This session is an introduction to putting the practice of Content Architecture to work on your WordPress site to build the most flexible and manageable site possible. You have your content all planned out, your site graphics are designed, and now all you have to do is… shove it all into WordPress? Somehow? In this interactive session we will figure out what are your WordPress-specific content types, what they need to do, and how to build them. Understanding how to structure content in WordPress is an invaluable skill to have whether you are a user, themer, developer, project manager, SEO specialist, etc etc – and no matter what level you are at, you are going to understand these concepts and be ready to apply them to your next project!
Session includes:
–optional remote WordPress site access — BUT due to the nature of WiFi it is -highly recommended- you set up your own local environment. Please go to https://serverpress.com/get-desktopserver/ to get a local WordPress dev environment setup on your computer.
–Theme files separated into chapters (available day-of on thumbdrives)
–Documentation/online tutorial so you can follow along with me step-by-step or work at your own pace.
We will be discovering and implementing content types for our own fake project, but you are welcome to bring your own content and theme ideas and work on them alongside us.