to do it, is I am a firm believer that a well designed site will convert much better than a poorly designed one. Think of it like this, you are trading 1 CPA for the design of your site ;) Small investment and worse case you can sell the site later and it will likely keep this amount spent into consideration for what you are selling it for.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltimatePokerBonus